Triple-A National Championship Game returns to Las Vegas
Playoff headlines
- Highly touted prospects, veteran mix leads Dodgers' Triple-A affiliate to title
- Nats’ Triple-A affiliate earns first league title since 1997 behind these prospects
- Angels' top prospect and other reinforcements power Double-A squad to first title
- Up-and-coming prospects key second title in four years for D-backs' Double-A affiliate
How it works
Triple-A first-half winners each host a best-of-three LCS, slated to begin Sept. 21. The winners of the two LCSs advance to the Triple-A National Championship, which will be hosted at Las Vegas Ballpark for the fifth straight season. The format for Double-A, High-A and Single-A consists of four teams per league in a best-of-3 division series, followed by a best-of-3 championship series -- with one exception. The High-A Northwest League plays a single, best-of-5 championship series. Learn more about MiLB playoff qualifiers.
2026 Triple-A National Championship Game: Sept. 26, Las Vegas, 7:05 p.m. PT
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Triple-A
International League playoffs
2026 International League Championship Series
Memphis Redbirds (Cardinals)
Rochester Red Wings (Nationals)
Best-of-3 series tied, 1-1
Game 1: Red Wings 4, Redbirds 3 | Gameday
Game 2: Redbirds 15, Red Wings 4 | Gameday
Next game: Sept. 24 in Memphis
Governors' Cup (International League) championship history »
Double-A
Dogged offense backs pitching talent en route to Reading's title
Bolstered by Top 100 prospects Gage Wood and Bryan Rincon, the Fightin Phils banded together to finish off a perfect postseason with a 13-4 rout of Erie and claim their first outright Eastern League crown since 1995. Read more »
Angels' top prospects power Rocket City to first crown
The Angels' Double-A affiliate completed a remarkable transformation on the backs of the organization's two top prospects -- Arjun Nimmala and Tyler Bremner -- going from a MiLB-worst record in 2025 to its first Southern League championship this year. Read more »
Up-and-comers lead Amarillo to second crown in four years
The D-backs' Double-A affiliate dug its way back during a winner-take-all Game 3 against Springfield. En route to their second title in the past four years, the Sod Poodles dethroned the defending champs. Read more »
High-A
Stacked Royals' affiliate sweeps Midwest crown
No Kansas City affiliate has been more loaded with talent this season than at High-A. Quad Cities ended the year with five of Kansas City's seven best players on the Top 30 Prospects list. Read more »
Dash wins first South Atlantic League championship
For the first time in its history, Winston-Salem stands atop the South Atlantic League as champions. The White Sox High-A affiliate completed its sweep through the playoffs with a Game 2 shutout of Greensboro. Read more »
High-A Blue Jays secure second title in four years
After a furious ninth-inning comeback that led to an eventual 12-inning victory, Vancouver took home the first full-season crown of 2026. The squad was led down the stretch by JoJo Parker, Toronto's No. 1 prospect, after a host of top-tier pitching prospects contributed all season long. Read more »
Single-A
Pitchers, new faces help Padres' Single-A affiliate storm to title
The Storm routed San Jose, 13-2, in decisive Game 3 of the California League Finals on Wednesday at Excite Ballpark. It’s not often one affiliate boasts such a high density of a club’s Top 30 Prospects list, but the late-season Storm squad was particularly stacked. Read more »
Top prospects, new faces lead Fayetteville to Carolina title
It was fate in Fayetteville this year as the Astros' Single-A affiliate swept its way through the postseason to the Carolina League championship. Read more »
Jupiter scores second Florida State League crown in four years
It took weathering three rain delays that lasted an hour and 51 minutes but the Hammerheads are once again champions of the Florida State League. The Marlins' Single-A affiliate won Game 3 of the Finals in dramatic fashion on a walk-off double by Jake McCutcheon. Read more »
Rookie
Florida Complex League champions: FCL Astros
Astros win first FCL title since 1994 on a walk-off
For the first time since 1994, the Astros are champions of the Rookie-level Florida Complex League after defeating the Rays, 4-3, in Game 2 of the circuit's best-of-3 Finals. Read more »
Arizona Complex League champions: ACL Rockies
Rockies cap record-setting season with first title since 2021
After spending the entire summer proving they were the circuit’s most complete team, the Rockies captured their first title in five years in unforgettable fashion, rallying for a walk-off 6-5 win in 11 innings in the decisive Game 3. Read more »
Dominican Summer League champions: Padres Gold
DSL Padres Gold wins second straight DSL Cup
The DSL Padres Gold defeated the DSL Reds, 4-2, in the decisive Game 3 of the best-of-three Dominican Sumer League Finals series at the San Diego Padres' DR Complex on Aug. 29 to claim the 2026 DSL Cup.