Florida State League
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The Florida State League is a minor league baseball league which operates in the state of Florida. Before 2002, it was classified as a "High-A" league, indicating its status as a Class A league with the highest level of competition within that classification, and the fifth step between Rookie ball and the major leagues. Although Minor League Baseball, the umbrella organization for minor leagues that are affiliated with Major League Baseball, has eliminated the distinction between High-A and other full-season A leagues, most major-league teams still use this league as a standard promotion step. A few draftees, generally early-round draftees with college experience, will be assigned to a "High-A" team upon signing a professional contract, but most High-A players do not reach that level until their third or fourth year of professional play.
The league originated in 1919 with teams in Bartow, Bradenton, Lakeland, Orlando, Sanford and Tampa. The league closed down in 1928 and resumed play in 1936 and has continued uninterrupted, except for a four-year (1942-45) suspension during World War II.
Currently, the league is divided into an East Division and a West Division. The 12 member teams plays a 140 game schedule with 70 games at home and 70 game on the road. The six team ED and six teams WD plays a split season with the first half ending on June and the second half ending on September.
Four (4) teams participate in the play-offs. Winners of both halves within each Division play each other in a best of three (3) game series for the Division Championships. If there is a repeat Division winner, a wild card team will qualify for the play-offs. The Division Champions will move on to the League Championship Series and play a best of five (5) game series.
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[edit] Current Teams
(2006 MLB affiliates in parentheses)
East Division
- Brevard County Manatees (Milwaukee Brewers)
- Daytona Cubs (Chicago Cubs)
- Jupiter Hammerheads (Florida Marlins)
- Palm Beach Cardinals (St. Louis Cardinals)
- St. Lucie Mets (New York Mets)
- Vero Beach Dodgers (Los Angeles Dodgers)
West Division
- Clearwater Threshers (Philadelphia Phillies)
- Dunedin Blue Jays (Toronto Blue Jays)
- Fort Myers Miracle (Minnesota Twins)
- Lakeland Flying Tigers (Detroit Tigers)
- Sarasota Reds (Cincinnati Reds)
- Tampa Yankees (New York Yankees)
[edit] Teams of the Modern FSL (1936-)
- Baseball City Royals
- Brevard County Manatees
- Charlotte Rangers
- Clearwater Phillies
- Clearwater Threshers
- Cocoa Astros
- Cocoa Indians
- Daytona Beach Admirals
- Daytona Beach Astros
- Daytona Beach Dodgers
- Daytona Beach Islanders
- Daytona Cubs
- Deerfield Beach Sun Sox
- DeLand Red Hats
- DeLand Reds
- DeLand Sun Caps
- Dunedin Blue Jays
- Fort Lauderdale Red Sox
- Fort Lauderdale Yankees
- Fort Myers Miracle
- Fort Myers Royals
- Gainesville G-Men
- Jacksonville Beach Sea Birds
- Jupiter Hammerheads
- Key West Conchs
- Key West Cubs
- Key West Padres
- Key West Sun Caps
- Kissimmee Cobras
- Lakeland Giants
- Lakeland Indians
- Lakeland Pilots
- Lakeland Tigers
- Leesburg Anglers
- Leesburg Athletics
- Leesburg Braves
- Leesburg Dodgers
- Leesburg Gondoliers
- Leesburg Lakers
- Leesburg Orioles
- Leesburg Packers
- Leesburg Pirates
- Miami Marlins
- Miami Miracle
- Miami Orioles
- Ocala Yearlings
- Orlando C.B.s
- Orlando Dodgers
- Orlando Flyers
- Orlando Gulls
- Orlando Senators
- Orlando Seratomas
- Orlando Twins
- Osceola Astros
- Palatka Azaleas
- Palatka Cubs
- Palatka Redlegs
- Palatka Tigers
- Palm Beach Cardinals
- Pompano Beach Cubs
- Pompano Beach Mets
- St. Augustine Saints
- St. Lucie Mets
- St. Petersburg Cardinals
- St. Petersburg Devil Rays
- St. Petersburg Saints
- Sanford Cardinals
- Sanford Celeryfeds
- Sanford Giants
- Sanford Greyhounds
- Sanford Lookouts
- Sanford Seminole Blues
- Sanford Seminoles
- Sarasota Reds
- Sarasota Red Sox
- Sarasota Sun Sox
- Sarasota White Sox
- Tampa Tarpons
- Tampa White Sox
- Tampa Yankees
- Vero Beach Dodgers
- West Palm Beach Braves
- West Palm Beach Expos
- West Palm Beach Indians
- West Palm Beach Sun Chiefs
- Winter Haven Mets
- Winter Haven Red Sox
- Winter Haven Sun Sox
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| Florida State League | ||
| Eastern Division | Western Division | |
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| Brevard County Manatees | Daytona Cubs | Jupiter Hammerheads | Palm Beach Cardinals | St. Lucie Mets | Vero Beach Dodgers | Clearwater Threshers | Dunedin Blue Jays | Fort Myers Miracle | Lakeland Flying Tigers | Sarasota Reds | Tampa Yankees | |
| Professional Baseball | |
|---|---|
| Major League Baseball: American League, National League; Japanese baseball: Central League, Pacific League | |
| Winter League Baseball | |
| Dominican Republic | Mexico | Puerto Rico | Venezuela | Hawaii | |
| Minor League Baseball | |
| Triple-A: International League | Mexican League | Pacific Coast League Double-A: Eastern League | Southern League | Texas League Notable Independent Leagues: American Association | Can-Am League | Northern League |
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| Notable Defunct Leagues | |
| Negro Leagues | All-American Girls Professional Baseball League | |
