Minor League Baseball (MiLB) is a professional baseball organization below Major League Baseball (MLB), constituted of teams affiliated with MLB clubs. It was founded on September 5, 1901, in response to the growing dominance of the National League and American League, as the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues (NAPBL or NA).
Minor League Baseball originated as simply the organization of lower tiers of professional baseball in the United States, comprising clubs that lacked the financial means to compete with the National League and later the American League. The association of minor leagues remained independent throughout the early 20th century, protected by agreements with the major leagues to ensure they were compensated when minor-league players were signed by major-league clubs. Later, Minor League Baseball evolved to be constituted entirely of affiliates of larger clubs, giving young prospects a chance to develop their skills before competing in the major leagues.
MiLB teams sign Professional Development League licenses with MLB clubs, requiring that Major League affiliates provide and pay for players and staff for affiliate clubs. In exchange, MLB affiliates maintain full control of the players and may freely move them between levels of play.
Minor League Baseball consists of several levels of play. MLB prospects play at each level, typically beginning at the lowest level and earning promotion to higher levels. There are, however, no strict requirements for advancement; prospects may skip levels and some may skip the Minor Leagues altogether. The five domestic levels of MiLB today are, from lowest to highest, Rookie League,[a] Single-A, High-A, AA (or Double-A) and AAA (or Triple-A).
To solve this puzzle, you will need to look careful through the image below consisting of logos belonging to several Minor League Teams. Each team pictured is affiliated with one of the thirty Major League Baseball teams. To get the final coordinates, determine which Major League team is not represented in the image and enter that team's double A team into the checker.
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