For the 2009 season:
AAA - Norfolk Tides, International League
AA - Bowie BaySox, Eastern League
A - Frederick Keys, Carolina League
A - Delmarva Shorebirds, South Atlantic League
A - Aberdeen IronBirds, New York-Penn League
Rookie - Bluefield Orioles, Appalachian League
Rookie - DSL Orioles, Dominican Summer League
Rookie - GCL Orioles, Gulf Coast League
Ask your great great grandpa.
Football teams do not have farm teams. Minor League or farm teams are associated with Major League Baseball.
NFL Football teams don't have farm teams.
Orioles, Oakland A's
There are no "sponsors" for major league baseball teams. All teams are owned by corporations.
Orioles and Yankees
Providence Bruins
The Tigers, Orioles, Giants and Mets wear orange.
www.baseballalmanac.com
1921--An agreement was signed which allowed a Major League team to own Minor League teams. Branch Rickey of the St. Louis Cardinals used this to establish the farm system, controlling players at different classifications of Minor League Baseball and developing them for his team. More info at http://www.minorleaguebaseball.com
Baltimore Orioles, St. Louis Cardinals and Toronto Blue Jays.
Pittsburgh Pirates Baltimore Orioles