Triple-A has been the highest level of play in Minor League Baseball in the United States since 1946. Currently, two leagues operate at the Triple-A level, the International League and the Pacific Coa
Coca-Cola Park in Allentown, Pennsylvania, home of the Lehigh Valley IronPigs, the Triple-A affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies
Jackie Robinson, then with the Triple-A Montreal Royals in July 1946
Players of the Triple-A Nashville Sounds in August 2019
The 2015 Pacific Coast League Triple-A All-Stars
Double-A is the second-highest level of play in Minor League Baseball in the United States since 1946, below only Triple-A. There are 30 teams classified at the Double-A level, one for each team in Ma
Triple-A (baseball)
…the current two Triple-A leagues, only three other leagues have ever held the classification. Prior to 1946, the top level of Minor League Baseball was Double-A, which had been established in 1912. The Triple-A classification was created before the 1946 season, and began with all three leagues then in Double-A…
Jigger Statz, pictured in 1922, played in over 2700 Minor League Baseball games, all at the Double-A level in the Pacific Coast League between 1920 and 1942
In August 1985, after playing for several Double-A level teams, Jeff Hearron was signed by the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball