List of Minor League Baseball leagues and teams
Independent leagues -- Atlantic League of Professional Baseball
Table:
Team

Division

City

State

Stadium

Stadium capacity

High Point Rockers

Liberty

High Point

North Carolina

BB&T Point

5,000

Lancaster Barnstormers

Freedom

Lancaster

Pennsylvania

Clipper Magazine Stadium

6,000

Long Island Ducks

Liberty

Central Islip

New York

Bethpage Ballpark

6,002

New Britain Bees

Liberty

New Britain

Connecticut

New Britain Stadium

6,146

Somerset Patriots

Liberty

Bridgewater

New Jersey

TD Bank Ballpark

6,100

Southern Maryland Blue Crabs

Freedom

Waldorf

Maryland

Regency Furniture Stadium

4,200

Sugar Land Skeeters

Freedom

Sugar Land

Texas

Constellation Field

7,500

York Revolution

Freedom

York

Pennsylvania

PeoplesBank Park

5,200

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The High Point Rockers are an American professional baseball team based at BB & T Point ballpark in High Point , North Carolina and playing in the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball , an independent baseball league .
High Point is a city located in the Piedmont Triad region of the U.S. state of North Carolina . Most of the city is located in Guilford County , with portions extending into neighboring Randolph , Davidson , and Forsyth counties . High Point is North Carolina 's only city that extends into four counties . As of the 2010 census the city had a total population of 104,371 , with an estimated population of 112,316 in 2018 . High Point is currently the ninth-largest municipality in North Carolina , and the 259th largest city in America . Major industries in High Point include furniture , textiles , and bus manufacturing . The city 's official slogan is North Carolina 's International City due to the semi-annual High Point Furniture Market that attracts 100,000 exhibitors and buyers from around the world . It is home to High Point University , a private Methodist-affiliated institution founded in 1924 .
North Carolina ( /ˌkærəˈlaɪnə/ ( listen ) ) is a U.S. state located in the southeastern region of the United States . North Carolina is the 28th largest and 9th-most populous of the 50 United States . It is bordered by Virginia to the north , the Atlantic Ocean to the east , Georgia and South Carolina to the south , and Tennessee to the west . Raleigh is the state 's capital and Charlotte is its largest city . The Charlotte metropolitan area , with an estimated population of 2,569,213 in 2018 , is the most populous metropolitan area in North Carolina , the 23rd-most populous in the United States , and the largest banking center in the nation after New York City . The Raleigh metropolitan area is the second-largest metropolitan area in the state , with an estimated population of 1,362,540 in 2018 , and is home to the largest research park in the United States , Research Triangle Park . North Carolina was established as a royal colony in 1729 and is one of the original Thirteen Colonies . North Carolina is named in honor of King Charles I of England who first formed the English colony , with Carolus being Latin for Charles . On November 21 , 1789 , North Carolina became the 12th state to ratify the United States Constitution . In the run-up to the American Civil War , North Carolina declared its secession from the Union on May 20 , 1861 , becoming the last of eleven states to join the Confederate States . Following the Civil War , the state was restored to the Union on June 25 , 1868 . On December 17 , 1903 , Orville and Wilbur Wright successfully piloted the world 's first controlled , sustained flight of a powered , heavier-than-air aircraft at Kill Devil Hills in North Carolina 's Outer Banks .
BB & T Point is a baseball stadium located in High Point , North Carolina and is home to the High Point Rockers of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball . The ballpark is bordered by Elm , English , Gatewood and Lindsay streets . BB & T Corporation is paying $ 500,000 annually for 15 years for the naming rights . The stadium hosted its first official event on May 2 , 2019 , as the High Point Rockers defeated the Sugar Land Skeeters in their first ever Opening Day game .
The Lancaster Barnstormers are an American professional baseball team based in Lancaster , Pennsylvania . They are a member of the Freedom Division of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball , which is not affiliated with Major League Baseball . The Barnstormers have played their home games at Clipper Magazine Stadium in the city 's Northwest Corridor since 2005 . The team 's name , selected in a fan ballot , refers to the act of barnstorming , which means to travel around an area appearing in exhibition sports events , especially baseball games . The term was used to describe Lancaster 's baseball teams as early as 1906 . Their primary logo incorporates the colors red , navy blue , and khaki which were previously used by the Lancaster Red Roses of affiliated Minor League Baseball from 1940 to 1961 . The name and logo also allude to Lancaster County 's agricultural heritage and its inclusion of Amish culture and lore .
Lancaster ( /ˈlæŋkɪstər/ LANG-kə-stər ) is a city located in South Central Pennsylvania which serves as the seat of Pennsylvania 's Lancaster County and one of the oldest inland towns in the United States . With a population of 59,322 , it ranks eighth in population among Pennsylvania 's cities . The Lancaster metropolitan area population is 507,766 , making it the 101st largest metropolitan area in the U.S. and second largest in the South Central Pennsylvania area . The city 's primary industries include healthcare , tourism , public administration , manufacturing , and both professional and semi-professional services . Lancaster hosts more electronic public CCTV outdoor cameras per capita than cities such as Boston or San Francisco , despite controversy among residents . Lancaster was home to James Buchanan , the nation 's 15th president , and to congressman and abolitionist Thaddeus Stevens .
Pennsylvania ( /ˌpɛnsəlˈveɪniə/ ( listen ) PEN-səl-VAY-nee-ə ) , officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania , is a state located in the Northeastern , Great Lakes , Appalachian , and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States . The Appalachian Mountains run through its middle . The Commonwealth is bordered by Delaware to the southeast , Maryland to the south , West Virginia to the southwest , Ohio to the west , Lake Erie and the Canadian province of Ontario to the northwest , New York to the north , and New Jersey to the east . Pennsylvania is the 33rd-largest state by area , and the 5th-most populous state according to the most recent official U.S. Census count in 2010 . It is the 9th-most densely populated of the 50 states . Pennsylvania 's two most populous cities are Philadelphia ( 1,580,863 ) , and Pittsburgh ( 302,407 ) . The state capital and its 10th-largest city is Harrisburg . Pennsylvania has 140 miles ( 225 km ) of waterfront along Lake Erie and the Delaware River . The state is one of the 13 original founding states of the United States ; it came into being in 1681 as a result of a royal land grant to William Penn , the son of the state 's namesake . Part of Pennsylvania ( along the Delaware River ) , together with the present State of Delaware , had earlier been organized as the Colony of New Sweden . It was the second state to ratify the United States Constitution , on December 12 , 1787 . Independence Hall , where the United States Declaration of Independence and United States Constitution were drafted , is located in the state 's largest city of Philadelphia .
Clipper Magazine Stadium is a 6,000-seat baseball park in Lancaster , Pennsylvania . Its first regular season baseball game occurred on May 11 , 2005 , in which the Lancaster Barnstormers lost to the Atlantic City Surf , 4-3 . The ballpark also hosts the Lancaster New Era Tournament for midget baseball and the Lancaster-Lebanon League high school baseball championship , and was the site of the 2008 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference baseball championship . In October 2008 , the venue hosted vice-presidential nominee , Sarah Palin , for the Road to Victory rally during the 2008 United States presidential election . Clipper Magazine Stadium was honored as the Ballpark of the Year by the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball following the end of its 2013 regular season . The award commemorated Barnstormers ' staff for their excellence in groundskeeping and stadium operations . Clipper Magazine Stadium also serves as the corporate headquarters for the Atlantic League . The ballpark is named for Clipper Magazine , a local periodical company , which purchased the naming rights for $ 2.5 million over ten years . This agreement was extended in 2013 through the 2019 season .
The Long Island Ducks are an American professional baseball team based on Long Island in the Suffolk County town of Central Islip , New York . The Ducks compete in the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball ( ALPB ) as a member of the Liberty Division . The ALPB is an independent baseball league which is not affiliated with Major League Baseball . They are the only team in the league to be based in New York . The Long Island Ducks played their first season in 2000 , two years after the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball played its inaugural season in 1998 . The Ducks ' home ballpark has been Bethpage Ballpark since their inception in 2000 . Throughout its history , the stadium has formerly been known as Suffolk County Sports Park ( 1999 ) , EAB Park ( 2000-2001 ) , and Citibank Park ( 2002-2009 ) . The Ducks name refers to Long Island 's duck-farming heritage , which is further represented by the Big Duck ferrocement . The Big Duck is also located in Suffolk County in the hamlet of Flanders , New York . The Ducks set the independent league baseball single-season attendance record at the time by welcoming 443,142 fans during the 2001 season . This surpassed the previous record of 436,361 fans which the team had also set in 2000 . The Ducks reached the 5 million fan mark in attendance in July 2011 and welcomed their Atlantic League record 6 millionth fan in mid-2014 .
Central Islip is a hamlet and census-designated place ( CDP ) within the Town of Islip in Suffolk County , New York , United States . The population was 34,450 at the 2010 census .
New York is a state located in the Northeastern United States . New York was one of the original thirteen colonies that formed the United States . With an estimated 19.45 million residents in 2019 , it is the fourth most populous state . In order to distinguish the state from its city with the same name , it is commonly referred to as New York State ( NYS ) . The state 's most populous city , New York City , makes up over 40% of the state 's population . Two-thirds of the state 's population lives in the New York metropolitan area , and nearly 40% lives on Long Island . The state and city were both named for the 17th-century Duke of York , the future King James II of England . With an estimated population of 8.39 million in 2018 , New York City is the most populous city in the United States and the premier gateway for legal immigration to the United States . The New York metropolitan area is one of the most populous in the world . New York City is a global city , home to the United Nations Headquarters , and has been described as the cultural , financial , and media capital of the world , as well as the world 's most economically powerful city . The next four most populous cities in the state are Buffalo , Rochester , Yonkers , and Syracuse , while the state capital is Albany . The 27th largest U.S. state in land area , New York has a diverse geography .
Bethpage Ballpark is a 6,002-seat baseball park in Central Islip , New York that serves as the home of the Long Island Ducks , an independent minor league baseball team that is a member of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball . Its first regular season game took place on May 14 , 2000 , when the Ducks played host to the Aberdeen Arsenal . The game was the first in the history of both franchises , as they both entered the Atlantic League at the same time . Bethpage Ballpark hosted the 2002 , 2010 , and 2018 Atlantic League All-Star Games .
The New Britain Bees are an American collegiate summer baseball team based in New Britain , Connecticut . They are a member of the Futures Collegiate Baseball League ( FCBL ) , a wood-bat league with teams in New Hampshire , Massachusetts , and Connecticut . Founded in October 2015 , the Bees played the 2016 to 2019 seasons as an independent professional baseball team in the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball . The Bees have played all their home games at New Britain Stadium , where they succeeded the New Britain Rock Cats , who played in the Eastern League before moving to Hartford , becoming the Hartford Yard Goats . The Bees name alludes to Beehive Field , an older baseball park which stands next to New Britain Stadium . The civic motto of New Britain suggests , Industry fills the hive and enjoys the honey . Additionally , the civic emblem and flag incorporate a beehive as a symbol of industriousness . New Britains official nickname is the Hardware City , referring to its industrial heritage - namely as the headquarters of Stanley Black & Decker . The former Rock Cats club , both with the Hardware City and New Britain monikers , also drew its name from manufacturing .
New Britain is a city in Hartford County , Connecticut , United States . It is located approximately 9 miles ( 14 km ) southwest of Hartford . According to 2010 Census , the population of the city is 73,206 . Among the southernmost of the communities encompassed within the Hartford-Springfield Knowledge Corridor metropolitan region , New Britain is home to Central Connecticut State University and Charter Oak State College . The city 's official nickname is the Hardware City because of its history as a manufacturing center and as the headquarters of Stanley Black & Decker . Because of its large Polish population , the city is often playfully referred to as New Britski .
Connecticut ( /kəˈnɛtɪkət/ ( listen ) ) is the southernmost state in the New England region of the northeastern United States . As of the 2010 Census , it has the highest per-capita income , Human Development Index ( 0.962 ) , and median household income in the United States . It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east , Massachusetts to the north , New York to the west , and Long Island Sound to the south . Its capital is Hartford and its most populous city is Bridgeport . It is part of New England , although portions of it are often grouped with New York and New Jersey as the tri-state area . The state is named for the Connecticut River which approximately bisects the state . The word Connecticut is derived from various anglicized spellings of an Algonquian word for long tidal river . Connecticut 's first European settlers were Dutchmen who established a small , short-lived settlement called Fort Hoop in Hartford at the confluence of the Park and Connecticut Rivers . Half of Connecticut was initially part of the Dutch colony New Netherland , which included much of the land between the Connecticut and Delaware Rivers , although the first major settlements were established in the 1630s by the English . Thomas Hooker led a band of followers from the Massachusetts Bay Colony and founded the Connecticut Colony ; other settlers from Massachusetts founded the Saybrook Colony and the New Haven Colony . The Connecticut and New Haven colonies established documents of Fundamental Orders , considered the first constitutions in America . In 1662 , the three colonies were merged under a royal charter , making Connecticut a crown colony .
New Britain Stadium is a baseball venue in New Britain , Connecticut , United States . It is the home of the New Britain Bees of the Futures Collegiate Baseball League . Opened in 1996 , the stadium seats 6,146 spectators . The stadium is part of the city facility known as Willow Brook Park and is sometimes referred to by this name also . It is adjacent to Beehive Field , where the New Britain Red Sox played for 13 seasons after moving from Bristol in 1983 . The park also contains Veteran 's Memorial Stadium , a facility for football and soccer . New Britain Stadium hosted the Eastern League All-Star Game on July 16 , 2003 , before a then-record crowd of 7,169 fans . On the last day of the 2004 season , it welcomed its two millionth visitor . A new all-time attendance record was set on June 17 , 2006 , when 7,567 packed the stadium for a Rock Cats regular-season game against the Akron Aeros . This record was ultimately broken on August 28 , 2015 , when 8,672 fans watched the team 's last ever Rock Cats Friday home game .
The Somerset Patriots are an American professional baseball team based in Bridgewater Township , New Jersey . They are a member of the Liberty Division of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball , which is not affiliated with Major League Baseball . From the 1999 season to the present , the Patriots have played their home games at TD Bank Ballpark . The Patriots are the winningest franchise of the Atlantic League , capturing six Championship Series titles in 2001 , 2003 , 2005 , 2008 , 2009 , and most recently , 2015 . Their most recent playoff appearance was in 2018 when they lost in the Semifinals against the Long Island Ducks . The Patriots name refers to the Middlebrook encampment where the first official flag of the United States was unfurled , after a law to adopt a national flag had been passed by Congress on June 14 , 1777 . By special order of Congress , a 13-star flag is flown 24 hours a day at the Washington Camp Ground , part of the former Middlebrook encampment , in Bridgewater Township .
Bridgewater Township is a township in Somerset County , New Jersey , United States . As of the 2010 United States Census , the township 's population was 44,464 , reflecting an increase of 1,524 ( +3.5% ) from the 42,940 counted in the 2000 Census , which had in turn increased by 10,431 ( +32.1% ) from the 32,509 counted in the 1990 Census . As of the 2018 Population Estimates Program census estimate , the township 's population was 44,646 . Bridgewater Township was originally created by Royal charter on April 4 , 1749 , from portions of the Northern precinct . It was incorporated as one of New Jersey 's initial group of 104 townships by the New Jersey Legislature on February 21 , 1798 , under the Township Act of 1798 . During the nineteenth century , portions of the township were taken to form Warren Township ( March 5 , 1806 ) , Branchburg Township ( April 5 , 1845 ) , Somerville ( March 25 , 1863 ) , Raritan ( April 3 , 1868 ) and Bound Brook ( March 24 , 1869 ) .
New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the Northeastern United States . It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York ; on the east , southeast , and south by the Atlantic Ocean ; on the west by the Delaware River and Pennsylvania ; and on the southwest by the Delaware Bay and the State of Delaware . New Jersey is the fourth-smallest state by area but the 11th-most populous , with 9 million residents as of 2017 and an area of 8,722.58 square miles , making it the most densely populated of the 50 U.S. states , with its biggest city being Newark . New Jersey lies completely within the combined statistical areas of New York City and Philadelphia . New Jersey was the second-wealthiest U.S. state by median household income as of 2017 . New Jersey was inhabited by Native Americans for more than 2,800 years , with historical tribes such as the Lenape along the coast . In the early 17th century , the Dutch and the Swedes founded the first European settlements in the state . The English later seized control of the region , naming it the Province of New Jersey after the largest of the Channel Islands , Jersey , and granting it as a colony to Sir George Carteret and John Berkeley , 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton . New Jersey was the site of several important battles during the American Revolutionary War in the 18th century . In the 19th century , factories in the cities Camden , Paterson , Newark , Trenton , Jersey City , and Elizabeth ( known as the Big Six ) , helped drive the Industrial Revolution . New Jersey 's geographic location at the center of the Northeast megalopolis , between Boston and New York City to the northeast , and Philadelphia , Baltimore , and Washington , D.C. , to the southwest , fueled its rapid growth through the process of suburbanization in the second half of the 20th century . At the turn of the 21st century , this suburbanization began reverting with the consolidation of New Jersey 's culturally diverse populace toward more urban settings within the state , with towns home to commuter rail stations outpacing the population growth of more automobile-oriented suburbs since 2008 .
TD Bank Ballpark is a 6,100-seat baseball park in Bridgewater , New Jersey that is the home of the Somerset Patriots , who play in the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball . The ballpark hosts 70 Patriots games plus some playoff games and other high school and corporate events each year . The ballpark is centrally located in the heart of Somerset County . TD Bank Ballpark is named for TD Bank , N.A. , which purchased Commerce Bancorp in 2009 . Formerly called Commerce Bank Ballpark , the original naming rights were sold to the institution in July 2000 . The ballpark was originally known as Somerset Ballpark . Its first regular season baseball game was held on June 7 , 1999 . Since its opening , TD Bank Ballpark has welcomed over 6 million fans through its gates .
The Southern Maryland Blue Crabs are an American professional baseball team based in Waldorf , Maryland . They are members of the Freedom Division of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball , an independent baseball league which is not affiliated with Major League Baseball . Since 2008 , the Blue Crabs have played their home games at Regency Furniture Stadium . They represent the counties of Charles , Calvert , and St. Mary 's , which are located on the Southern Maryland peninsula between Chesapeake Bay and the Potomac River . In 2006 , Southern Maryland residents chose the name Blue Crabs in a team-sponsored fan ballot . The name refers to the indigenous blue crab , the official state crustacean of Maryland . The Blue Crabs ' fanbase has been nicknamed the Crustacean Nation , an allusion to the Cardinal Nation and the Red Sox Nation fan clubs of the St. Louis Cardinals and Boston Red Sox .
Waldorf is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Charles County , Maryland , United States . It is located 23 miles ( 37 km ) south-southeast of Washington . The population of the census-designated area ( excluding the CDP of St. Charles ) was 67,752 at the 2010 census . Waldorf was settled before 1900 as a rural crossroads with a train station and was called Beantown after a local family .
Maryland ( US : /ˈmɛrələnd/ ( listen ) MERR-ə-lənd ) [ a ] is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the eastern United States , bordering Virginia , West Virginia , and the District of Columbia to its south and west ; Pennsylvania to its north ; and Delaware and the Atlantic Ocean to its east . The state 's largest city is Baltimore , and its capital is Annapolis . Among its occasional nicknames are Old Line State , the Free State , and the Chesapeake Bay State . It is named after the English queen Henrietta Maria , known in England as Queen Mary , who was the wife of King Charles I. Sixteen of Maryland 's twenty-three counties , as well as the city of Baltimore , border the tidal waters of the Chesapeake Bay estuary and its many tributaries , which combined total more than 4,000 miles of shoreline . Although one of the smallest states in the U.S. , it features a variety of climates and topographical features that have earned it the moniker of America in Miniature . In a similar vein , Maryland 's geography , culture , and history combine elements of the Mid-Atlantic , Northeastern , and South Atlantic regions of the country . Before its coastline was explored by Europeans in the 16th century , Maryland was inhabited by several groups of Native Americans , mostly by the Algonquin , and to a lesser degree by the Iroquois and Sioux . As one of the original Thirteen Colonies of Great Britain , Maryland was founded by George Calvert , a Catholic convert who sought to provide a religious haven for Catholics persecuted in England . In 1632 , Charles I of England granted Calvert a colonial charter , naming the colony after his wife , Queen Mary ( Henrietta Maria of France ) . Unlike the Pilgrims and Puritans , who rejected Catholicism in their settlements , Calvert envisioned a colony where people of different religious sects would coexist under the principle of toleration . Accordingly , in 1649 the Maryland General Assembly passed an Act Concerning Religion , which enshrined this principle by penalizing anyone who reproached a fellow Marylander based on religious affiliation . Nevertheless , religious strife was common in the early years , and Catholics remained a minority , albeit in greater numbers than in any other English colony .
Regency Furniture Stadium is a 4,200-seat baseball park in Waldorf , Maryland that hosted its first regular season baseball game on May 2 , 2008 , as the tenants of the facility , the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs defeated the Lancaster Barnstormers , 3-2 . For the 2010 baseball season , the collegiate summer Southern Maryland Nationals of the Cal Ripken , Sr. Collegiate Baseball League will play select games at the venue . The CRSCBL previously used Regency Furniture for the Mid-Atlantic Classic ( see below ) . With the groundbreaking for Southern Maryland 's new stadium , a local company , Regency Furniture , purchased the naming rights for $ 2.88 million over 10 years . Regency Furniture Stadium is capped by sloping red roofs , similar to the architecture of Churchill Downs , designed to pay homage to the Southern Maryland region 's tobacco barns . The left field wall of the ballpark bears a door that allows players to enter the field from the locker room , modeled after the Green Monster at Fenway Park .
The Sugar Land Skeeters are an American professional baseball team located in Sugar Land , Texas . The Skeeters play in the Freedom Division of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball ( ALPB ) , which is an independent league not affiliated with Major League Baseball . They have played their home games at Constellation Field since the beginning of the 2012 season . The Skeeters entered the Atlantic League as an expansion team in 2010 . They are the first Atlantic League team to play outside of the Northeast ; the team is also the first of a planned western division to include four to six other teams . The Skeeters are the first independent league baseball team in the Greater Houston metropolitan area since the Houston Buffaloes ' final season in 1961 , and they are also the first from the city of Sugar Land . The team 's name , Skeeters , is a Southern slang word for mosquito , and was the result of a team-sponsored name-the-team contest . Part of the reason for the naming is that mosquitoes are very common in the summer nights in Southeast Texas . The Sugar Land Skeeters have played in three Atlantic League Championships . In 2014 , they were swept 3-0 by the Lancaster Barnstormers in the best-of-five game series . They returned for the second time in 2016 , where they won the ALPB title , 3-0 , against the Long Island Ducks . Matched up against the Ducks again in 2018 , the Skeeters won their second ALPB Championship in franchise history after a 4-1 win in a decisive Game 5 .
Sugar Land is a city in Fort Bend County , Texas , United States , located in the southwestern part of the Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land metropolitan area . Located about 19 miles ( 31 km ) southwest of downtown Houston , Sugar Land is a populous suburban municipality centered around the junction of Texas State Highway 6 and U.S. Route 59 . Beginning in the 19th century , the present-day Sugar Land area was home to a large sugar plantation situated in the fertile floodplain of the Brazos River . Following the consolidation of local plantations into Imperial Sugar Company in 1908 , Sugar Land grew steadily as a company town and incorporated as a city in 1959 . Since then , Sugar Land has grown rapidly alongside other edge cities around Houston , with large-scale development of master-planned communities contributing to population swells since the 1980s . Sugar Land is one of the most affluent and fastest-growing cities in Texas . Its population increased more than 158% between 1990 and 2000 . Between 2000 and 2007 , Sugar Land also saw a 46% increase in jobs . As of the 2010 census , the city 's population was 78,817 . Following the annexation of the Greatwood and New Territory communities in December 2017 , the city 's population was estimated at 118,600 as of 2018 . Sugar Land is home to the headquarters of Imperial Sugar ; the company 's main sugar refinery and distribution center were once located in the city . The Imperial Sugar crown logo is featured in the city seal and logo .
Texas ( /ˈtɛksəs/ , locally /ˈtɛksɪz/ ; Spanish : Texas or Tejas , pronounced [ ˈtexas ] ( listen ) ) is the second largest state in the United States by area ( after Alaska ) and population ( after California ) . Located in the South Central region , Texas shares borders with the states of Louisiana to the east , Arkansas to the northeast , Oklahoma to the north , New Mexico to the west , and the Mexican states of Chihuahua , Coahuila , Nuevo León , and Tamaulipas to the southwest , and has a coastline with the Gulf of Mexico to the southeast . Houston is the most populous city in Texas and the fourth largest in the U.S. , while San Antonio is the second-most populous in the state and seventh largest in the U.S. Dallas-Fort Worth and Greater Houston are the fourth and fifth largest metropolitan statistical areas in the country , respectively . Other major cities include Austin , the second-most populous state capital in the U.S. , and El Paso . Texas is nicknamed the Lone Star State for its former status as an independent republic , and as a reminder of the state 's struggle for independence from Mexico . The Lone Star can be found on the Texas state flag and on the Texas state seal . The origin of Texas 's name is from the word taysha , which means friends in the Caddo language . Due to its size and geologic features such as the Balcones Fault , Texas contains diverse landscapes common to both the U.S. Southern and Southwestern regions . Although Texas is popularly associated with the U.S. southwestern deserts , less than 10% of Texas 's land area is desert . Most of the population centers are in areas of former prairies , grasslands , forests , and the coastline . Traveling from east to west , one can observe terrain that ranges from coastal swamps and piney woods , to rolling plains and rugged hills , and finally the desert and mountains of the Big Bend . The term six flags over Texas [ note 1 ] refers to several nations that have ruled over the territory .
Constellation Field is a baseball park located in Sugar Land , Texas . It is the home of the Sugar Land Skeeters of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball that began play in 2012 . The park also has the ability to host rugby , football , soccer , lacrosse , and cheerleading competitions , as well as concerts . Constellation Field has a capacity of 7,500 spectators for baseball games , and 9,500 spectators for concerts .
The York Revolution is an American professional baseball team based in York , Pennsylvania . It is a member of the Freedom Division of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball , an independent league not affiliated with Major League Baseball . From the 2007 season to the present , the Revolution has played its home games at PeoplesBank Park , located in the Arch Street neighborhood . The team has won the league championship three times , most recently over the Long Island Ducks on September 29 , 2017 . Before the Revolution 's inaugural season , baseball fans in York had waited 38 years for the return of the sport since the York White Roses folded after the 1969 season . In 2006 , Yorkers chose the name Revolution in a team-sponsored fan ballot . The name originally referred to the city 's colonial heritage , especially because the Continental Congress passed the Articles of Confederation in York during the Revolutionary War . At the time of the American Revolution , York was one of the first capitals of the United States . In 2012 , the Revolution unveiled a new brand to emphasize York 's more recent contributions to the Industrial Revolution with a secondary emphasis on patriotism . The region is home to industrial manufacturers such as Harley-Davidson , Stauffer 's , and York International/Johnson Controls . Many Yorkers also see the Revolution name as a symbol of the city 's renaissance efforts .
York ( Pennsylvania German : Yarrick ) , known as the White Rose City ( after the symbol of the House of York ) , is the county seat of York County , Pennsylvania , United States , located in the south-central region of the state . The population within York 's city limits was 43,718 at the 2010 census , a 7.0% increase from the 2000 count of 40,862 . When combined with the adjacent boroughs of West York and North York and surrounding Spring Garden , West Manchester , and Springettsbury townships , the population of Greater York was 108,386 . York is the 11th largest city in Pennsylvania .
PeoplesBank Park is a 5,200-seat baseball park in York , Pennsylvania that hosted its first regular season baseball game on June 16 , 2007 , as the tenants of the facility , the York Revolution , defeated the Newark Bears , 9-6 . Located on Codorus Creek , the facility had been in the planning stages since 2003 , but local politics and funding temporarily halted the plans . The city of York demolished 20 buildings in the Arch Street neighborhood in June 2006 , with construction beginning in September 2006 . Due to inclement weather , PeoplesBank Park opened one month later than originally planned . The naming rights were purchased by Sovereign Bank , a banking institution based in nearby Reading , for $ 2.7 million over ten years . The name was changed to Santander Stadium in October 2013 following the 2009 takeover of Sovereign Bank by Santander Bank . In December 2015 , it was announced the park would be known as PeoplesBank Park under a new naming rights deal with locally owned PeoplesBank . PeoplesBank Park was honored as the Ballpark of the Year by the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball following the end of its 2008 regular season . The award recognizes the efforts of the Revolution staff and groundskeepers , judging such criteria as field conditions , stadium operations , cleanliness , and atmosphere .