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List of Chicago Cubs minor league affiliates
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The Chicago Cubs farm system consists of seven Minor League Baseball affiliates across the United States and in the Dominican Republic. Four teams are independently owned, while three—the Arizona Complex League Cubs and two Dominican Summer League Cubs squads—are owned by the major league club.
Current Chicago Cubs domestic minor league affiliate locations
The Cubs have been affiliated with the Triple-A Iowa Cubs of the International League since 1981, making it the longest-running affiliation in the organization among teams not owned by the Cubs. Their newest affiliates are the High-A South Bend Cubs of the Midwest League and the Single-A Myrtle Beach Pelicans of the Carolina League, which became Cubs affiliates in 2015.
Geographically, Chicago's closest domestic affiliate is the South Bend Cubs, which are approximately 75 miles (121 km) away. Chicago's furthest domestic affiliate is the Rookie Arizona Complex League Cubs, which are some 1,437 miles (2,313 km) away.
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The Chicago Cubs farm system consists of seven minor league affiliates.[1]
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1922–1962
Minor League Baseball operated with five classes (Double-A, Class A, Class B, Class C, and Class D) from 1922 to 1935.[2] Class A1, between Double-A and Class A, was added in 1936.[3] The minors continued to operate with these six levels through 1945.[3] Triple-A was established as the highest classification in 1946, and Class A1 became Double-A, with Class A through D remaining.[3] These six levels continued through 1962.[2] The Pacific Coast League (PCL) was reclassified from Triple-A to Open in 1952 due to the possibility of becoming a third major league. This arrangement ended following the 1957 season when the relocation of the National League's Dodgers and Giants to the West Coast ended any chance of the PCL being promoted.[2]
1963–1989
Prior to the 1963 season, Major League Baseball (MLB) initiated a reorganization of Minor League Baseball that resulted in a reduction from six classes to four (Triple-A, Double-A, Class A, and Rookie) in response to the general decline of the minors throughout the 1950s and early-1960s when leagues and teams folded due to shrinking attendance caused by baseball fans' preference for staying at home to watch MLB games on television. The only change made within the next 27 years was Class A being subdivided for the first time to form Class A Short Season in 1966.[2]
1990–2020
Minor League Baseball operated with six classes from 1990 to 2020. In 1990, the Class A level was subdivided for a second time with the creation of Class A-Advanced. The Rookie level consisted of domestic and foreign circuits.[2]
2021–present
The current structure of Minor League Baseball is the result of an overall contraction of the system beginning with the 2021 season. Class A was reduced to two levels: High-A and Low-A.[107] Low-A was reclassified as Single-A in 2022.[108]
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- In 1962, the Cubs shared the Triple-A Salt Lake City Bees with the Cleveland Indians.[44]
- In 2002, the Cubs operated a Venezuelan Summer League team as a co-op with the Colorado Rockies.[86]
- The 2020 Minor League Baseball season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[105]
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