Double-A Central

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Double-A Central
Sport Baseball
Founded 2021
No. of teams 10
Country United States
Most recent champion(s) Northwest Arkansas Naturals (2021)
Most titles Northwest Arkansas Naturals (1)
Classification Double-A

The Double-A Central is a 10-team Minor League Baseball league that began operating in the United States in 2021.[1] Along with the Double-A Northeast and the Double-A South, it is one of three leagues playing at the Double-A level, which is two grades below Major League Baseball (MLB). The league was created in 2021 in conjunction with MLB's reorganization of the minor leagues.[1] The league is made up of eight teams formerly of the Texas League and two formerly of the Triple-A Pacific Coast League.[2][3]

Current teams

Division Team Current MLB Affiliation City Stadium Capacity
North Arkansas Travelers Seattle Mariners North Little Rock, Arkansas Dickey–Stephens Park 7,200[4]
Northwest Arkansas Naturals Kansas City Royals Springdale, Arkansas Arvest Ballpark 7,305[5]
Springfield Cardinals St. Louis Cardinals Springfield, Missouri Hammons Field 10,486[6]
Tulsa Drillers Los Angeles Dodgers Tulsa, Oklahoma ONEOK Field 7,833[7]
Wichita Wind Surge Minnesota Twins Wichita, Kansas Riverfront Stadium 12,000
South Amarillo Sod Poodles Arizona Diamondbacks Amarillo, Texas Hodgetown 6,631[8]
Corpus Christi Hooks Houston Astros Corpus Christi, Texas Whataburger Field 7,679[9]
Frisco RoughRiders Texas Rangers Frisco, Texas Riders Field 10,316[10]
Midland RockHounds Oakland Athletics Midland, Texas Momentum Bank Ballpark 6,669[11]
San Antonio Missions San Diego Padres San Antonio, Texas Nelson W. Wolff Municipal Stadium 9,200

Champions

In the Double-A Central's first season, the two teams with the highest winning percentages in the regular season competed in a best-of-five series to determine the league champion.[12]

Champions
Season Champion Score Runner-up Ref.
2021 Northwest Arkansas Naturals 3–0 Wichita Wind Surge [13]

Awards

Four awards were presented in the Double-A Central's first season: Most Valuable Player, Pitcher of the Year, Top MLB Prospect, and Manager of the Year.[14]

Most Valuable Player

Most Valuable Player
Season Winner Team Organization Position BA HR RBI Ref.
2021 MJ Melendez Northwest Arkansas Naturals Kansas City Royals First baseman .285 28 65 [15]

Pitcher of the Year

Pitcher of the Year
Season Winner Team Organization Record ERA SO Ref.
2021 Cole Winn Frisco RoughRiders Texas Rangers 3–3 2.31 97 [16]

Top MLB Prospect

Top MLB Prospect
Season Winner Team Organization Position BA HR RBI Ref.
2021 Bobby Witt Jr. Northwest Arkansas Naturals Kansas City Royals Shortstop .295 16 51 [17]

Manager of the Year

Manager of the Year
Season Winner Team Organization Division Finish Record Refs.
2021 Ramon Borrego Wichita Wind Surge Minnesota Twins North 1st 69–51 [18][19]

References

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Further reading

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