Who are the Maryland minor league baseball teams?
Through the 2008 season:
1) Bowie Baysox - AA affliate of the Baltimore Orioles (Eastern
League)
2) Frederick Keys - A affliate of the Baltimore Orioles
(Carolina League)
3) Hagerstown Suns - A affliate of the Washington Nationals
(South Atlantic League)
4) Aberdeen Ironbirds - A affliate of the Baltimore Orioles (New
York-Penn League)
5) Delmarva Shorebirds - A affliate of the Baltimore Orioles
(South Atlantic League)
There is another team in Maryland known as the Southern Maryland
Blue Crabs. They are an independent team that plays in the Atlantic
League. The Atlantic League is an organization that is not
associated with MLB and, therefore, not classified as a minor
league. The Atlantic League requires teams to have parks comparable
to AAA standards and the players are considered to be in the AA and
AAA range.