Midwest League

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The Midwest League is a Minor League Baseball circuit in the United States that features Class A affiliates of Major League Baseball teams, primarily located in the Midwestern states.


Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Minor League Baseball league
affiliatedWith Major League Baseball
ballType hardball
competitionLevel Class A
country United States of America
surface form: "United States"
currencyOfPlayerContracts US dollar
surface form: "United States dollar"
fieldType baseball field
formerlyKnownAs Midwest League
surface form: "Illinois State League"
gameType regular season and playoffs
geographicFocus Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Michigan
Ohio
Wisconsin
other nearby states
governingBody Minor League Baseball (since 2021 restructuring)
surface form: "Minor League Baseball"
hasChampionshipTitle Midwest League championship
hasClassLevel Class A
Single-A
hasCompetitionType league
hasDivisionStructure divisions
hasFeederRoleTo Double-A leagues
High-A leagues
Minor League Baseball (since 2021 restructuring)
surface form: "Triple-A leagues"
hasGender male
hasPlayoffs yes
hasPurpose player development for MLB organizations
professional competition at Class A level
hasSeasonStructure full-season schedule
hasTeamType MLB-affiliated minor league team
inception 1947
isOutdoorSport yes
isPartOfBaseballPyramid yes
isProfessional true
numberOfTeamsRange approximately 12 to 16 teams over time
partOf Minor League Baseball (since 2021 restructuring)
surface form: "Minor League Baseball"
playsUnderRulesOf Major League Baseball
region Midwestern United States
reorganizedAsMidwestLeague 1956
seasonTiming spring and summer
sport baseball
sportFormat professional baseball
teamAffiliationType MLB farm system
typicalPlayerAgeRange early 20s
typicalSeason April–September
usesDesignatedHitterRule yes

Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lansing Lugnuts division Midwest League
this entity surface form: "Eastern Division of the Midwest League"
West Michigan Whitecaps division Midwest League
this entity surface form: "Midwest League East Division"
Whitecaps division Midwest League
this entity surface form: "Midwest League East Division"
West Michigan Whitecaps formerLeague Midwest League
this entity surface form: "Class A Midwest League"
Midwest League formerlyKnownAs Midwest League
this entity surface form: "Illinois State League"
Comstock Park, Michigan league Midwest League
Lansing Lugnuts league Midwest League
West Michigan Whitecaps league Midwest League
Fifth Third Ballpark league Midwest League
subject surface form: "West Michigan Whitecaps"
Whitecaps league Midwest League
LMCU Ballpark leagueLevelServed Midwest League
this entity surface form: "Class A minor leagues"

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