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.
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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