Low-A East

The Low-A East is a 12-team Minor League Baseball league that began operating in the United States in 2021.[1] Along with the Low-A Southeast and Low-A West, it is one of three leagues playing at the Low-A level, which is four grades below Major League Baseball (MLB). The league was created in 2021 in conjunction with MLB's reorganization of the minor leagues.[1] The league is made up of seven former members of the Class A-Advanced Carolina League and five of the Class A South Atlantic League.

Low-A East
SportBaseball
Founded2021
No. of teams12
CountryUnited States
Most recent
champion(s)		Charleston RiverDogs (2021)
Most titlesCharleston RiverDogs (1)
ClassificationLow-A

Current teams
Division Team MLB Affiliation City Stadium Capacity
North Delmarva Shorebirds Baltimore Orioles Salisbury, Maryland Arthur W. Perdue Stadium 5,200
Fredericksburg Nationals Washington Nationals Fredericksburg, Virginia FredNats Ballpark 5,000
Lynchburg Hillcats Cleveland Guardians Lynchburg, Virginia Bank of the James Stadium 4,000
Salem Red Sox Boston Red Sox Salem, Virginia Salem Memorial Ballpark 6,300
Central Carolina Mudcats Milwaukee Brewers Zebulon, North Carolina Five County Stadium 6,500
Down East Wood Ducks Texas Rangers Kinston, North Carolina Grainger Stadium 4,100
Fayetteville Woodpeckers Houston Astros Fayetteville, North Carolina Segra Stadium 4,786
Kannapolis Cannon Ballers Chicago White Sox Kannapolis, North Carolina Atrium Health Ballpark 4,930
South Augusta GreenJackets Atlanta Braves North Augusta, South Carolina SRP Park 4,000
Charleston RiverDogs Tampa Bay Rays Charleston, South Carolina Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park 6,000
Columbia Fireflies Kansas City Royals Columbia, South Carolina Segra Park 7,501
Myrtle Beach Pelicans Chicago Cubs Myrtle Beach, South Carolina TicketReturn.com Field 4,875
  • North Division
  • Central Division
  • South Division

Champions

In the Low-A East's first season, the two teams with the highest winning percentages in the regular season competed in a best-of-five series to determine the league champion.[2]

Champions
Season Champion Score Runner-up Ref.
2021 Charleston RiverDogs 3–2 Down East Wood Ducks [3]

Awards

Four awards were presented in the Low-A East's first season: Most Valuable Player, Pitcher of the Year, Top MLB Prospect, and Manager of the Year.[4]

Most Valuable Player
Most Valuable Player
Season Winner Team Organization Position BA HR RBI Ref.
2021 Diego Infante Charleston RiverDogs Tampa Bay Rays Outfielder .296 16 80 [5]

Pitcher of the Year
Pitcher of the Year
Season Winner Team Organization Record ERA SO Ref.
2021 Joey Estes Augusta GreenJackets Atlanta Braves 3–6 2.91 127 [6]

Top MLB Prospect
Top MLB Prospect
Season Winner Team Organization Position BA HR RBI Ref.
2021 Jhonkensy Noel Lynchburg Hillcats Cleveland Indians First baseman .393 11 40 [7]

Manager of the Year
Manager of the Year
Season Winner Team Organization Division Finish Record Refs.
2021 Blake Butera Charleston RiverDogs Tampa Bay Rays South 1st 82–38 [8][9]

References
  1. Mayo, Jonathan (February 12, 2021). "MLB Announces New Minors Teams, Leagues". Major League Baseball. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
  2. Heneghan, Kelsie (July 1, 2021). "Playoffs Return to the Minor Leagues". Minor League Baseball. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
  3. Trujillo, Nick (September 26, 2021). "Charleston Wins the Low-A East Championship". Minor League Baseball. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
  4. "Postseason All-Stars". Minor League Baseball. Archived from the original on October 10, 2021. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
  5. "Diego Infante Minor & Winter Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
  6. "Joey Estes Minor Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
  7. "Jhonkensy Noel Minor Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
  8. "Blake Butera College, Amateur & Minor Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
  9. "2021 Low-A East". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved October 10, 2021.

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