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The Midwest League is a Minor League Baseball league established in 1947 and based in the Midwestern United States. A Class A league for most of its history, the league was promoted to High-A as part of Major League Baseball 's 2021 reorganization of the minor leagues. The Midwest League began as the Illinois State League (1947–1948) and then ...
The Midwest League of Minor League Baseball is one of three High-A baseball leagues in the United States.It was previously known as the Illinois State League from 1947 to 1948 and as the Mississippi-Ohio Valley League form 1949 to 1955, but has been the Midwest League since 1956 (with the exception of 2021 when known as the High-A Central).
Brian Dinkelman. The Cedar Rapids Kernels are a Minor League Baseball team of the Midwest League and the High-A affiliate of the Minnesota Twins. They are located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and play their home games at Veterans Memorial Stadium. The Kernels are owned by Cedar Rapids Ball Club, Inc. (also known as Cedar Rapids Baseball Club, Inc.).
Paul Kleinhans-Schulz. Manager. Brooks Conrad. The Quad Cities River Bandits are a Minor League Baseball team of the Midwest League and the High-A affiliate of the Kansas City Royals. Their home games are played at Modern Woodmen Park (formerly John O'Donnell Stadium) in Davenport, Iowa, one of the Quad Cities .
Each of the 12 teams of Minor League Baseball's Midwest League carry a 30-man active roster. Only these players are eligible to play. Teams may have any number of inactive players on their rosters at a given time who do not count toward active roster limits. Injured players may be placed on the injured list (7-day or 60-day).
Victor Estevez. The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers are a Minor League Baseball team of the Midwest League and the High-A affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers. They are located in Grand Chute, Wisconsin, a town on the outskirts of Appleton in the Fox Cities, and are named for the timber rattlesnake, which is more commonly found in southwest Wisconsin.
Peoria Chiefs. The Peoria Chiefs are a Minor League Baseball team of the Midwest League and the High-A affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals. The team was established in 1983 as the Peoria Suns. They are located in Peoria, Illinois, and are named for the Peoria Indian tribe for which the city was named. In 2005, the team replaced the indigenous ...
There are twelve stadiums in use by Midwest League baseball teams. The oldest stadium is Modern Woodmen Park (1931) in Davenport, Iowa, home of the Quad Cities River Bandits. The newest stadium is ABC Supply Stadium in Beloit, Wisconsin, home of the Beloit Sky Carp. One stadium was built in the 1930s, one in the 1980s, three in the 1990s, six ...