International League

The International League (IL) is a Minor League Baseball league based in the Eastern United States. Like the Pacific Coast League, the International League plays at the Triple-A (AAA) level, the most difficult level before Major League Baseball (MLB).^[1]

The league started in 1884. It had different names until it became known as the International League in 1912. The league was called that because it had teams in the United States, Canada, and Cuba. However, all the league's 20 teams are now located in the United States. After MLB took control of Minor League Baseball in 2021, it was called the Triple-A East for one season before going back to the IL name in 2022.^[2]

1. ↑ "International League (AAA) Encyclopedia and History". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
2. ↑ Terranova, Rob (March 17, 2022). "Then and Now: International League". Minor League Baseball. Retrieved April 13, 2023.