ws-trophy-172510Minor League champions

Minor League Baseball has been around since the 1870s and its teams have been celebrating championships for nearly 100 years across the U.S. and Canada, writing their names into the baseball history books each autumn. Take a look back at which clubs earned trophies over the years -- select a league below:

International League champions
'Fought for each other like a family': Marlins' Triple-A club secures title

Oftentimes, sports fans say, “defense wins championships.” But for the Triple-A Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp, it was pitching that delivered the title.

For the first time since rejoining Triple-A in 2021, Jacksonville lifted the International League trophy, securing its first championship as an affiliate at the Minors' highest level since 1968, and its first in franchise history under the Jumbo Shrimp name.

The deciding Game 3 against Scranton/Wilkes-Barre left little doubt out of the gate. Jacksonville struck for five runs in the opening frame, fueled by a two-run double from Matthew Etzel (MIA No. 29), an RBI single by Jared Serna and a two-run knock from Jack Winkler.

YEAR WINNER RUNNER-UP SERIES RESULT
2025 Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp Scranton/WB RailRiders 2-1
2024 Omaha Storm Chasers Columbus Clippers 2-1
2023 Norfolk Tides Durham Bulls 2-1
2022 Durham Bulls Nashville Sounds Result
2021 Durham Bulls Buffalo Bisons Result
2020 (Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic)
2019 Columbus Clippers Durham Bulls 3-0
2018 Durham Bulls Scranton/WB RailRiders 3-2
2017 Durham Bulls Scranton/WB RailRiders 3-1
2016 Scranton/WB RailRiders Gwinnett Braves 3-1
2015 Columbus Clippers Indianapolis Indians 3-2
2014 Pawtucket Red Sox Durham Bulls 3-2
2013 Durham Bulls Pawtucket Red Sox 3-1
2012 Pawtucket Red Sox Charlotte Knights 3-0
2011 Columbus Clippers Lehigh Valley IronPigs 3-1
2010 Columbus Clippers Durham Bulls 3-1
2009 Indianapolis Indians Scranton/WB Yankees 3-0
2008 Scranton/WB Yankees Durham Bulls 3-1
2007 Richmond Braves Durham Bulls 3-2
2006 Toledo Mud Hens Rochester Red Wings 3-2
2005 Toledo Mud Hens Indianapolis Indians 3-0
2004 Buffalo Bisons Richmond Braves 3-1
2003 Durham Bulls Pawtucket Red Sox 3-0
2002 Durham Bulls Buffalo Bisons 3-0
2001 Louisville RiverBats Scranton/WB Red Barons 1-0
2000 Indianapolis Indians Scranton/WB Red Barons 3-2
1999 Charlotte Knights Durham Bulls 3-1
1998 Buffalo Bisons Durham Bulls 3-2
1997 Rochester Red Wings Columbus Clippers 3-2
1996 Columbus Clippers Rochester Red Wings 3-0
1995 Ottawa Lynx Norfolk Tides 3-1
1994 Richmond Braves Syracuse Chiefs 3-0
1993 Charlotte Knights Rochester Red Wings 3-2
1992 Columbus Clippers Scranton/WB Red Barons 3-2
1991 Columbus Clippers Pawtucket Red Sox 3-0
1990 Rochester Red Wings Columbus Clippers 3-2
1989 Richmond Braves Syracuse Chiefs 3-1
1988 Rochester Red Wings Tidewater Tides 3-1
1987 Columbus Clippers Tidewater Tides 3-0
1986 Richmond Braves Rochester Red Wings 3-2
1985 Tidewater Tides Columbus Clippers 3-1
1984 Pawtucket Red Sox Maine Guides 3-2
1983 Tidewater Tides Richmond Braves 3-1
1982 Tidewater Tides Rochester Red Wings 3-0
1981 Columbus Clippers Richmond Braves 2-1
1980 Columbus Clippers Toledo Mud Hens 4-1
1979 Columbus Clippers Syracuse Chiefs 4-3
1978 Richmond Braves Pawtucket Red Sox 4-3
1977 Charleston Charlies Pawtucket Red Sox 4-0
1976 Syracuse Chiefs Richmond Braves 3-1
1975 Tidewater Tides Syracuse Chiefs 3-1
1974 Rochester Red Wings Syracuse Chiefs 4-3
1973 Pawtucket Red Sox Charleston Charlies 3-2
1972 Tidewater Tides Louisville Colonels 3-2
1971 Rochester Red Wings Tidewater Tides 3-2
1970 Syracuse Chiefs Columbus Jets 3-1
1969 Syracuse Chiefs Columbus Jets 4-1
1968 Jacksonville Suns Columbus Jets 4-0
1967 Toledo Mud Hens Columbus Jets 4-1
1966 Toronto Maple Leafs Richmond Braves 4-1
1965 Toronto Maple Leafs Columbus Jets 4-1
1964 Rochester Red Wings Syracuse Chiefs 4-2
1963 Indianapolis Indians Atlanta Crackers 4-2
1962 Atlanta Crackers Jacksonville Suns 4-3
1961 Buffalo Bisons Rochester Red Wings 4-1
1960 Toronto Maple Leafs Rochester Red Wings 4-1
1959 Havana Sugar Kings Richmond Virginians 4-2
1958 Montreal Royals Toronto Maple Leafs 4-1
1957 Buffalo Bisons Miami Marlins 4-1
1956 Rochester Red Wings Toronto Maple Leafs 4-3
1955 Rochester Red Wings Toronto Maple Leafs 4-0
1954 Syracuse Chiefs Montreal Royals 4-3
1953 Montreal Royals Rochester Red Wings 4-0
1952 Rochester Red Wings Montreal Royals 4-2
1951 Montreal Royals Syracuse Chiefs 4-1
1950 Baltimore Orioles Rochester Red Wings 4-2
1949 Montreal Royals Buffalo Bisons 4-1
1948 Montreal Royals Syracuse Chiefs 4-1
1947 Syracuse Chiefs Buffalo Bisons 4-3
1946 Montreal Royals Syracuse Chiefs 4-1
1945 Newark Bears Montreal Royals 4-3
1944 Baltimore Orioles Newark Bears 4-3
1943 Syracuse Chiefs Toronto Maple Leafs 4-2
1942 Syracuse Chiefs Jersey City Giants 4-0
1941 Montreal Royals Newark Bears 4-3
1940 Newark Bears Baltimore Orioles 4-3
1939 Rochester Red Wings Newark Bears 4-3
1938 Newark Bears Buffalo Bisons 4-1
1937 Newark Bears Baltimore Orioles 4-0
1936 Buffalo Bisons Baltimore Orioles 4-2
1935 Syracuse Chiefs Montreal Royals 4-3
1934 Toronto Maple Leafs Rochester Red Wings 4-1
1933 Buffalo Bisons Rochester Red Wings 4-2
Pacific Coast League champions
Viva Las Vegas: A's Triple-A affiliate soars to first title since 1988

On the back of home runs by Ryan Lasko (ATH No. 17) and Luke Mann, the Athletics affiliate rode a dominant performance from its bullpen on Wednesday night to capture the Pacific Coast League championship with a 7-3 win over the Tacoma Rainiers at Las Vegas Ballpark.

YEAR WINNER RUNNER-UP SERIES RESULT
2025 Las Vegas Aviators Tacoma Rainers 2-0
2024 Sugar Land Space Cowboys Reno Aces 2-0
2023 Oklahoma City Dodgers Round Rock Express 2-0
2022 Reno Aces Tacoma Rainiers Story
2021 Tacoma Rainiers Sugar Land Skeeters Story
2020 (Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic)
2019 Sacramento River Cats Round Rock Express 3-0
2018 Memphis Redbirds Fresno Grizzlies 3-1
2017 Memphis Redbirds El Paso Chihuahuas 3-2
2016 El Paso Chihuahuas Oklahoma City Dodgers 3-1
2015 Fresno Grizzlies Round Rock Express 3-2
2014 Omaha Storm Chasers Reno Aces 3-2
2013 Omaha Storm Chasers Salt Lake Bees 3-1
2012 Reno Aces Omaha Storm Chasers 3-1
2011 Omaha Storm Chasers Sacramento River Cats 3-0
2010 Tacoma Rainiers Memphis Redbirds 3-0
2009 Memphis Redbirds Sacramento River Cats 3-0
2008 Sacramento RiverCats Oklahoma Red Hawks 3-1
2007 Sacramento RiverCats New Orleans Zephyrs 3-0
2006 Tucson Sidewinders Round Rock Express 3-0
2005 Nashville Sounds Tacoma Rainiers 3-0
2004 Sacramento RiverCats Iowa Cubs 3-0
2003 Sacramento RiverCats Nashville Sounds 3-0
2002 Edmonton Trappers Salt Lake City Stingers 3-1
2001 New Orleans Zephyrs / Tacoma Rainiers*
2000 Memphis Redbirds Salt Late City Buzz 3-1
1999 Vancouver Canadians Oklahoma RedHawks 3-1
1998 New Orleans Zephyrs Calgary Cannons 3-2
1997 Edmonton Trappers Phoenix Firebirds 3-1
1996 Edmonton Trappers Phoenix Firebirds 3-1
1995 Colorado Springs Sky Sox Salt Late City Buzz 3-2
1994 Albuquerque Dukes Vancouver Canadians 3-2
1993 Tucson Toros Portland Beavers 4-2
1992 Colorado Springs Sky Sox Vancouver Canadians 3-2
1991 Tucson Toros Calgary Cannons 3-2
1990 Albuquerque Dukes Edmonton Trappers 3-0
1989 Vancouver Canadians Albuquerque Dukes 3-1
1988 Las Vegas Stars Vancouver Canadians 3-1
1987 Albuquerque Dukes Calgary Cannons 3-1
1986 Las Vegas Stars Vancouver Canadians 3-2
1985 Vancouver Canadians Phoenix Giants 3-0
1984 Edmonton Trappers Hawaii Islanders 2-0
1983 Portland Beavers Albuquerque Dukes 3-0
1982 Albuquerque Dukes Spokane Indians 4-2
1981 Albuquerque Dukes Tacoma Tigers 3-0
1980 Albuquerque Dukes Hawaii Islanders 3-2
1979 Salt Lake City Gulls Hawaii Islanders 3-0
1978 Albuquerque Dukes / Tacoma Yankees**
1977 Phoenix Giants Salt Lake City Gulls 3-2
1976 Hawaii Islanders Salt Lake City Gulls 3-2
1975 Hawaii Islanders Salt Lake City Gulls 4-2
1974 Spokane Indians Albuquerque Dukes 3-0
1973 Spokane Indians Tucson Toros 3-0
1972 Albuquerque Dukes Eugene Emeralds 3-1
1971 Salt Lake City Angels Tacoma Cubs 3-1
1970 Spokane Indians Hawaii Islanders 4-0
1969 Tacoma Cubs Eugene Emeralds 3-1
1968 Tulsa Oilers Spokane Indians 4-1
1967 San Diego Padres Spokane Indians 4-2
1966 Seattle Angels Tulsa Oilers 4-3
1965 Oklahoma City 89ers Portland Beavers 4-1
1964 San Diego Padres Arkansas Travelers 4-3
1963 Oklahoma City 89ers Spokane Indians 4-3
1962 San Diego Padres Tacoma Giants/Salt Lake City Bees None held
1961 Tacoma Giants Vancouver Mounties None held
1960 Spokane Indians Tacoma Giants None held
1959 Salt Lake City Bees Vancouver Mounties None held
1958 Phoenix Giants San Diego Padres None held
1957 San Francisco Seals Vancouver Mounties None held
1956 Los Angeles Angels Seattle Rainiers None held
1955 Seattle Rainiers San Diego Padres None held
1954 Oakland Oaks San Francisco Seals 3-0
1953 Hollywood Stars Seattle Rainiers None held
1952 Hollywood Stars Oakland Oaks None held
1951 Seattle Rainiers Hollywood Stars 3-2
1950 Oakland Oaks San Diego Padres None held
1949 Hollywood Stars San Diego Padres 4-2
1948 Oakland Oaks Seattle Rainiers 4-1
1947 Los Angeles Angels Oakland Oaks 4-1
1946 San Francisco Seals Oakland Oaks 4-2
1945 San Francisco Seals Seattle Rainiers 4-2
1944 San Francisco Seals Los Angeles Angels 4-3
1943 San Francisco Seals Seattle Rainiers 4-2
1942 Seattle Rainiers Los Angeles Angels 4-2
1941 Seattle Rainiers Sacramento Solons 4-3
1940 Seattle Rainiers Los Angeles Angels 4-1
1939 Sacramento Solons Los Angeles Angels 4-2
1938 Sacramento Solons San Francisco Seals 4-1
1937 San Diego Padres Portland Beavers 4-0
1936 Portland Beavers Oakland Oaks 4-1
1935 San Francisco Seals Los Angeles Angels 4-2
1934 Los Angeles Angels None held
1933 Los Angeles Angels Portland Beavers None held
1932 Portland Beavers Hollywood Stars None held
1931 San Francisco Seals Hollywood Stars 4-0
1930 Hollywood Stars Los Angeles Angels 4-1
1929 Hollywood Stars Mission Reds 4-3
1928 San Francisco Seals Sacramento Senators 4-2
1927 Oakland Oaks San Francisco Seals None held
1926 Los Angeles Angels Oakland Oaks None held
1925 San Francisco Seals Salt Lake City Bees None held
1924 Seattle Indians Los Angeles Angels None held
1923 San Francisco Seals Sacramento Senators None held
1922 San Francisco Seals Vernon Tigers None held
1921 Los Angeles Angels Sacramento Senators None held
1920 Vernon Tigers Seattle Rainiers None held
1919 Vernon Tigers Los Angeles Angels None held
1918 Los Angeles Angels*** Vernon Tigers 5-2
1917 San Francisco Seals Los Angeles Angels None held
1916 Los Angeles Angels Vernon Tigers None held
1915 San Francisco Seals Salt Lake City Bees None held
1914 Portland Beavers Los Angeles Angels None held
1913 Portland Beavers Sacramento Sacts None held
1912 Oakland Oaks Vernon Tigers None held
1911 Portland Beavers Vernon Tigers None held
1910 Portland Beavers Oakland Oaks None held
1909 San Francisco Seals Portland Beavers None held
1908 Los Angeles Angels Portland Beavers None held
1907 Los Angeles Angels San Francisco Seals None held
1906 Portland Beavers Seattle Siwashes None held
1905 Los Angeles Angels Tacoma Tigers 5-1- 1
1904 Tacoma Tigers Los Angeles Angels 5-1- 1

*Declared co-champions following Sept. 11 attacks

**Declared co-champions due to inclement weather

***League play was suspended on July 14 due to wartime travel restrictions

Eastern League champions
Mets' Double-A affiliate caps historic season with Eastern League title

Double-A Binghamton's record-setting season just got even more memorable.

After racking up a franchise-best 90 wins in the regular season, the Rumble Ponies put the perfect bow on top by winning the Eastern League championship for the first time since 2014. Binghamton became the second Mets affiliate to win a title following High-A Brooklyn's South Atlantic League crown last week.

YEAR WINNER RUNNER-UP SERIES RESULT
2025 Binghamton Rumble Ponies Erie SeaWolves 2-1
2024 Erie SeaWolves Somerset Patriots 2-0
2023 Erie SeaWolves Binghamton Rumble Ponies 2-0
2022 Somerset Patriots Erie SeaWolves 2-1
2021 Akron RubberDucks Bowie Baysox 3-0
2020 (Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic)
2019 Trenton Thunder Bowie Baysox 3-1
2018 New Hampshire Fisher Cats Akron Rubber Ducks 3-0
2017 Altoona Curve Trenton Thunder 3-0
2016 Akron RubberDucks Trenton Thunder 3-0
2015 Bowie Baysox Reading Fightin Phils 3-2
2014 Binghamton Mets Richmond Flying Squirrels 3-0
2013 Trenton Thunder Harrisburg Senators 3-0
2012 Akron Aeros Trenton Thunder 3-1
2011 New Hampshire Fisher Cats Richmond Flying Squirrels 3-1
2010 Altoona Curve Trenton Thunder 3-1
2009 Akron Aeros Connecticut Defenders 3-1
2008 Trenton Thunder Akron Aeros 3-1
2007 Trenton Thunder Akron Aeros 3-1
2006 Portland Sea Dogs Akron Aeros 3-2
2005 Akron Aeros Portland Sea Dogs 3-1
2004 New Hampshire FisherCats Altoona Curve 3-0
2003 Akron Aeros New Haven Ravens 3-0
2002 Norwich Navigators Harrisburg Senators 3-2
2001 New Britain Rock Cats / Reading Phillies*
2000 New Haven Ravens Reading Phillies 3-1
1999 Harrisburg Senators Norwich Navigators 3-2
1998 Harrisburg Senators New Britain Rock Cats 3-1
1997 Harrisburg Senators Portland Sea Dogs 3-1
1996 Harrisburg Senators Portland Sea Dogs 3-1
1995 Reading Phillies New Haven Ravens 3-2
1994 Binghamton Mets Harrisburg Senators 3-1
1993 Harrisburg Senators Canton-Akron Indians 3-2
1992 Binghamton Mets Canton-Akron Indians 3-2
1991 Albany-Colonie Yankees Harrisburg Senators 3-0
1990 London Tigers New Britain Red Sox 3-0
1989 Albany-Colonie Yankees Harrisburg Senators 3-1
1988 Albany-Colonie Yankees Vermont Mariners 3-1
1987 Harrisburg Senators Vermont Reds 3-1
1986 Vermont Reds Reading Phillies 3-2
1985 Vermont Reds New Britain Red Sox 3-1
1984 Vermont Reds Waterbury Angels 3-2
1983 New Britain Red Sox Lynn Pirates 3-1
1982 West Haven A's Lynn Sailors 3-0
1981 Bristol Red Sox Glen Falls White Sox 3-2
1980 Holyoke Millers Waterbury Reds 2-1
1979 West Haven Yankees Reading Phillies None held
1978 Bristol Red Sox Reading Phillies 2-0
1977 West Haven Yankees Trois- Rivieres Aigles 3-0
1976 West Haven Yankees Trois- Rivieres Aigles 3-0
1975 Bristol Red Sox Reading Phillies 3-0
1974 Thetford Mines Pirates Pittsfield Rangers 2-0
1973 Reading Phillies Pittsfield Rangers 3-1
1972 West Haven Yankees Trois- Rivieres Aigles 3-0
1971 Elmira Royals Trois- Rivieres Aigles 3-1
1970 Waterbury Pirates Reading Phillies None held
1969 York Pirates** Reading Phillies
1968 Reading Phillies Pittsfield Red Sox 3-1
1967 Binghamton Triplets Elmira Pioneers 3-1
1966 Elmira Pioneers Pawtucket Indians None held
1965 Pittsfield Red Sox Elmira Pioneers None held
1964 Elmira Pioneers Reading Red Sox None held
1963 Charleston Indians Elmira Pioneers None held
1962 Elmira Pioneers Williamsport Grays 3-1
1961 Springfield Giants Williamsport Grays None held
1960 Williamsport Grays / Springfield Giants***
1959 Springfield Giants Williamsport Grays 3-1
1958 Binghamton Triplets Lancaster Red Roses 3-2
1957 Reading Indians Albany Senators 3-1
1956 Schenectady Blue Jays Reading Indians 3-0
1955 Allentown Cardinals Schenectady Blue Jays 3-2
1954 Albany Senators Reading Indians 4-1
1953 Binghamton Triplets Reading Indians 4-2
1952 Binghamton Triplets Reading Indians 4-1
1951 Scranton Red Sox Elmira Pioneers 4-0
1950 Wilkes-Barre Indians Binghamton Triplets 4-1
1949 Binghamton Triplets Wilkes-Barre Indians 4-3
1948 Scranton Red Sox Albany Senators 4-0
1947 Utica Blue Sox Albany Senators 4-3
1946 Scranton Red Sox Hartford Chiefs 4-1
1945 Albany Senators Wilkes-Barre Barons 4-3
1944 Binghamton Triplets Utica Blue Sox 4-2
1943 Elmira Pioneers Scranton Red Sox 4-2- 1
1942 Scranton Miners Binghamton Triplets 4-1
1941 Elmira Pioneers Williamsport Grays 4-3
1940 Binghamton Triplets Hartford Bees 4-1
1939 Scranton Red Sox Albany Senators 4-1
1938 Elmira Pioneers Hazleton Red Sox 4-1
1937 Elmira Pioneers Wilkes-Barre Barons 4-1
1936 Scranton Miners Elmira Colonels 4-0-1
1935 Binghamton Triplets Scranton Miners 4-3
1934 Williamsport Grays Binghamton Triplets 4-2
1933 Binghamton Triplets Reading Red Sox None held
1932 Wilkes-Barre Barons Harrisburg Senators None held
1931 Harrisburg Senators Wilkes-Barre Barons None held
1930 Wilkes-Barre Barons Elmira Colonels None held
1929 Binghamton Triplets Williamsport Grays None held
1928 Harrisburg Senators Binghamton Triplets None held
1927 Harrisburg Senators Wilkes-Barre Barons None held
1926 Scranton Miners York White Roses None held
1925 York White Roses Williamsport Grays 3-1
1924 Williamsport Grays York White Roses None held
1923 Williamsport Billies York White Roses None held

For the first 15 years of its existence the Eastern League was known as the New York-Pennsylvania League.

* Declared co-champions following Sept. 11 attacks

** Regular season champions. Playoffs canceled after two games due to weather

*** Declared co-champions due to inclement weather

Southern League champions
White Sox Double-A affiliate claims second consecutive Southern League crown

Birmingham reigns again.

For the second straight year, the Double-A Barons are Southern League champions after outlasting the Montgomery Biscuits, 6-3, in a decisive Game 3 of the Championship Series that endured a pair of rain delays and took 19 hours and 40 minutes of real time to complete at Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium on Thursday.

YEAR WINNER RUNNER-UP SERIES RESULT
2025 Birmingham Barons Montgomery Biscuits 2-1
2024 Birmingham Barons Montgomery Biscuits 2-0
2023 Tennessee Smokies Pensacola Blue Wahoos 2-0
2022 Pensacola Blue Wahoos Tennessee Smokies 2-1
2021 Mississippi Braves Montgomery Biscuits 3-2
2020 (Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic)
2019 Jackson Generals Biloxi Shuckers 3-2
2018 Jackson Generals Biloxi Shuckers 3-1
2017 Chattanooga Lookouts/Penascola Blue Wahoos* Result
2016 Jackson Generals Mississippi Braves 3-0
2015 Chattanooga Lookouts Biloxi Shuckers 3-2
2014 Jacksonville Suns Chattanooga Lookouts 3-0
2013 Birmingham Barons Mobile BayBears 3-2
2012 Mobile BayBears Jackson Generals 3-1
2011 Mobile BayBears Tennessee Smokies 3-1
2010 Jacksonville Suns Tennessee Smokies 3-1
2009 Jacksonville Suns Tennessee Smokies 3-1
2008 Mississippi Braves Carolina Mudcats 3-2
2007 Montgomery Biscuits Huntsville Stars 3-2
2006 Montgomery Biscuits Huntsville Stars 3-1
2005 Jacksonville Suns West Tenn Diamond Jaxx 3-1
2004 Mobile BayBears / Tennessee Smokies**
2003 Carolina Mudcats Huntsville Stars 3-2
2002 Birmingham Barons Jacksonville Suns 3-0
2001 Huntsville Stars / Jacksonville Suns***
2000 West Tenn Diamond Jaxx Jacksonville Suns 3-2
1999 Orlando Rays West Tenn Diamond Jaxx 3-1
1998 Mobile BayBears Jacksonville Suns 3-1
1997 Greenville Braves Huntsville Stars 3-2
1996 Jacksonville Suns Chattanooga Lookouts 3-1
1995 Carolina Mudcats Chattanooga Lookouts 3-2
1994 Huntsville Stars Carolina Mudcats 3-1
1993 Birmingham Barons Knoxville Smokies 3-1
1992 Greenville Braves Chattanooga Lookouts 3-2
1991 Orlando SunRays Birmingham Barons 3-1
1990 Memphis Chicks Orlando SunRays 3-2
1989 Birmingham Barons Greenville Braves 3-0
1988 Chattanooga Lookouts Greenville Braves 3-1
1987 Birmingham Barons Charlotte O's 3-1
1986 Columbus Astros Huntsville Stars 3-1
1985 Huntsville Stars Charlotte O's 3-2
1984 Charlotte O's Knoxville Blue Jays 3-0
1983 Birmingham Barons Jacksonville Suns 3-1
1982 Nashville Sounds Jacksonville Suns 3-1
1981 Orlando Twins Nashville Sounds 3-1
1980 Charlotte O's Memphis Chicks 3-1
1979 Nashville Sounds Columbus Astros 3-1
1978 Knoxville Knox Sox Savannah Braves 2-1
1977 Montgomery Rebels Jacksonville Suns 2-0
1976 Montgomery Rebels Orlando Twins 3-1
1975 Montgomery Rebels Orlando Twins 3-0
1974 Knoxville Knox Sox Jacksonville Suns 3-2
1973 Montgomery Rebels Jacksonville Suns 3-1
1972 Montgomery Rebels Asheville Orioles 3-0
1971 Charlotte Hornets Asheville Tourists 2-1
1970 Columbus Astros Montgomery Rebels None held
1969 Charlotte Hornets Birmingham A's None held
1968 Asheville Tourists Montgomery Rebels None held
1967 Birmingham A's Montgomery Rebels None held
1966 Mobile Athletics Asheville Tourists None held
1965 Columbus Yankees Asheville Tourists None held
1964 Lynchburg White Sox Birmingham Barons None held

*Declared co-champions following Hurricane Irma

**Declared co-champions following Hurricane Ivan

***Declared co-champions following Sept. 11 attacks

Texas League champions
Cardinals' Double-A affiliate rolls to first Texas League title since 2012

Staring down elimination and a two-game sweep in the Texas League Championship Series, Double-A Springfield's record-setting season appeared destined to be nothing more than a footnote. But the Cardinals finished with the best record on the circuit for a reason and rose to the occasion in the final two games.

Spurred on by a come-from-behind win in Game 2, Springfield blitzed Midland early and often en route to a 13-1 win in the finale and its first Texas League crown since 2012. The Cardinals outscored the RockHounds, 17-1, over the final 14 innings of the series after falling behind, 3-0, in the fifth inning of the second game.

YEAR WINNER RUNNER-UP SERIES RESULT
2025 Springfield Cardinals Midland RockHounds 2-1
2024 Arkansas Travelers Midland RockHounds 2-1
2023 Amarillo Sod Poodles Arkansas Travelers 2-1
2022 Frisco RoughRiders Wichita Wind Surge 2-0
2021 Northwest Arkansas Naturals Wichita Wind Surge 3-0
2020 (Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic)
2019 Amarillo Sod Poodles Tulsa Drillers 3-2
2018 Tulsa Drillers San Antonio Missions 3-0
2017 Midland RockHounds Tulsa Drillers 3-2
2016 Midland RockHounds Northwest Arkansas Naturals 3-1
2015 Midland RockHounds Northwest Arkansas Naturals 3-0
2014 Midland RockHounds Tulsa Drillers 3-2
2013 San Antonio Missions Arkansas Travelers 3-2
2012 Springfield Cardinals Frisco RoughRiders 3-1
2011 San Antonio Missions Arkansas Travelers 3-0
2010 Northwest Arkansas Naturals Midland Rock Hounds 3-1
2009 Midland RockHounds Northwest Arkansas Naturals 3-1
2008 Arkansas Travelers Frisco Rough Riders 3-2
2007 San Antonio Missions Springfield Cardinals 3-1
2006 Corpus Christi Hooks Wichita Wranglers 3-1
2005 Midland RockHounds Arkansas Travelers 3-1
2004 Frisco RoughRiders Round Rock Express 4-1
2003 San Antonio Missions Frisco RoughRiders 4-1
2002 San Antonio Missions Tulsa Drillers 4-3
2001 Arkansas Travelers Round Rock Express 2-0
2000 Round Rock Express Wichita Wranglers 4-1
1999 Wichita Wranglers Tulsa Drillers 4-0
1998 Tulsa Drillers Wichita Wranglers 4-3
1997 San Antonio Missions Shreveport Captains 4-3
1996 Jackson Generals Wichita Wranglers 4-0
1995 Shreveport Captains Midland Angels 4-1
1994 El Paso Diablos Jackson Generals 4-0
1993 Jackson Generals El Paso Diablos 3-0
1992 Wichita Wranglers Shreveport Captains 4-0
1991 Shreveport Captains El Paso Diablos 4-2
1990 Shreveport Captains San Antonio Missions 4-2
1989 Arkansas Travelers Wichita Wranglers 4-3
1988 Tulsa Drillers El Paso Diablos 4-2
1987 Wichita Pilots Jackson Mets 4-2
1986 El Paso Diablos Jackson Mets 4-0
1985 Jackson Mets El Paso Diablos 4-0
1984 Jackson Mets Beaumont Golden Gators 4-2
1983 Beaumont Golden Gators Jackson Mets 3-0
1982 Tulsa Drillers El Paso Diablos 3-0
1981 Jackson Mets San Antonio Dodgers 3-0
1980 Arkansas Travelers San Antonio Dodgers 3-0
1979 Arkansas Travelers San Antonio Dodgers 3-0
1978 El Paso Diablos Jackson Mets 3-0
1977 Arkansas Travelers El Paso Diablos 2-0
1976 Amarillo Gold Sox Shreveport Captains 3-2
1975* Lafayette Drillers / Midland Cubs
1974 Victoria Toros El Paso Diablos 3-0
1973 Memphis Blues San Antonio Brewers 3-2
1972 El Paso Sun Dodgers Alexandria Aces 3-0
1971** Charlotte Hornets Arkansas Travelers 3-0
1970 Albuquerque Dodgers Memphis Blues 3-1
1969 Memphis Blues Amarillo Giants 3-0
1968 El Paso Sun Kings Arkansas Travelers 3-1
1967 Albuquerque Dodgers Amarillo Sonics None held
1966 Austin Braves Albuquerque Dodgers 1-0
1965 Albuquerque Dodgers Tulsa Oilers 3-1
1964 San Antonio Bullets Tulsa Oilers 3-1
1963*** Tulsa Oilers San Antonio Bullets 3-1
1962*** Tulsa Oilers Austin Senators 3-1
1961*** San Antonio Missions Austin Senators 3-0- 1
1960*** Tulsa Oilers Victoria Rosebuds 3-0
1959*** Austin Senators San Antonio Missions 3-0
1958*** Corpus Christi Giants Austin Senators 4-1
1957*** Houston Buffaloes Dallas Eagles 4-3
1956*** Houston Buffaloes Dallas Eagles 4-1
1955*** Shreveport Sports Houston Buffaloes 4-3
1954*** Houston Buffaloes Ft. Worth Cats 4-1
1953*** Dallas Eagles Tulsa Oilers 4-1
1952*** Shreveport Sports Oklahoma City Indians 4-1
1951 Houston Buffaloes San Antonio Missions 4-0
1950 San Antonio Missions Tulsa Oilers 4-2
1949 Tulsa Oilers Ft. Worth Cats 4-3
1948 Ft. Worth Cats Tulsa Oilers 4-2- 1
1947 Houston Buffaloes Dallas Rebels 4-2
1946 Dallas Rebels Ft. Worth Cats 4-1
1942 Shreveport Sports Beaumont Exporters 4-3
1941 Dallas Rebels Tulsa Oilers 4-2
1940 Houston Buffaloes Beaumont Exporters 4-1
1939 Ft. Worth Cats Dallas Rebels 4-1
1938 Beaumont Exporters San Antonio Missions 4-3- 1
1937 Ft. Worth Cats Oklahoma City Indians 4-2
1936 Tulsa Oilers Dallas Steers 4-3
1935 Oklahoma City Indians Beaumont Exporters 4-1
1934 Galveston Buccaneers San Antonio Missions 4-2
1933 San Antonio Missions Galveston Buccaneers 4-2
1932 Beaumont Exporters Dallas Steers 3-0
1931 Houston Buffaloes Beaumont Exporters 3-1- 1
1930 Fort Worth Panthers Wichita Falls Spudders 3-2
1929 Dallas Steers Wichita Falls Spudders 3-1
1928 Houston Buffaloes Wichita Falls Spudders 3-1
1927 Wichita Falls Spudders Waco Cubs None held
1926 Dallas Steers San Antonio Bears None held
1925 Ft. Worth Panthers Houston Buffaloes None held
1924 Ft. Worth Panthers Houston Buffaloes None held
1923 Ft. Worth Panthers San Antonio Bears None held
1922 Ft. Worth Panthers Wichita Falls Spudders None held
1921 Ft. Worth Panthers Houston Buffaloes None held
1920 Ft. Worth Panthers Wichita Falls Spudders None held
1919 Shreveport Gassers Ft. Worth Panthers 4-2
1918 Dallas Submarines Ft. Worth Panthers None held
1917 Dallas Submarines Ft. Worth Panthers None held
1916 Waco Navigators Shreveport Gassers None held
1915 Waco Navigators San Antonio Bronchos None held
1914 Houston Buffaloes Waco Navigators None held
1913 Houston Buffaloes Dallas Giants None held
1912 Houston Buffaloes San Antonio Bronchos None held
1911 Austin Senators Ft. Worth Panthers None held
1910 Dallas Giants Houston Buffaloes None held
1909 Houston Buffaloes Oklahoma CIty Indians None held
1908 San Antonio Bronchos Dallas Giants None held
1907 Austin Senators Dallas Giants None held
1906 Cleburne Railroaders Ft. Worth Panthers None held
1905 Ft. Worth Panthers Temple Boll Weevils None held
1904 Corsicana Oil Citys Fort Worth Panthers 11-8
1903 Dallas Giants Paris / Waco Steers 7-3
1902 Corsicana Oil City Indians Dallas Griffins None held
1899 Galveston Sand Crabs San Antonio Bronchos None held
1897 Galveston Sand Crabs / San Antonio Bronchos None held
1896 Houston Buffaloes Galveston Sand Crabs 5-2
1895 Ft. Worth Panthers Dallas Steers 7-6
1892 Houston Mud Cats Galveston Sand Crabs None held
1890 Galveston Sand Crabs Waco Centrals None held
1889 Houston Babies Dallas Tigers None held
1888 Dallas Hams Austin Senators None held

* Declared co-champions due to inclement weather

** The Dixie Association was a one-year merger of the Texas and Southern Leagues in 1971.

*** From 1952-64, if first-place club and playoff champions were not the same, the two clubs were named co-champions.

Midwest League champions
Tigers' High-A affiliate rolls to first Midwest League title since 2015

High-A West Michigan finished off its historic 2025 season in the most appropriate of ways.

Having recorded the highest winning percentage by a Minor League club in nearly 30 years during the regular season, the Whitecaps kept the good times rolling straight through the playoffs. West Michigan polished off a perfect 4-0 postseason mark with a 3-1 win over Cedar Rapids at Veterans Memorial Stadium to capture its first Midwest League crown since 2015.

YEAR CHAMPION RUNNER-UP SERIES RESULT
2025 West Michigan Whitecaps Cedar Rapids Kernels 2-0
2024 Lake County Captains Wisconsin Timber Rattlers 2-1
2023 Cedar Rapids Kernels Great Lakes Loons 2-1
2022 South Bend Cubs Lake County Captains 3-2
2021 Quad Cites River Bandits Cedar Rapids Kernels 3-2
2020 (Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic)
2019 South Bend Cubs Clinton Lumberkings 3-0
2018 Bowling Green Hot Rods Peoria Chiefs 3-1
2017 Quad Cities River Bandits Fort Wayne TinCaps 3-0
2016 Great Lakes Loons Clinton LumberKings 3-1
2015 West Michigan Whitecaps Cedar Rapids Kernels 3-2
2014 Kane County Cougars Lake County Captains 3-0
2013 Quad Cities River Bandits South Bend Silver Hawks 3-0
2012 Wisconsin Timber Rattlers Fort Wayne TinCaps 3-1
2011 Quad Cities River Bandits Lansing Lugnuts 3-0
2010 Lake County Captains Clinton LumberKings 3-2
2009 Fort Wayne TinCaps Burlington Bees 3-0
2008 Burlington Bees South Bend Silver Hawks 2-0
2007 West Michigan Whitecaps Beloit Snappers 3-2
2006 West Michigan Whitecaps Kane County Cougars 3-1
2005 South Bend Silver Hawks Wisconsin Timber Rattlers 3-2
2004 West Michigan Whitecaps Kane County Cougars 3-2
2003 Lansing Lugnuts Beloit Snappers 3-0
2002 Peoria Chiefs Lansing Lugnuts 3-1
2001 Kane County Cougars South Bend Silver Hawks 1-0
2000 Michigan Battle Cats Beloit Snappers 3-0
1999 Burlington Bees Wisconsin Timber Rattlers 3-2
1998 West Michigan Whitecaps Rockford Cubbies 3-1
1997 Lansing Lugnuts Kane County Cougars 3-2
1996 West Michigan Whitecaps Wisconsin Timber Rattlers 3-1
1995 Beloit Snappers Michigan Battle Cats 3-0
1994 Cedar Rapids Kernels Rockford Royals 3-1
1993 South Bend White Sox Clinton Giants 3-1
1992 Cedar Rapids Reds Beloit Brewers 3-2
1991 Clinton Giants Madison Muskies 3-0
1990 Quad Cities Angels South Bend White Sox 3-1
1989 South Bend White Sox Springfield Cardinals 3-0
1988 Cedar Rapids Reds Kenosha Twins 3-1
1987 Kenosha Twins Springfield Cardinals 3-1
1986 Waterloo Indians Peoria Chiefs 3-0
1985 Kenosha Twins Peoria Chiefs 3-1
1984 Appleton Foxes Springfield Cardinals 3-2
1983 Appleton Foxes Springfield Cardinals 3-1
1982 Appleton Foxes Madison Muskies 2-1
1981 Wausau Timbers Quad Cities Cubs 3-0
1980 Waterloo Indians Quad Cities Cubs 2-1
1979 Quad Cities Cubs Waterloo Indians 2-1
1978 Appleton Foxes Burlington Bees 2-1
1977 Burlington Bees Waterloo Indians 2-0
1976 Waterloo Royals Quad Cities Angels 2-0
1975 Waterloo Royals Quad Cities Angels 2-0
1974 Danville Warriors Appleton Foxes 2-1
1973 Wisconsin Rapids Twins Danville Warriors 2-1
1972 Danville Warriors Appleton Foxes 2-0
1971 Quad Cities Angels Appleton Foxes 2-1
1970 Quincy Cubs Quad Cities Angels 2-0
1969 Appleton Foxes Clinton Pilots None held
1968 Quad Cities Angels Decatur Commodores 2-1
1967 Appleton Foxes Wisconsin Rapids Twins 2-0
1966 Fox Cities Foxes Cedar Rapids Cardinals 2-0
1965 Burlington Bees Quincy Cubs None held
1964 Fox Cities Foxes Clinton C-Sox 1-0
1963 Clinton C-Sox Burlington Bees None held
1962 Dubuque Packers Waterloo Hawks 3-1
1961 Quincy Giants Waterloo Hawks 3-1
1960 Waterloo Hawks Dubuque Packers None held
1959 Waterloo Hawks Clinton Pirates None held
1958 Waterloo Hawks Michigan City White Caps 3-2
1957 Decatur Commodores Clinton Pirates 2-0
1956 Paris Lakers Dubuque Packers 3-1
1955 Dubuque Packers Mattoon Indians 3-0
1954 Danville Dans Clinton Pirates 3-0
1953 Decatur Commodores Paris Lakers 3-2
1952 Decatur Commodores Hannibal Stags 3-1
1951 Danville Dans Mt. Vernon Kings 2-0
1950* Centralia Sterlings Paducah Chiefs None held
1949 Paducah Chiefs Mattoon Indians 4-3
1948 West Frankfort Cardinals Mattoon Indians 3-0
1947 Belleville Stags Centralia Cubs None held

*The 1950 playoffs were called off due to bad weather and military callups; Centralia had the best regular-season record.

Note: The league was known as the Illinois State League 1947-1948 and the Mississippi-Ohio Valley League 1949-1955.

Northwest League champions
Mariners High-A affiliate wins first league title since 2010

For the first time since 2010, the Northwest League Championship trophy resides in Everett.

The High-A AquaSox clinched the franchise's third title on Saturday night with a 6-3 win over Eugene in Game 4 of the NWL Championship Series at Funko Field.

YEAR CHAMPION RUNNER-UP SERIES RESULT
2025 Everett AquaSox Eugene Emeralds 3-1
2024 Spokane Indians Vancouver Canadians 3-1
2023 Vancouver Canadians Everett AquaSox 3-1
2022 Eugene Emeralds Vancouver Canadians 3-0
2021 Eugene Emeralds Spokane Indians 3-1
2020 (Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic)
2019 Hillsboro Hops Tri-City Dust Devils 3-2
2018 Eugene Emeralds Spokane Indians 3-0
2017 Vancouver Canadians Eugene Emeralds 3-1
2016 Eugene Emeralds Everett AquaSox 2-1
2015 Hillsboro Hops Tri-City Dust Devils 2-1
2014 Hillsboro Hops Vancouver Canadians 2-0
2013 Vancouver Canadians Boise Hawks 2-1
2012 Vancouver Canadians Boise Hawks 2-1
2011 Vancouver Canadians Tri-City Dust Devils 2-1
2010 Everett AquaSox Spokane Indians 2-1
2009 Salem-Keizer Volcanoes Tri-City Dust Devils 3-1
2008 Spokane Indians Salem-Keizer Volcanoes 3-1
2007 Salem-Keizer Volcanoes Tri-City Dust Devils 3-1
2006 Salem-Keizer Volcanoes Boise Hawks 3-1
2005 Spokane Indians Vancouver Canadians 3-2
2004 Boise Hawks Vancouver Canadians 3-0
2003 Spokane Indians Salem-Keizer Volcanoes 3-0
2002 Boise Hawks Everett AquaSox 3-0
2001 Salem-Keizer Volcanoes Boise Hawks 3-0
2000 Yakima Bears Eugene Emeralds 3-2
1999 Spokane Indians Portland Rockies 3-0
1998 Salem-Keizer Volcanoes Boise Hawks 2-0
1997 Portland Rockies Boise Hawks 3-2
1996 Yakima Bears Eugene Emeralds 2-0
1995 Boise Hawks Bellingham Giants 2-1
1994 Boise Hawks Yakima Bears 2-1
1993 Boise Hawks Bellingham Mariners 2-0
1992 Bellingham Mariners Bend Rockies 2-0
1991 Boise Hawks Yakima Bears 2-0
1990 Spokane Indians Boise Hawks 2-1
1989 Spokane Indians Southern Oregon A's 2-1
1988 Spokane Indians Southern Oregon A's 2-1
1987 Spokane Indians Everett Giants 2-1
1986 Bellingham Mariners Eugene Emeralds 1-0
1985 Everett Giants Eugene Emeralds 1-0
1984 Tri-Cities Triplets Medford A's 1-0
1983 Medford A's Bellingham Mariners 2-0
1982 Salem Angels Medford A's 2-0
1981 Medford A's Bellingham Mariners 2-1
1980 Bellingham Mariners / Eugene Emeralds *
1979 Central Oregon Phillies Walla Walla Padres 2-1
1978 Grays Harbor Loggers Eugene Emeralds 1-0
1977 Bellingham Mariners Portland Mavericks 2-1
1976 Walla Walla Padres Portland Mavericks 2-1
1975 Eugene Emeralds Portland Mavericks 2-0
1974 Eugene Emeralds Bellingham Dodgers 2-1
1973 Walla Walla Padres Portland Mavericks None held
1972 Lewis-Clark Broncs Walla Walla Rainbows None held
1971 Tri-City Padres Bend Rainbows None held
1970 Lewis-Clark Broncs Coos Bay-North Bend A's None held
1969 Rogue Valley Dodgers Tri-City A's None held
1968 Tri-City Atoms Eugene Emeralds None held
1967 Medford Giants Eugene Emeralds None held
1966 Tri-City Atoms Eugene Emeralds None held
1965 Tri-City Atoms Lewiston Broncs 3-0
1964 Yakima Bears Eugene Emeralds 3-0
1963 Yakima Bears Lewiston Broncs 3-1
1962 Wenatchee Chiefs Tri-City Braves 4-2
1961 Lewiston Broncs Yakima Bears 4-1
1960 Yakima Bears Tri-City Braves None held
1959 Yakima Bears Salem Senators 4-1
1958 Yakima Bears Lewiston Broncs 4-1
1957 Wenatchee Chiefs Eugene Emeralds 4-3
1956 Yakima Bears Lewiston Broncs None held
1955 Eugene Emeralds Salem Senators 4-2

* Declared co-champions due to inclement weather

South Atlantic League champions
Mets' High-A affiliate overcomes upheaval to win South Atlantic League title

The Brooklyn Cyclones' 2025 season was a tale of two halves.

No team in the South Atlantic League was more dominant in the first half of the season than the Mets' High-A affiliate. After a string of promotions and roster changes, the Cyclones had their fair share of struggles later on.

But in the end, Brooklyn showcased the potential again by claiming its first South Atlantic League championship with a 2-1 win over Hub City on Tuesday at Fifth Third Park to cap a perfect 4-0 postseason run.

YEAR CHAMPION RUNNER-UP SERIES RESULT
2025 Brooklyn Cyclones Hub City Spartanburgers 2-0
2024 Bowling Green Hot Rods Hudson Valley Renegades 2-1
2023 Greenville Drive Hudson Valley Renegades 2-0
2022 Bowling Green Hot Rods Aberdeen IronBirds 2-1
2021 Bowling Green Hot Rods Greensboro Grasshoppers Result
2020 (Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic)
2019 Lexington Legends Hickory Crawdads 3-1
2018 Lexington Legends Lakewood BlueClaws 3-1
2017 Greenville Drive Kannapolis Intimidators 3-1
2016 Rome Braves Lakewood BlueClaws 3-1
2015 Hickory Crawdads Asheville Tourists 3-0
2014 Asheville Tourists Hagerstown Suns 3-2
2013 Savannah Sand Gnats Hagerstown Suns 3-1
2012 Asheville Tourists Greensboro Grasshoppers 3-1
2011 Greensboro Grasshoppers Savannah Sand Gnats 3-2
2010 Lakewood Blue Claws Greenville Drive 3-1
2009 Lakewood Blue Claws Greenville Drive 3-1
2008 Augusta Green Jackets West Virginia Power 3-0
2007 Columbus Catfish West Virginia Power 3-0
2006 Lakewood BlueClaws Augusta GreenJackets 3-1
2005 Kannapolis Intimidators Hagerstown Suns 3-1
2004 Hickory Crawdads Capital City Bombers 3-0
2003 Rome Braves Lake County Captains 3-1
2002 Hickory Crawdads Columbus RedStixx 3-2
2001 Lexington Legends Asheville Tourists 2-0
2000 Delmarva Shorebirds Columbus RedStixx 3-0
1999 Augusta GreenJackets Cape Fear Crocs 2-1
1998 Capital City Bombers Greensboro Bats 2-1
1997 Delmarva Shorebirds Greensboro Bats 2-0
1996 Savannah Sand Gnats Delmarva Shorebirds 3-1
1995 Augusta Green Jackets Piedmont Phillies 3-0
1994 Savannah Cardinals Hagerstown Suns 3-0
1993 Savannah Cardinals Greensboro Hornets 3-2
1992 Myrtle Beach Hurricanes Charleston Wheelers 3-0
1991 Columbia Mets Charleston Wheelers 3-0
1990 Charleston Wheelers Savannah Cardinals 3-0
1989 Augusta Pirates Gastonia Rangers 3-1
1988 Spartanburg Phillies Charleston Rainbows 3-0
1987 Myrtle Beach Blue Jays Asheville Tourists 3-2
1986 Columbia Mets Asheville Tourists 3-1
1985 Florence Blue Jays Greensboro Hornets 3-2
1984 Asheville Tourists Charleston Royals 3-0
1983 Gastonia Expos Columbia Mets 3-2
1982 Greensboro Hornets Florence Blue Jays 3-2
1981 Greensboro Hornets Greenwood Pirates 3-2
1980 Greensboro Hornets Charleston Royals 3-0
1979 Greenwood Braves Spartanburg Phillies 3-1
1978 Greenwood Braves Shelby Reds None held
1977 Gastonia Cardinals Greenwood Braves 3-1
1976 Greenwood Braves Asheville Tourists 3-1
1975 Spartanburg Phillies Anderson Rangers None held
1974 Gastonia Pirates Charleston Pirates None held
1973 Spartanburg Phillies Gastonia Rangers 2-0
1972 Spartanburg Phillies Greenville Rangers 2-1
1971 Greenwood Braves Spartanburg Phillies None held
1970 Greenville Red Sox Greenwood Braves None held
1969 Greenwood Braves Shelby Senators 2-1
1968 Greenwood Braves Spartanburg Phillies 2-1
1967 Spartanburg Phillies Gastonia Pirates None held
1966 Spartanburg Phillies Greenville Mets None held
1965 Rock Hill Cardinals Salisbury Astros 2-0
1964 Salisbury Dodgers Rock Hill Cardinals 2-1
1963 Augusta Yankees Lynchburg White Sox 3-2
1962 Macon Peaches Knoxville Smokies 3-1
1961 Asheville Tourists Knoxville Smokies None held
1960 Savannah Pirates Knoxville Smokies 3-0
California League champions
Single-A Giants affiliate caps dominant season with first Cal League crown since 2021

Dominant might be the best way to describe the 2025 San Jose Giants.

The Giants' Single-A affiliate capped its run with Tuesday's 4-2 win over Inland Empire to sweep the best-of-3 California League Championship Series at San Manuel Stadium.

YEAR CHAMPION RUNNER-UP SERIES RESULT
2025 San Jose Giants Inland Empire 66ers 2-0
2024 Modesto Nuts Lake Elsinore Storm 2-1
2023 Modesto Nuts Rancho Cucamonga Quakes 2-0
2022 Lake Elsinore Storm Fresno Grizzlies 2-0
2021 San Jose Giants Fresno Grizzlies 3-0
2020 (Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic)
2019 Visalia Rawhide Lake Elsinore Storm 3-1
2018 Rancho Cucamonga Quakes Visalia Rawhide 3-0
2017 Modesto Nuts Lancaster JetHawks 3-0
2016 High Desert Mavericks Visalia Rawhide 3-0
2015 Rancho Cucamonga Quakes San Jose Giants 3-0
2014 Lancaster JetHawks Visalia Rawhide 3-2
2013 Inland Empire 66ers San Jose Giants 3-0
2012 Lancaster JetHawks Modesto Nuts 3-0
2011 Lake Elsinore Storm Stockton Ports 3-1
2010 San Jose Giants Rancho Cucamonga Quakes 3-2
2009 San Jose Giants High Desert Mavericks 3-0
2008 Stockton Ports Lancaster JetHawks 3-1
2007 San Jose Giants Lake Elsinore Storm 3-2
2006 Inland Empire 66ers Visalia Oaks 3-2
2005 San Jose Giants Lake Elsinore Storm 3-2
2004 Modesto A's Lancaster JetHawks 3-2
2003 Inland Empire 66ers Stockton Ports 3-0
2002 Stockton Ports Lake Elsinore Storm 3-1
2001 San Jose Giants / Lake Elsinore Storm*
2000 San Bernardino Stampede Visalia Oaks 3-0
1999 San Bernardino Stampede San Jose Giants 3-2
1998 San Jose Giants Rancho Cucamonga Quakes 3-1
1997 High Desert Mavericks San Bernardino Stampede 3-0
1996 Lake Elsinore Storm San Jose Giants 3-2
1995 San Bernardino Spirit San Jose Giants 3-0
1994 Rancho Cucamonga Quakes Modesto A's 3-1
1993 High Desert Mavericks Modesto A's 3-2
1992 Stockton Ports Visalia Oaks 3-1
1991 High Desert Mavericks Stockton Ports 3-2
1990 Stockton Ports Bakersfield Dodgers 3-2
1989 Bakersfield Dodgers Stockton Ports 3-0
1988 Riverside Red Wave Stockton Ports 3-0
1987 Fresno Giants Reno Padres 4-3
1986 Stockton Ports Visalia Oaks 3-0
1985 Fresno Giants Stockton Ports 3-2
1984 Modesto A's Bakersfield Dodgers 3-1
1983 Redwood Pioneers Visalia Oaks 3-1
1982 Modesto A's Visalia Oaks 4-2
1981 Lodi Dodgers Visalia Oaks 3-2
1980 Stockton Ports Visalia Oaks 3-0
1979 San Jose Missions Stockton Ports 3-2
1978 Visalia Oaks Lodi Dodgers 3-2
1977 Lodi Dodgers Salinas Angels 3-0
1976 Reno Silver Sox Salinas Angels 3-1
1975 Reno Silver Sox Fresno Giants None held
1974 Fresno Giants San Jose Bees 3-2
1973 Lodi Lions Bakersfield Dodgers 2-0
1972 Modesto Reds Bakersfield Dodgers 2-0
1971 Visalia Mets Fresno Giants 2-0
1970 Bakersfield Dodgers Reno Silver Sox None held
1969 Stockton Ports Visalia Mets 2-1
1968 Fresno Giants San Jose Bees 2-1
1967 San Jose Bees Modesto Reds 2-0
1966 Modesto Reds San Jose Bees 1-0
1965 Stockton Ports San Jose Bees 2-0
1964 Fresno Giants Salinas Mets None held
1963 Stockton Ports Modesto Colts 2-0
1962 San Jose Bees Reno Silver Sox 4-3
1961 Reno Silver Sox Bakersfield Bears None held
1960 Reno Silver Sox Fresno Giants None held
1959 Modesto Reds Bakersfield Bears 4-2
1958 Fresno Giants Visalia Redlegs 3-1
1957 Salinas Packers Reno Silver Sox 3-1
1956 Fresno Cardinals Stockton Ports 3-1
1955 Fresno Cardinals Stockton Ports 3-1
1954 Modesto Reds San Jose Red Sox 4-1
1953 San Jose Red Sox Stockton Ports 4-2
1952 Fresno Cardinals San Jose Red Sox 4-2
1951 Santa Barbara Dodgers Visalia Cubs 4-1
1950 Modesto Reds Stockton Ports 4-1
1949 San Jose Red Sox Ventura Yankees 4-1
1948 Santa Barbara Dodgers Stockton Ports 4-3
1947 Stockton Ports Santa Barbara Dodgers 4-3
1946 Stockton Ports Modesto Reds 4-0
1942 Santa Barbara Saints San Jose Owls None held
1941 Santa Barbara Saints Fresno Cardinals 4-1

*Declared co-champions following Sept. 11 attacks

Carolina League champions
2025 Draft class propels Guardians' Single-A affiliate to Carolina League title

Just over two months into their professional careers, 13 members of the Guardians’ 2025 Draft class can already call themselves champions.

On Wednesday, Single-A Lynchburg claimed its first Carolina League title since 2017, and Cleveland’s most recent draftees had their fingerprints all over the triumph.

The club’s 8-2 win over Columbia in decisive Game 3 at Segra Park featured contributions from eight 2025 draftees, who combined for 12 hits and all eight RBIs. Fifth-rounder Riley Nelson led the charge from that group. The Vanderbilt product collected three knocks, including a two-run homer in the first inning that put the Hillcats up early. Nelson finished the playoffs with eight hits over five games, accumulating a .941 OPS.

YEAR CHAMPION RUNNER-UP SERIES RESULT
2025 Lynchburg Hillcats Columbia Fireflies 2-1
2024 Fredericksburg Nationals Kannapolis Cannon Ballers 2-1
2023 Charleston River Dogs Down East Wood Ducks 2-0
2022 Charleston River Dogs Lynchburg Hillcats 2-0
2021 Charleston River Dogs Down East Wood Ducks 3-2
2020 (Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic)
2019 Wilmington Blue Rocks Fayetteville Woodpeckers 3-2
2018 Buies Creek Astros Potomac Nationals 1-0
2017 Down East Wood Ducks/Lynchburg Hillcats* Story
2016 Myrtle Beach Pelicans Lynchburg Hillcats 3-1
2015 Myrtle Beach Pelicans Wilmington Blue Rocks 3-0
2014 Potomac Nationals Myrtle Beach Pelicans 3-1
2013 Salem Red Sox Potomac Nationals 3-0
2012 Lynchburg Hillcats Winston-Salem Dash 3-1
2011 Frederick Keys Kinston Indians 3-1
2010 Potomac Nationals Winston-Salem Dash 3-1
2009 Lynchburg Hillcats Salem Red Sox 3-0
2008 Potomac Nationals Myrtle Beach Pelicans 3-1
2007 Frederick Keys Salem Avalanche 3-1
2006 Kinston Indians Frederick Keys 3-0
2005 Frederick Keys Kinston Indians 3-2
2004 Kinston Indians Wilmington Blue Rocks 3-2
2003 Winston-Salem Warthogs Lynchburg Hillcats 3-0
2002 Lynchburg Hillcats Kinston Indians 3-1
2001 Salem Avalanche Wilmington Blue Rocks 3-2
2000 Myrtle Beach Pelicans Lynchburg Hillcats 3-0
1999 Wilmington Blue Rocks / Myrtle Beach Pelicans** 2-2
1998 Wilmington Blue Rocks Winston-Salem Warthogs 3-1
1997 Lynchburg Hillcats Kinston Indians 3-1
1996 Wilmington Blue Rocks Kinston Indians 3-1
1995 Kinston Indians Wilmington Blue Rocks 3-0
1994 Wilmington Blue Rocks Winston-Salem Spirits 3-0
1993 Winston-Salem Spirits Wilmington Blue Rocks 3-1
1992 Peninsula Pilots Lynchburg Red Sox 3-2
1991 Kinston Indians Lynchburg Red Sox 3-0
1990 Frederick Keys Kinston Indians 3-2
1989 Prince William Cannons Durham Bulls 3-1
1988 Kinston Indians Lynchburg Red Sox 3-2
1987 Salem Buccaneers Kinston Indians 3-1
1986 Winston-Salem Spirits Hagerstown Suns 3-1
1985 Winston-Salem Spirits Lynchburg Mets 3-1
1984 Lynchburg Mets Durham Bulls 3-1
1983 Lynchburg Mets Winston-Salem Red Sox 3-0
1982 Alexandria Dukes Durham Bulls 3-0
1981 Hagerstown Suns Peninsula Pilots 3-0
1980 Peninsula Pilots Durham Bulls 3-1
1979 Winston-Salem Red Sox Alexandria Mariners None held
1978 Lynchburg Mets Peninsula Pilots 3-0
1977 Peninsula Pilots Lynchburg Mets 3-2
1976 Winston-Salem Red Sox Peninsula Pilots None held
1975 Rocky Mount Phillies Winston-Salem Red Sox None held
1974 Salem Pirates Lynchburg Twins None held
1973 Winston-Salem Red Sox Lynchburg Twins 3-2
1972 Salem Pirates Burlington Rangers 2-1
1971 Peninsula Phillies Kinston Eagles 2-0
1970 Winston-Salem Red Sox Burlington Senators 2-0
1969 Raleigh-Durham Phillies Burlington Senators 2-1
1968 High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms Raleigh-Durham Mets 2-0
1967 Durham Bulls Portsmouth Tides 2-1
1966 Rocky Mount Leafs Winston-Salem Red Sox 2-0
1965 Portsmouth Tides Durham Bulls 2-0
1964 Winston-Salem Red Sox Portsmouth Tides 2-0
1963 Wilson Tobs Greensboro Yankees 2-1
1962 Kinston Eagles Durham Bulls 4-3
1961 Wilson Tobs Burlington Indians None held
1960 Greensboro Yankees Burlington Indians 4-1
1959 Wilson Tobs Raleigh Capitals 4-0
1958 Burlington Indians Greensboro Yankees 2-1
1957 Durham Bulls High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms 4-3
1956 Fayetteville Highlanders Danville Leafs 4-2
1955 Danville Leafs High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms 4-2
1954 Fayetteville Highlanders Burlington-Graham Pirates 4-1
1953 Danville Leafs Reidsville Luckies 4-2
1952 Reidsville Luckies Durham Bulls 4-0
1951 Winston-Salem Cardinals Reidsville Luckies 4-1
1950 Winston-Salem Cardinals Burlington Bees 4-1
1949 Burlington Bees Raleigh Capitals 4-3
1948 Martinsville Athletics Burlington Bees 4-2
1947 Raleigh Capitals Durham Bulls 4-2
1946 Raleigh Capitals Durham Bulls 4-2
1945 Danville-Schoolfield Leafs Raleigh Capitals 4-1

*Declared co-champions following Hurricane Irma

**Declared co-champions following Hurricane Floyd

Florida State League champions
Tigers' Single-A affiliate sweeps through playoffs to first title since 2012

René Rivera’s inaugural season as Single-A Lakeland's manager was one to remember.

The former 13-year big league backstop -- who took home Florida State League Manager of the Year honors earlier in the day -- completed a dominant first season at the helm by leading the Flying Tigers to a postseason sweep en route to its first title since 2012.

The decisive Game 2 victory, a 9-2 triumph over Daytona on Thursday at Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium, was delayed due to weather, but that didn't faze Lakeland's bats.

YEAR WINNER RUNNER-UP SERIES RESULT
2025 Lakeland Flying Tigers Daytona Tortugas 2-0
2024 Palm Beach Cardinals Lakeland Flying Tigers 2-1
2023 Jupiter Hammerheads Clearwater Threshers 2-1
2022 St. Lucie Mets Dunedin Blue Jays 2-0
2021 Bradenton Marauders Tampa Tarpons 3-0
2020 (Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic)
2019 (Postseason canceled due to the approach of Hurricane Dorian)
2018 Fort Myers Miracle Daytona Tortugas 3-1
2017 Palm Beach Cardinals/Dunedin Blue Jays* Result
2016 Bradenton Marauders Tampa Yankees 3-1
2015 Charlotte Stone Crabs Daytona Tortugas 3-1
2014 Fort Myers Miracle Daytona Cubs 3-1
2013 Daytona Cubs Charlotte Stone Crabs 3-1
2012 Lakeland Flying Tigers Jupiter Hammerheads 3-2
2011 Daytona Cubs St. Lucie Mets 3-0
2010 Tampa Yankees Charlotte Stone Crabs 3-1
2009 Tampa Yankees Charlotte Stone Crabs 3-2
2008 Daytona Cubs Fort Myers Miracle 3-1
2007 Clearwater Threshers Brevard County Manatees 3-1
2006 St. Lucie Mets Dunedin Blue Jays 3-0
2005 Palm Beach Cardinals Lakeland Tigers 3-2
2004 Daytona Cubs / Tampa Yankees**
2003 St. Lucie Mets Dunedin Blue Jays 3-1
2002 Charlotte Rangers Lakeland Tigers 3-2
2001 Brevard County Manatees / Tampa Yankees*** 1-1
2000 Daytona Cubs Dunedin Blue Jays 3-0
1999 Kissimmee Cobras Dunedin Blue Jays 3-1
1998 St. Lucie Mets Tampa Yankees 3-2
1997 St. Petersburg Devil Rays Vero Beach Dodgers 3-2
1996 St. Lucie Mets Clearwater Phillies 3-1
1995 Daytona Cubs Ft. Myers Miracle 3-2
1994 Tampa Yankees Brevard County Manatees 3-1
1993 Clearwater Phillies St. Lucie Mets 3-1
1992 Lakeland Tigers Baseball City Royals 2-1
1991 West Palm Beach Clearwater Phillies 2-0
1990 Vero Beach Dodgers West Palm Beach Expos 2-1
1989 Charlotte Rangers St. Petersburg Cardinals 2-1
1988 St. Lucie Mets Osceola Astros 2-0
1987 Ft. Lauderdale Yankees Osceola Astros 3-1
1986 St. Petersburg Cardinals West Palm Beach Expos 3-1
1985 Ft. Myers Royals Ft. Lauderdale Yankees 3-1
1984 Ft. Lauderdale Yankees Tampa Tarpons 3-2
1983 Vero Beach Dodgers Daytona Beach Astros 3-2
1982 Ft. Lauderdale Yankees Tampa Tarpons 3-2
1981 Daytona Beach Astros Ft. Myers Royals 3-1
1980 Ft. Lauderdale Yankees Vero Beach Dodgers 3-1
1979 Winter Haven Red Sox Ft. Lauderdale Yankees 3-0
1978 Miami Orioles Lakeland Tigers 2-1
1977 Lakeland Tigers St. Petersburg Cardinals 3-1
1976 Lakeland Tigers Tampa Tarpons 2-0
1975 St. Petersburg Cardinals Tampa Tarpons 3-2
1974 West Palm Beach Expos Ft. Lauderdale Yankees 2-1
1973 St. Petersburg Cardinals West Palm Beach Expos 2-0
1972 Miami Orioles Daytona Beach Dodgers 2-1
1971 Miami Orioles Cocoa Astros 2-1
1970 Miami Marlins St. Petersburg Cardinals 2-0
1969 Miami Marlins Orlando Twins 4-1
1968 Orlando Twins Miami Marlins 2-1
1967 St. Petersburg Cardinals Orlando Twins 3-1
1966 Leesburg Athletics St. Petersburg Cardinals 3-2
1965 Ft. Lauderdale Yankees Sarasota Sun Sox None held
1964 Ft. Lauderdale Yankees St. Petersburg Saints 3-1
1963 Sarasota Sun Sox St. Petersburg Saints None held
1962 Ft. Lauderdale Yankees Sarasota Sun Sox 3-0
1961 Tampa Tarpons Sarasota Sun Sox 3-1
1960 Palatka Redlegs Lakeland Indians 3-1
1959 Tampa Tarpons St. Petersburg Saints 4-2
1958 St. Petersburg Saints Daytona Beach Islanders None held
1957 Tampa Tarpons Palatka Redlegs 3-1
1956 Cocoa Indians Gainesville G-Men None held
1955 Orlando C.B.s Daytona Beach Islanders None held
1954 Lakeland Pilots Jacksonville Beach Sea Birds 3-2
1953 Daytona Beach Islanders DeLand Red Hats 3-1
1952 Palatka Azaleas Daytona Beach Islanders 3-1
1951 DeLand Red Hats Orlando Senators 4-1
1950 DeLand Red Hats Gainesville G-Men 4-1
1949 St. Augustine Saints Orlando Senators 4-1
1948 Daytona Beach Islanders Sanford Giants 4-2
1947 Gainesville G-Men St. Augustine Saints 4-3
1946 Orlando Senators Sanford Celeryfeds 4-3
1941 Leesburg Anglers DeLand Red Hats 4-1
1940 Orlando Senators Sanford Seminoles 4-0
1939 Sanford Lookouts Daytona Beach Islanders 4-3
1938 Gainesville G-Men Leesburg Gondoliers 4-2
1937 Gainesville G-Men Sanford Lookouts 4-2
1936 St. Augustine Saints Daytona Beach Islanders 4-0
1928 Fort Lauderdale Tarpons / St. Petersburg Saints Orlando Colts None held
1927 Orlando Colts Miami Hustlers 4-3
1926 Sanford Celeryfeds Lakeland Highlanders None held
1925 Tampa Smokers St. Petersburg Saints 4-3
1924 Lakeland Highlanders St. Petersburg Saints None held
1923 Orlando Bulldogs Bradentown Growers None held
1922 St. Petersburg Saints Orlando Bulldogs None held
1921 Orlando Tigers Tampa Smokers None held
1920 Tampa Smokers Bradentown Growers None held
1919 Sanford Celeryfeds / Orlando Caps****

*Declared co-champions following Hurricane Irma

**Declared co-champions following Hurricane Ivan

***Declared co-champions following Sept. 11 attacks

****Declared co-champions