Double-A Northeast

Double-A Northeast
Sport	Baseball
Founded	2021
No. of teams	12
Country	United States
Most recent champion(s)	Akron RubberDucks (2021)
Most titles	Akron RubberDucks (1)
Classification	Double-A

The Double-A Northeast is a 12-team Minor League Baseball (MiLB) league that began operating in the United States in 2021.^[1] Along with the Double-A Central and the Double-A South, it is one of three leagues playing at the Double-A level, which is two 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 a replacement league for the Eastern League, a former Minor League Baseball Double-A league that was established in 1923 and operated until 2020. The league is made up of 11 former Eastern League teams and one team formerly of the independent Atlantic League of Professional Baseball.^[2]^[3]

Current teams

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Current team locations:

Northeast Division

Southwest Division

Canal Park, home of the Akron RubberDucks of Double-A Northeast's Southwest Division

File:First Energy Stadium in 2019.jpg

FirstEnergy Stadium, home of the Reading Fightin Phils of the Double-A Northeast's Northeast Division

Division	Team	Current MLB Affiliation	City	Stadium	Capacity
Northeast	Binghamton Rumble Ponies	New York Mets	Binghamton, New York	Mirabito Stadium	6,012^[4]
	Hartford Yard Goats	Colorado Rockies	Hartford, Connecticut	Dunkin' Donuts Park	6,121^[5]
	New Hampshire Fisher Cats	Toronto Blue Jays	Manchester, New Hampshire	Northeast Delta Dental Stadium	6,500^[6]
	Portland Sea Dogs	Boston Red Sox	Portland, Maine	Hadlock Field	7,368^[7]
	Reading Fightin Phils	Philadelphia Phillies	Reading, Pennsylvania	FirstEnergy Stadium	9,000^[8]
	Somerset Patriots	New York Yankees	Bridgewater Township, New Jersey	TD Bank Ballpark	6,100
Southwest	Akron RubberDucks	Cleveland Guardians	Akron, Ohio	Canal Park	7,630^[9]
	Altoona Curve	Pittsburgh Pirates	Altoona, Pennsylvania	Peoples Natural Gas Field	7,210^[10]
	Bowie Baysox	Baltimore Orioles	Bowie, Maryland	Prince George's Stadium	10,000^[11]
	Erie SeaWolves	Detroit Tigers	Erie, Pennsylvania	UPMC Park	6,000^[12]
	Harrisburg Senators	Washington Nationals	Harrisburg, Pennsylvania	FNB Field	6,187^[13]
	Richmond Flying Squirrels	San Francisco Giants	Richmond, Virginia	The Diamond	9,560^[14]

Champions

In the Double-A Northeast'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.^[15]

Champions
Season	Champion	Score	Runner-up	Ref.
2021	Akron RubberDucks	3–0	Bowie Baysox	^[16]

Awards

Four awards were presented in the Double-A Northeast's first season: Most Valuable Player, Pitcher of the Year, Top MLB Prospect, and Manager of the Year.^[17]

Most Valuable Player

Most Valuable Player
Season	Winner	Team	Organization	Position	BA	HR	RBI	Ref.
2021	Oswaldo Cabrera	Somerset Patriots	New York Yankees	Second baseman	.256	24	78	^[18]

Pitcher of the Year

Pitcher of the Year
Season	Winner	Team	Organization	Record	ERA	SO	Ref.
2021	Grayson Rodriguez	Bowie Baysox	Baltimore Orioles	6–1	2.60	121	^[19]

Top MLB Prospect

Top MLB Prospect
Season	Winner	Team	Organization	Position	BA	HR	RBI	Ref.
2021	Adley Rutschman	Bowie Baysox	Baltimore Orioles	Catcher	.271	18	55	^[20]

Manager of the Year

Manager of the Year
Season	Winner	Team	Organization	Division	Finish	Record	Refs.
2021	Rouglas Odor	Akron RubberDucks	Cleveland Indians	Southwest	1st	73–46	^[21]^[22]

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v t e Double-A Northeast
Northeast Division	Binghamton Rumble Ponies Hartford Yard Goats New Hampshire Fisher Cats Portland Sea Dogs Reading Fightin Phils Somerset Patriots
Southwest Division	Akron RubberDucks Altoona Curve Bowie Baysox Erie SeaWolves Harrisburg Senators Richmond Flying Squirrels
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