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

City

State

Stadium

Evansville Otters

Evansville

Indiana

Bosse Field

Florence Y'alls

Florence

Kentucky

UC Health Stadium

Gateway Grizzlies

Sauget

Illinois

GCS Ballpark

Joliet Slammers

Joliet

Illinois

DuPage Medical Group Field

Lake Erie Crushers

Avon

Ohio

Sprenger Stadium

Schaumburg Boomers

Schaumburg

Illinois

Boomers Stadium

Southern Illinois Miners

Marion

Illinois

Rent One Park

Washington Wild Things

Washington

Pennsylvania

Wild Things Park

Windy City ThunderBolts

Crestwood

Illinois

Ozinga Field

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The Evansville Otters are a professional baseball team based in Evansville , Indiana . They compete in the West Division of the independent Frontier League . Since their establishment in 1995 , the Otters have played at historic Bosse Field , which originally opened in 1915 . The Otters are the oldest current team in the Frontier League and have won two championships in 2006 and 2016 .
Evansville is a city in , and the county seat of , Vanderburgh County , Indiana . The population was 117,429 at the 2010 census , making it the state 's third-most populous city after Indianapolis and Fort Wayne , the largest city in Southern Indiana , and the 232nd-most populous city in the United States . It is the commercial , medical , and cultural hub of Southwestern Indiana and the Illinois-Indiana-Kentucky tri-state area , home to over 911,000 people . The 38th parallel crosses the north side of the city and is marked on Interstate 69 . Situated on an oxbow in the Ohio River , the city is often referred to as the Crescent Valley or River City . As a testament to the Ohio 's grandeur , early French explorers named it La Belle Rivière ( The Beautiful River ) . The area has been inhabited by various indigenous cultures for millennia , dating back at least 10,000 years . Angel Mounds was a permanent settlement of the Mississippian culture from 1000 AD to around 1400 AD . The European-American city was founded in 1812 . Three NYSE companies ( Accuride , Berry Global , and OneMain Financial ) are headquartered in Evansville , along with the global operations center for NYSE company Mead Johnson . Three other companies traded on the NASDAQ ( Escalade , Old National Bank , and Shoe Carnival ) are also headquartered in Evansville . The city is home to public and private enterprise in many areas , as Evansville serves as the region 's economic hub .
Indiana /ˌɪndiˈænə/ ( listen ) is a U.S. state in the Midwestern and Great Lakes regions of North America . Indiana is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 United States . Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis . Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th U.S. state on December 11 , 1816 . Indiana borders Lake Michigan to the northwest , Michigan to the north , Ohio to the east , Kentucky to the south and southeast , and Illinois to the west . Before becoming a territory , various indigenous peoples and Native Americans inhabited Indiana for thousands of years . Since its founding as a territory , settlement patterns in Indiana have reflected regional cultural segmentation present in the Eastern United States ; the state 's northernmost tier was settled primarily by people from New England and New York , Central Indiana by migrants from the Mid-Atlantic states and from adjacent Ohio , and Southern Indiana by settlers from the Southern states , particularly Kentucky and Tennessee . Indiana has a diverse economy with a gross state product of $ 359.12 billion in 2017 . Indiana has several metropolitan areas with populations greater than 100,000 and a number of smaller industrial cities and towns . Indiana is home to professional sports teams , including the NFL 's Indianapolis Colts and the NBA 's Indiana Pacers , and hosts several notable athletic events , including the Indianapolis 500 .
Bosse Field is a baseball stadium located in Evansville , Indiana . Opened in 1915 , it was the first municipally owned sports stadium in the United States and is the third-oldest ballpark still in regular use for professional baseball , surpassed only by Fenway Park ( 1912 ) in Boston and Wrigley Field ( 1914 ) in Chicago . It is the home field for the professional minor league Evansville Otters of the independent Frontier League , as well as high school and American Legion games , and in the past hosted spring training for the Detroit Tigers , college baseball , high school , college , and NFL football , college soccer , and concerts . Six Baseball Hall of Fame members played for Evansville teams at Bosse Field during their minor league careers , including Chuck Klein , Hank Greenberg , Warren Spahn , Bob Uecker , Bert Blyleven and Jack Morris . The historic stadium was also used in 1991 by Columbia Pictures for filming numerous game scenes in the 1992 comedy-drama , A League of Their Own .
The Florence Y'alls are a professional baseball team based within the Greater Cincinnati region in the city of Florence , Kentucky . The Y'alls are a member of the West Division of the Frontier League , an independent baseball league . From the 2004 season to the present , the Y'alls have played their home games at UC Health Stadium ( formerly Champion Window Field ) , which is located near the Interstates 71 and 75 . The Y'alls franchise has won three Frontier League championships . However , these titles came when the team existed as the Erie Sailors ( 1994 ) , Johnstown Steal ( 1995 ) , and Johnstown Johnnies ( 2000 ) . The franchise is currently tied with the Rockford RiverHawks ( including years as Portsmouth and Springfield ) , the Schaumburg Boomers , and the River City Rascals ( including years as Zanesville ) for the most league championships with each franchise winning three .
Florence is a home rule-class city in Boone County , Kentucky , United States . Florence is one of the larger cities of Northern Kentucky , and part of the Greater Cincinnati Metropolitan Area . The population was 29,951 at the 2010 census .
Kentucky ( UK : /kɛnˈtʌki/ ken-TUK-ee , US : /kən-/ ( listen ) kən- ) , officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky , is a state located in the Southern United States . Although styled as the State of Kentucky in the law creating it , ( because in Kentucky 's first constitution , the term state was used ) , Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth ( the others being Virginia , Pennsylvania , and Massachusetts ) . Originally a part of Virginia , in 1792 Kentucky split from it and became the 15th state to join the Union . Kentucky is the 37th most extensive and the 26th most populous of the 50 United States . Kentucky is known as the Bluegrass State , a nickname based on the bluegrass , a species of grass found in many of its pastures . One of the major regions in Kentucky is the Bluegrass Region in central Kentucky , which houses its two largest cities , Louisville and Lexington . It is a land with diverse environments and abundant resources , including the world 's longest cave system , Mammoth Cave National Park , one of the greatest lengths of navigable waterways and streams in the contiguous United States , and the two largest man-made lakes east of the Mississippi River . Kentucky is also known for horse racing , bourbon , moonshine , coal , My Old Kentucky Home historic state park , automobile manufacturing , tobacco , bluegrass music , college basketball , Kentucky Fried Chicken , and the Kentucky colonel .
UC Health Stadium is a stadium in Florence , Kentucky . It is primarily used for baseball and is the home field of the Florence Y'alls of the Frontier League , an independent baseball league . It originally opened in 2004 as Champion Window Field and holds 4,500 people . On November 27 , 2012 , the then-named Florence Freedom announced that UC Health , the healthcare system of the University of Cincinnati , had signed a 10-year naming rights deal , giving the ballpark its UC Health Stadium name .
The Gateway Grizzlies are a professional baseball team based in the St. Louis suburb of Sauget , Illinois , in the United States . The Grizzlies are a member of the West Division of the Frontier League , which is not affiliated with Major League Baseball . The Grizzlies played their home games during their inaugural 2001 season at Sauget Field . In 2002 , GCS Ballpark ( formerly GMC Stadium ) opened and has remained the club 's home since .
Sauget ( /sɔːˈʒeɪ/ saw-ZHAY ) is a village in St. Clair County , Illinois , United States . It is part of Greater St. Louis . The population was 159 at the 2010 census , down from 249 in 2000 .
Illinois ( /ˌɪləˈnɔɪ/ ( listen ) IL-ə-NOY ) is a state in the Midwestern and Great Lakes Regions of the United States . It has the fifth largest gross domestic product ( GDP ) , the sixth largest population , and the 25th largest land area of all U.S. states . Illinois has been noted as a microcosm of the entire United States . With Chicago in northeastern Illinois , small industrial cities and immense agricultural productivity in the north and center of the state , and natural resources such as coal , timber , and petroleum in the south , Illinois has a diverse economic base , and is a major transportation hub . Chicagoland , Chicago 's metropolitan area , encompasses over 65% of the state 's population . The Port of Chicago connects the state to international ports via two main routes : from the Great Lakes , via the Saint Lawrence Seaway , to the Atlantic Ocean and from the Great Lakes to the Mississippi River , via the Illinois Waterway to the Illinois River . The Mississippi River , the Ohio River , and the Wabash River form parts of the boundaries of Illinois . For decades , Chicago 's O'Hare International Airport has been ranked as one of the world 's busiest airports . Illinois has long had a reputation as a bellwether both in social and cultural terms and , through the 1980s , in politics . The capital of Illinois is Springfield , which is located in the central part of the state . Although today Illinois 's largest population center is in its northeast , the state 's European population grew first in the west as the French settled lands near the Mississippi River , when the region was known as Illinois Country and was part of New France . Following the American Revolutionary War , American settlers began arriving from Kentucky in the 1780s via the Ohio River , and the population grew from south to north .
GCS Credit Union Ballpark is a minor league baseball facility in Sauget , Illinois , that serves as the home ballpark for the Gateway Grizzlies of the Frontier League . The Grizzlies ' ballpark was built in time for the start of the 2002 season , under the original name of GMC Stadium . GCS Ballpark features reserved box seating , lawn seating , party suites , two hot tubs , and a section of bleacher seating . With the bleacher section added in 2004 , the stadium 's capacity has increased to 6,000 fans . In 2004 , the Grizzlies became the first team in Frontier League history to draw over 200,000 fans for a season , finishing with a league best 217,500 . ProGrass synthetic turf was installed at GCS Ballpark in January 2012 . GCS Ballpark hosted the 2008 NCAA Division II Baseball Championship . The stadium also serves as the host for the annual wood-bat college baseball game between the Billikens of Saint Louis University and the Salukis of Southern Illinois University . The ballpark is also home for Webster University and Lindenwood University - Belleville . GCS Ballpark sells a unique food item called Baseball 's Best Burger , a variant of the Luther Burger . It consists of a bacon cheeseburger with a Krispy Kreme Original Glazed doughnut used as a bun . The ballpark and the burger were showcased in a special baseball-themed episode in season 2 of the Travel Channel 's Man v. Food .
The Joliet Slammers are a professional baseball team based in Joliet , Illinois , that play in the independent Frontier League . They play their home games at DuPage Medical Group Field . They replaced the Joliet JackHammers of the Northern League after the franchise was crippled by numerous financial issues . The JackHammers franchise was put up for sale and Steel City Baseball LLC bought out all assets , including the front office , the ticketing system , and the lease of the ballpark . The company behind the popular card game Cards Against Humanity announced in December 2017 that they had purchased the naming rights to the stadium , calling it the Cards Against Humanity Baseball Place , but the company 's claim has been disputed by Slammers management . The Slammers name refers to the famous prisons of Joliet and Will County ( Joliet Correctional Center and Stateville Correctional Center ) as well as a common baseball term . On September 18 , 2011 , the Slammers were named Frontier League champions after defeating the River City Rascals , 6-5 in Joliet , taking the best-of-five Frontier League Championship Series three games to one . Following the 2012 season , the Slammers were purchased on October 15 , 2012 , by Joliet Community Baseball & Entertainment , LLC . The team 's name , stadium , league and overall branding remain the same .
Joliet ( /ˈdʒoʊliɛt , dʒoʊliˈɛt/ ) is a city in Will and Kendall counties in the U.S. state of Illinois , 30 miles ( 48 km ) southwest of Chicago . It is the county seat of Will County and a major part of the southwest Chicago metropolitan area . At the 2010 census , the city was the fourth largest in Illinois , with a population of 147,433 . A population estimate in 2018 put Joliet 's population at 150,495 , which would make it the 3rd largest city in Illinois if accurate .
DuPage Medical Group Field is a baseball field located in Joliet , Illinois . The stadium was built in 2002 and holds 6,016 people . It is the home of the Joliet Slammers . In December 2010 , the Joliet Jackhammers were sold to Steel City Baseball LLC . As a result of the details of the sale , mainly pertaining to the non-payment of outstanding debts , the Joliet Jackhammers ceased operations . The Steel City Baseball LLC renamed and rebranded the franchise as the Joliet Slammers , in theme of the old Joliet prison as well as a grand slam in the sport of baseball .
The Lake Erie Crushers are a professional baseball team based in Avon , Ohio , a city on the southern shore of Lake Erie . It is a member of the independent Frontier League , which is not affiliated with Major League Baseball . The Crushers won the Frontier League Championship in their inaugural season . They defeated the River City Rascals three games to two after losing the first two games of the series .
Avon is a city in Lorain County , Ohio , United States . The population was 21,193 at the 2010 census .
Ohio /oʊˈhaɪoʊ/ ( listen ) is a state in the East North Central region of the Midwestern United States . Of the fifty states , it is the 34th largest by area , the seventh most populous , and the tenth most densely populated . The state 's capital and largest city is Columbus . Ohio is bordered by Lake Erie to the north , Pennsylvania to the east , West Virginia to the southeast , Kentucky to the southwest , Indiana to the west , and Michigan to the northwest . The state takes its name from the Ohio River , whose name in turn originated from the Seneca word ohiːyo ' , meaning good river , great river or large creek . Partitioned from the Northwest Territory , Ohio was the 17th state admitted to the Union on March 1 , 1803 , and the first under the Northwest Ordinance . Ohio is historically known as the Buckeye State after its Ohio buckeye trees , and Ohioans are also known as Buckeyes . Ohio rose from the wilderness of Ohio Country west of Appalachia in colonial times through the Northwest Indian Wars as part of the Northwest Territory in the early frontier , to become the first non-colonial free state admitted to the union , to an industrial powerhouse in the 20th century before transitioning to a more information and service based economy in the 21st . The government of Ohio is composed of the executive branch , led by the governor ; the legislative branch , which comprises the bicameral Ohio General Assembly ; and the judicial branch , led by the state Supreme Court . Ohio occupies 16 seats in the United States House of Representatives . Ohio is known for its status as both a swing state and a bellwether in national elections . Seven presidents of the United States have been elected who had Ohio as their home state .
Crushers Stadium is a baseball park in Avon , Ohio , United States . It is the home of the Lake Erie Crushers , a Frontier League team that began play in 2009 . The ballpark has a capacity of 5,000 people and opened on June 2 , 2009 , with the Crushers defeating the Windy City Thunderbolts , 5-2 . The naming rights to the ballpark are currently unowned . The ballpark was known as All Pro Freight Stadium until January 2017 , and Sprenger Stadium until January 2019 .
The Schaumburg Boomers are a professional baseball team , based in Schaumburg , Illinois , that began play in the independent Frontier League on May 18 , 2012 with their first home game coming a week later on May 25 . Home games are played at Boomers Stadium . The Boomers replaced the now defunct Schaumburg Flyers of the Northern League after the franchise was evicted for not paying almost $ 1 million in back rent . The Boomers nickname comes from a common nickname for males of the greater prairie chicken species , a bird which was once abundant in the Midwest but is now a vulnerable species . That bird 's nickname comes from the dance these males do in order to attract females for mating purposes . The Boomers carry on the mascot 's tradition by performing a reenactment of the prairie chicken 's dance in between innings during games .
Schaumburg /ˈʃɔːmbɜːrɡ/ is a village in Cook County and DuPage County in northeastern Illinois , United States . It is a northwestern suburb of Chicago and part of the Golden Corridor . Schaumburg is roughly 28 miles ( 45 km ) northwest of the Chicago Loop and 10 miles ( 16 km ) northwest of O'Hare International Airport . As of the 2010 census , the village had a total population of 74,227 . In 2018 Money magazine ranked the Village of Schaumburg the Best Place to Live in Illinois . In 2017 Money ranked Schaumburg the 9th-best place to live in the United States . Schaumburg has one of Illinois 's two IKEA stores . It contains the Woodfield Mall , the 11th largest mall in the United States , which at most times has over 300 stores . Schaumburg 's transition from a rural community to a suburban city began with Alfred Campanelli 's first large-scale suburban-style development in 1959 and Woodfield Mall 's opening on September 9 , 1971 .
Schaumburg Boomers Stadium often referred to simply as Boomers Stadium is a stadium in Schaumburg , Illinois , formerly known as Alexian Field . It is now home to the Schaumburg Boomers of the Frontier League which began play in May 2012 and captured the first-ever professional baseball championship for Schaumburg in 2013 . It is primarily used for baseball , and was the home field of the Schaumburg Flyers baseball team from 1999 through 2010 before the Boomers resurrected the facility for pro baseball in 2012 . Schaumburg Boomers Stadium opened in 1999 and the park holds 7,365 people for a baseball game or over 10,000 for a concert or other non-baseball event . Its field dimensions mimic those of Chicago 's Wrigley Field , and the land the stadium is built on was originally purchased in the mid-1980s as a hopeful site for the New Wrigley Field , had the City of Chicago and the Chicago Cubs not come to terms to bring night baseball to the North Side . Some pro lacrosse as well as professional and amateur softball has also been played at Schaumburg Boomers Stadium due to the late start ( mid-May ) of the independent baseball season . The Stadium itself is located west of I-355 off the Elgin-O'Hare Expressway . Now called Schaumburg Boomers Stadium , the Alexian Brothers Medical Center in nearby Elk Grove purchased the naming rights to the ballpark in 2000 . The Stadium was host to the Schaumburg Flyers from its opening through the end of the 2010 season . At that point , the village and park district which owned the stadium began eviction proceedings against the Flyers for failure to pay $ 551,800 in back rent . On February 24 , 2011 , a Cook County court ruled the Flyers could be evicted , ordered the now defunct team to pay the back rent , and the naming rights contract was terminated when there was no professional baseball played in the park in 2011 . From 2009-10 , the Wheaton College Thunder , a Division III baseball program , played its home games at Schaumburg Boomers Stadium , and since 2008 the Dominican University Stars another Division III baseball program has played a majority of it home games at Schaumburg Boomers Stadium .
The Southern Illinois Miners are a professional baseball team based in Marion , Illinois . The Miners are a member of the Midwestern Division of the independent Frontier League . Since 2007 , the Miners have played their home games at Rent One Park . The Miners name refers to the Southern Illinois region 's history of coal mining . The Miners won their first Frontier League Championship in 2012 .
Marion is a city in and the county seat of Williamson County , Illinois , United States . The population was 17,193 at the 2010 census . It is part of a dispersed urban area that developed out of the early 20th-century coal fields . Today Marion serves as the largest retail trade center in Southern Illinois with its central location along Interstate 57 and Illinois Route 13 . It is home to the Illinois Star Centre mall and the Southern Illinois Miners baseball team . It was dubbed the Hub of the Universe by former mayor the late Robert L. Butler . The city is part of the Marion-Herrin Micropolitan Area and is a part of the Carbondale-Marion-Herrin , Illinois Combined Statistical Area with 123,272 residents , the sixth most populous Combined statistical area in Illinois .
Rent One Park is a stadium in Marion , Illinois that was completed in 2007 . It is primarily used for baseball and is the home of the Southern Illinois Miners of the Frontier League . The stadium has a contemporary , non-traditional look , void of the common red brick and green steel common among ballparks around the United States . One of the most unusual features of the new stadium is the roof , which slopes down toward the field . As a result , foul balls hit by players can sometimes roll back down for spectators to catch . The Frontier League stadium is located roughly 120 miles southeast of St Louis on Interstate 57 . There are over 3,400 standard armchair ballpark seats including wider chair seating behind home plate . Down the left field line and in the outfield is lawn seating that can accommodate over 2,000 fans . Rent One Park also has two picnic gardens : Budweiser Bullpen Bar-n-Grille down the right field line that can host as many as 250 people and the Rent One Picnic Garden located in the outfield with seating for over 500 people . The upper level features 14 luxury suites and an enclosed banquet area for approximately 200 persons . Rent One Park also contains an open-air entry plaza , home and visitor clubhouses , dedicated maintenance building , administrative offices , and team store . The scoreboard and video board are accompanied by 12 panels for advertisement on the right-field wall , beyond and above the bullpens .
The Washington Wild Things are a professional baseball team based in the Pittsburgh suburb of Washington , Pennsylvania , in the United States . The Wild Things are a member of the East Division of the Frontier League , an independent baseball league which is not affiliated with Major League Baseball . From the 2002 season to the present , the Wild Things have played their home games at Wild Things Park .
Washington is a city in and the county seat of Washington County , Pennsylvania , United States , within the Greater Pittsburgh Region in the southwestern part of the state . The population was 13,663 at the 2010 census . Washington is home to Washington & Jefferson College and Pony League baseball .
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 .
Wild Things Park is a 3,200-seat multi-purpose baseball stadium in North Franklin Township , a suburb of Washington , Pennsylvania . It hosted its first regular season baseball game on May 29 , 2002 , as the primary tenants of the facility , the Washington Wild Things , lost to the Canton Coyotes , 3-0 . The ballpark also hosts the California University of Pennsylvania Vulcans baseball team . It was the home of the Pennsylvania Rebellion of the National Pro Fastpitch , a women 's professional softball league , until 2017 when the team folded . It also hosts Trinity High School 's baseball team and the WPIAL Baseball Championships . It was briefly the home of the Pittsburgh Riverhounds soccer club ( who now play at Highmark Stadium ) during the 2005 and 2006 seasons . Wild Things Park is located near Interstate 70 and is notable for including a hot tub in the viewing stands . ProGrass Synthetic Turf was installed in the fall of 2010 . The stadium was known as Falconi Field until April 12 , 2007 , when Consol Energy and Washington County Family Entertainment entered a naming rights partnership to rename the complex CONSOL Energy Park . Consol Energy has let the naming rights deal expire as of January 2017 .
The Windy City ThunderBolts are a professional baseball team based in the Chicago suburb of Crestwood , Illinois , in the United States . The ThunderBolts are a member of the Frontier League , which is not affiliated with Major League Baseball . From the 1999 season to the present , the ThunderBolts have played their home games at Ozinga Field .
Crestwood is a village in Cook County , Illinois , United States . The population was 10,950 at the 2010 census . Crestwood has been cited as a success story by proponents of low taxes and minimal government , but in April 2009 , the Chicago Tribune revealed that Crestwood 's low taxes were due to illegally saving money on its water bills by secretly supplementing its drinking water from a well that was contaminated with toxic chemicals . Officials in the south suburb had pumped tainted water to residents for more than two decades to avoid the cost of fixing leaky water mains .
Ozinga Field is a baseball field located in Crestwood , Illinois . The stadium was built in 1999 and holds 3,200 people . It is the home field of the 2007 and 2008 Frontier League champions , the Windy City ThunderBolts .