The Eastern League is a minor league baseball league which operates primarily in the northeastern United States, although it has had a team in Ohio since 1989. The Eastern League has played at the AA (Double-A) level since 1963. The league was founded in 1923 as the New York-Pennsylvania League. In 1936 the first team outside of the two original states was created, when the York White Roses of York, Pennsylvania moved to Trenton, New Jersey and renamed the Trenton Senators. When, in 1938, the Scranton Miners of Scranton, Pennsylvania team moved to Hartford, Connecticut and renamed the Hartford Bees, the league was renamed as the Eastern League.
Since 1923, there have been Eastern League teams in 51 different cities located in 12 different states and two Canadian provinces. The league consisted of six to eight teams from 1923 until 1993. In 1994, the league expanded to ten teams with the addition of the Portland Sea Dogs and the New Haven Ravens, and split into two divisions, the Northern Division and the Southern Division In 1999, the league expanded to twelve teams with the addition of the Altoona Curve and the Erie SeaWolves.
[edit] Current teams
| Division | Team | MLB Affiliation | City | Stadium | Capacity |
| Northern Division | Binghamton Mets | New York Mets | Binghamton, New York | NYSEG Stadium | 6,012 |
| New Britain Rock Cats | Minnesota Twins | New Britain, Connecticut | New Britain Stadium | 6,146 |
| New Hampshire Fisher Cats | Toronto Blue Jays | Manchester, New Hampshire | Merchantsauto.com Stadium | 7,500 |
| Portland Sea Dogs | Boston Red Sox | Portland, Maine | Hadlock Field | 7,368 |
| Trenton Thunder | New York Yankees | Trenton, New Jersey | Mercer County Waterfront Park | 6,341 |
| Southern Division | Akron Aeros | Cleveland Indians | Akron, Ohio | Canal Park | 9,097 |
| Altoona Curve | Pittsburgh Pirates | Altoona, Pennsylvania | Blair County Ballpark | 7,210 |
| Bowie Baysox | Baltimore Orioles | Bowie, Maryland | Prince George's Stadium | 10,000 |
| Erie SeaWolves | Detroit Tigers | Erie, Pennsylvania | Jerry Uht Park | 6,000 |
| Harrisburg Senators | Washington Nationals | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania | Metro Bank Park1 | 6,302 |
| Reading Phillies | Philadelphia Phillies | Reading, Pennsylvania | FirstEnergy Stadium | 9,000 |
| Richmond Flying Squirrels | San Francisco Giants | Richmond, Virginia | The Diamond | 12,134 |
- 1 Hosting 2010 Eastern League All-Star Game
[edit] Current team rosters
[edit] Complete list of Eastern League teams (1923-Present)
Notes: Bold font indicates that team is an active Eastern League team • An "^" indicates that team's article redirects to an article of an active Eastern League team
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| Eastern League | | | Northern Division | | | | Southern Division | | |
