Classification | Single-A (2022–present) Low-A (2021) Class A-Advanced (1990–2020) |
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Sport | Baseball |
Founded | 1945 |
No. of teams | 12 |
Country | United States |
Most recent champion(s) | Fredericksburg Nationals (2024) |
Most titles | Winston-Salem Dash (11) |
Official website | www.carolinaleague.com |
The Carolina League is a Minor League Baseball league which has operated along the Atlantic Coast of the United States since 1945. Having been classified at various levels throughout its existence, it operated at Class A-Advanced from 1990 until its demotion to Single-A following Major League Baseball's 2021 reorganization of the minor leagues. The league temporarily operated for the 2021 season as the Low-A East before reassuming its original moniker in 2022.
The organization that later became the Carolina League formed in 1945, just as World War II was ending, and consisted of eight teams, six from North Carolina and two from southern Virginia. This later grew to as many as 12 teams at times.