Low-A Southeast

Low-A Southeast
Sport	Baseball
Founded	2021
No. of teams	10
Countries	United States
Most recent; champion(s)	Bradenton Marauders (2021)
Most titles	Bradenton Marauders (1)
Classification	Low-A

The Low-A Southeast is a 10-team Minor League Baseball league that began operating in Florida in 2021.[1] Along with the Low-A East 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 10 former members of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League.[2]

Current teams

Division	Team	MLB affiliation	City	Stadium	Capacity
East	Daytona Tortugas	Cincinnati Reds	Daytona Beach, Florida	Jackie Robinson Ballpark	4,200
	Jupiter Hammerheads	Miami Marlins	Jupiter, Florida	Roger Dean Stadium	6,871
	Palm Beach Cardinals	St. Louis Cardinals	Jupiter, Florida	Roger Dean Stadium	6,871
	St. Lucie Mets	New York Mets	Port St. Lucie, Florida	Clover Park	7,160
West	Bradenton Marauders	Pittsburgh Pirates	Bradenton, Florida	LECOM Park	8,500
	Clearwater Threshers	Philadelphia Phillies	Clearwater, Florida	BayCare Ballpark	8,500
	Dunedin Blue Jays	Toronto Blue Jays	Dunedin, Florida	TD Ballpark	8,500
	Fort Myers Mighty Mussels	Minnesota Twins	Fort Myers, Florida	Hammond Stadium	9,300
	Lakeland Flying Tigers	Detroit Tigers	Lakeland, Florida	Joker Marchant Stadium	8,500
	Tampa Tarpons	New York Yankees	Tampa, Florida	George M. Steinbrenner Field	11,026

Low-A Southeast team locations:

East Division

West Division

Champions

In the Low-A Southeast'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.[3]

Champions
Season	Champion	Score	Runner-up	Ref.
2021	Bradenton Marauders	3–0	Tampa Tarpons	[4]

Awards

Four awards were presented in the Low-A Southeast's first season: Most Valuable Player, Pitcher of the Year, Top MLB Prospect, and Manager of the Year.[5]

Most Valuable Player

Most Valuable Player
Season	Winner	Team	Organization	Position	BA	HR	RBI	Ref.
2021	Endy Rodriguez	Bradenton Marauders	Pittsburgh Pirates	Catcher	.294	15	73	[6]

Pitcher of the Year

Pitcher of the Year
Season	Winner	Team	Organization	Record	ERA	SO	Ref.
2021	Adrian Florencio	Bradenton Marauders	Pittsburgh Pirates	6–4	2.46	117	[7]

Top MLB Prospect

Top MLB Prospect
Season	Winner	Team	Organization	Position	Record	ERA	SO	Ref.
2021	Eury Pérez	Jupiter Hammerheads	Miami Marlins	Pitcher	2–3	1.61	82	[8]

Manager of the Year

Manager of the Year
Season	Winner	Team	Organization	Division	Finish	Record	Refs.
2021	Jonathan Johnston	Bradenton Marauders	Pittsburgh Pirates	West	2nd	71–48	[9][10]

References

Mayo, Jonathan (February 12, 2021). "MLB Announces New Minors Teams, Leagues". Major League Baseball. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
"Florida State League (Adv A) Encyclopedia and History". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved February 12, 2012.
Heneghan, Kelsie (July 1, 2021). "Playoffs Return to the Minor Leagues". Minor League Baseball. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
Trujillo, Nick (September 24, 2021). "Bradenton Clinches Low-A Southeast Title". Minor League Baseball. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
"Postseason All-Stars". Minor League Baseball. Archived from the original on October 10, 2021. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
"Endy Rodriguez Minor Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
"Adrian Florencio Minor Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
"Eury Perez Minor Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
"Jonathan Johnston Minor Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
"2021 Low-A Southeast". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved October 10, 2021.