Eastern League
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| sport | baseball |
| League foundation | 1923 |
| Teams | 12 |
| Country countries |
 United States
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| Title holder | New Hampshire Fisher Cats (2018) |
| Record champions | Binghamton Triplets (10) |
| Website | milb.com/eastern |
The Eastern League is a minor league baseball league that operates primarily in the northeastern United States . The Eastern League has been playing at the Double-A level since 1963. The league was founded in 1923 as the New York-Pennsylvania League. In 1936 the first team outside the two countries of origin was founded. In 1938, when the Scranton Miners of Scranton, Pennsylvania moved to Hartford , Connecticut and became the Hartford Bees, the league was renamed the Eastern League.
Since 1923, there have been Eastern League teams in 51 different cities, located in 12 different states and two Canadian provinces. The league consisted of six to eight teams from 1923 to 1993. In 1994 the league was expanded to 10 teams and divided into two divisions, the Northern Division and the Southern Division. In 1999 the league expanded to 12 teams, supplemented by the Altoona Curve and the Erie SeaWolves. The two divisions were restructured and renamed the Eastern Division and Western Division for the 2010 season as the Connecticut Defenders moved to Richmond , Virginia , where they are now known as the Richmond Flying Squirrels, after the 2009 season .
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Since the Eastern League was founded in 1923, the champions have been determined in different ways. A formal playoff system for determining the league champions was introduced in 1934.
The Binghamton Triplets won 10 championships, the most of any team in the league, followed by the Elmira Colonels / Pioneers / Royals (8) and the Scranton Miners / Red Sox (7). Among the active teams, the Harrisburg Senators have won 6 championships, followed by the Akron Eros / RubberDucks (5) and the Reading Fightin Phils (4).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Past Champions | Eastern League History. Retrieved November 2, 2018 .