The New York Yankees farm system consists of six Minor League Baseball affiliates across the United States and in the Dominican Republic. Three teams are owned by the major league club, while three others—the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders, Somerset Patriots, and Hudson Valley Renegades—are independently owned.
The Yankees have been affiliated with the Rookie Florida Complex League Yankees of the Florida Complex League since 1980, making it the longest-running active affiliation in the organization. It is also the longest affiliation in the team's history. Their newest affiliates are the Somerset Patriots, which became the Yankees' Double-A affiliate in 2021, and the Hudson Valley Renegades, which became their High-A affiliate in 2021.
Geographically, New York's closest domestic affiliate is the Somerset Patriots of the Eastern League, which are approximately 38 miles (61 km) away. New York's furthest domestic affiliates are the Single-A Tampa Tarpons of the Florida State League and Florida Complex League Yankees, which share a facility some 1,012 miles (1,629 km) away.
The New York Yankees farm system consists of six minor league affiliates.[1]
Class | Team | League | Location | Ballpark | Affiliated |
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Triple-A | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders | International League | Moosic, Pennsylvania | PNC Field | 2007 |
Double-A | Somerset Patriots | Eastern League | Bridgewater Township, New Jersey | TD Bank Ballpark | 2021 |
High-A | Hudson Valley Renegades | South Atlantic League | Wappingers Falls, New York | Heritage Financial Park | 2021 |
Single-A | Tampa Tarpons | Florida State League | Tampa, Florida | George M. Steinbrenner Field | 1994 |
Rookie | FCL Yankees | Florida Complex League | Tampa, Florida | George M. Steinbrenner Field | 1980 |
DSL Yankees | Dominican Summer League | Boca Chica, Santo Domingo | New York Yankees Complex | 1994 |
Season | Each year is linked to an article about that particular Yankees season. |
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Minor League Baseball operated with five classes (Double-A, Class A, Class B, Class C, and Class D) from 1932 to 1935.[2] Class A1, between Double-A and Class A, was added in 1936.[3] The minors continued to operate with these six levels through 1945.[3] Triple-A was established as the highest classification in 1946, and Class A1 became Double-A, with Class A through D remaining.[3] These six levels continued through 1962.[2] The Pacific Coast League (PCL) was reclassified from Triple-A to Open in 1952 due to the possibility of becoming a third major league. This arrangement ended following the 1957 season when the relocation of the National League's Dodgers and Giants to the West Coast ended any chance of the PCL being promoted.[2]
Season | Triple-A | Double-A | Class A | Class B | Class C | Class D | Ref. |
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1932 | — | Newark Bears | Springfield Rifles | Binghamton Triplets Erie Sailors |
Cumberland Colts | — | [4] |
1933 | — | Newark Bears | Binghamton Triplets | Durham Bulls | Wheeling Stogies | — | [5] |
1934 | — | Newark Bears | Binghamton Triplets | Norfolk Tars | Wheeling Stogies | Washington Generals | [6] |
1935 | — | Newark Bears Oakland Oaks |
Binghamton Triplets | Norfolk Tars | Akron Yankees Joplin Miners |
Washington Generals | [7] |
1936 | — | Newark Bears Oakland Oaks |
Binghamton Triplets | Norfolk Tars | Akron Yankees Joplin Miners |
Butler Yankees | [8] |
1937 | — | Kansas City Blues Newark Bears Oakland Oaks |
Binghamton Triplets | Augusta Tigers Jackson Senators Norfolk Tars |
Akron Yankees Bartlesville Blues Joplin Miners Smiths Falls Beavers |
Butler Yankees Norfolk Elks Palatka Azaleas |
[9] |
1938 | — | Kansas City Blues Newark Bears |
Binghamton Triplets | Augusta Tigers Jackson Senators Norfolk Tars Wenatchee Chiefs |
Akron Yankees Joplin Miners |
Butler Yankees Neosho Yankees Norfolk Elks |
[10] |
1939 | — | Kansas City Blues Newark Bears |
Binghamton Triplets | Augusta Tigers Norfolk Tars Wenatchee Chiefs |
Akron Yankees Amsterdam Rugmakers Joplin Miners |
Butler Yankees Big Spring Barons Easton Yankees El Paso Texans Neosho Yankees Newport Canners Norfolk Elks |
[11] |
1940 | — | Kansas City Blues Newark Bears |
Binghamton Triplets | Augusta Tigers Norfolk Tars Wenatchee Chiefs |
Akron Yankees Amsterdam Rugmakers Idaho Falls Russets Joplin Miners |
Butler Yankees Easton Yankees Neosho Yankees Norfolk Yankees |
[12] |
1941 | — | Kansas City Blues Newark Bears |
Binghamton Triplets | Norfolk Tars | Akron Yankees Amsterdam Rugmakers Idaho Falls Russets Joplin Miners |
Butler Yankees Easton Yankees Norfolk Yankees |
[13] |
1942 | — | Kansas City Blues Newark Bears |
Binghamton Triplets | Norfolk Tars | Amsterdam Rugmakers Joplin Miners |
Butler Yankees Fond du Lac Panthers Wellsville Yankees |
[14] |
1943 | — | Kansas City Blues Newark Bears |
Binghamton Triplets | Norfolk Tars | — | Wellsville Yankees | [15] |
1944 | — | Kansas City Blues Newark Bears |
Binghamton Triplets | Norfolk Tars | — | Wellsville Yankees | [16] |
1945 | — | — | Binghamton Triplets | Norfolk Tars | — | Wellsville Yankees | [17] |
1946 | Kansas City Blues Newark Bears |
Beaumont Exporters | Augusta Tigers Binghamton Triplets |
Norfolk Tars Quincy Gems Sunbury Yankees |
Amsterdam Rugmakers Butler Yankees Joplin Miners Twin Falls Cowboys |
Easton Yankees Fond du Lac Panthers Wellsville Yankees |
[18] |
1947 | Kansas City Blues Newark Bears |
Beaumont Exporters | Augusta Tigers Binghamton Triplets Denver Bears |
Norfolk Tars Quincy Gems Sunbury Yankees Victoria Athletics |
Amsterdam Rugmakers Bisbee Yanks Butler Yankees Joplin Miners Twin Falls Cowboys Ventura Yankees |
Easton Yankees Fond du Lac Panthers Independence Yankees Stroudsburg Poconos |
[19] |
1948 | Kansas City Blues Newark Bears |
Beaumont Exporters | Augusta Tigers Binghamton Triplets |
Manchester Yankees Norfolk Tars Quincy Gems Victoria Athletics |
Amsterdam Rugmakers Bisbee-Douglas Miners Butler Yankees Grand Forks Chiefs Joplin Miners Longview Texans Twin Falls Cowboys Ventura Yankees |
Blackstone Barristers Easton Yankees Fond du Lac Panthers Independence Yankees La Grange Troupers McAlester Rockets Newark Yankees |
[20] |
1949 | Kansas City Blues Newark Bears |
Beaumont Exporters | Binghamton Triplets Augusta Tigers |
Manchester Yankees Norfolk Tars Quincy Gems Victoria Athletics |
Amsterdam Rugmakers Grand Forks Chiefs Joplin Miners Twin Falls Cowboys Ventura Yankees |
Belleville Stags Easton Yankees Fond du Lac Panthers Independence Yankees La Grange Troupers McAlester Rockets Newark Yankees |
[21] |
1950 | Kansas City Blues | Beaumont Roughnecks | Binghamton Triplets Muskegon Clippers |
Norfolk Tars Quincy Gems |
Amsterdam Rugmakers Grand Forks Chiefs Joplin Miners Twin Falls Cowboys |
Fond du Lac Panthers Independence Yankees La Grange Troupers McAlester Rockets Newark Yankees |
[22] |
1951 | Kansas City Blues San Francisco Seals |
Beaumont Roughnecks | Binghamton Triplets Muskegon Reds |
Norfolk Tars Quincy Gems |
Amsterdam Rugmakers Joplin Miners Twin Falls Cowboys |
Fond du Lac Panthers La Grange Troupers McAlester Rockets Newark Yankees |
[23] |
1952 | Kansas City Blues | Beaumont Roughnecks | Binghamton Triplets | Norfolk Tars Quincy Gems |
Boise Yankees Joplin Miners |
Fond du Lac Panthers McAlester Rockets Olean Yankees |
[24] |
1953 | Kansas City Blues Syracuse Chiefs |
Birmingham Barons | Binghamton Triplets | Norfolk Tars Quincy Gems |
Boise Yankees Joplin Miners |
McAlester Rockets Olean Yankees Owensboro Oilers |
[25] |
1954 | Kansas City Blues | Birmingham Barons | Binghamton Triplets | Norfolk Tars Quincy Gems |
Modesto Reds St. Joseph Saints |
Bristol Twins McAlester Rockets Owensboro Oilers |
[26] |
1955 | Denver Bears | Birmingham Barons | Binghamton Triplets | Norfolk Tars Quincy Gems Winston-Salem Twins |
Modesto Reds Monroe Sports |
Bristol Twins McAlester Rockets Owensboro Oilers |
[27] |
1956 | Denver Bears Richmond Virginians |
Birmingham Barons | Binghamton Triplets | Quincy Gems Winston-Salem Twins |
Modesto Reds Monroe Sports |
Bradford Yankees Kearney Yankees McAlester Rockets St. Petersburg Saints |
[28] |
1957 | Denver Bears Richmond Virginians |
New Orleans Pelicans | Binghamton Triplets | Peoria Chiefs | Alexandria Aces Modesto Reds |
Greenville Majors Kearney Yankees St. Petersburg Saints |
[29] |
1958 | Denver Bears Richmond Virginians |
New Orleans Pelicans | Binghamton Triplets | Greensboro Yankees | Fargo-Moorhead Twins Modesto Reds |
Auburn Yankees Kearney Yankees St. Petersburg Saints |
[30] |
1959 | Richmond Virginians | — | Binghamton Triplets | Greensboro Yankees | Fargo-Moorhead Twins Modesto Reds |
Auburn Yankees Kearney Yankees St. Petersburg Saints |
[31] |
1960 | Richmond Virginians | Amarillo Gold Sox | Binghamton Triplets | Greensboro Yankees | Fargo-Moorhead Twins Modesto Reds |
Auburn Yankees St. Petersburg Saints |
[32] |
1961 | Richmond Virginians | Amarillo Gold Sox | Binghamton Triplets | Greensboro Yankees | Modesto Reds | Auburn Yankees St. Petersburg Saints |
[33] |
1962 | Richmond Virginians | Amarillo Gold Sox | Augusta Yankees | Greensboro Yankees | Idaho Falls Yankees | Fort Lauderdale Yankees Harlan Smokies |
[34] |
Prior to the 1963 season, Major League Baseball (MLB) initiated a reorganization of Minor League Baseball that resulted in a reduction from six classes to four (Triple-A, Double-A, Class A, and Rookie) in response to the general decline of the minors throughout the 1950s and early-1960s when leagues and teams folded due to shrinking attendance caused by baseball fans' preference for staying at home to watch MLB games on television. The only change made within the next 27 years was Class A being subdivided for the first time to form Class A Short Season in 1966.[2]
Season | Triple-A | Double-A | Class A | Class A Short Season | Rookie | Ref(s). |
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1963 | Richmond Virginians | Augusta Yankees | Fort Lauderdale Yankees Greensboro Yankees Idaho Falls Yankees Shelby Colonels |
— | Harlan Yankees | [35] |
1964 | Richmond Virginians | Columbus Confederate Yankees | Fort Lauderdale Yankees Greensboro Yankees Shelby Yankees |
— | Johnson City Yankees SRL Yankees |
[36] |
1965 | Toledo Mud Hens | Columbus Confederate Yankees | Binghamton Triplets Fort Lauderdale Yankees Greensboro Yankees |
— | Johnson City Yankees FRL Yankees |
[37] |
1966 | Toledo Mud Hens | Columbus Confederate Yankees | Binghamton Triplets Fort Lauderdale Yankees Greensboro Yankees |
— | Johnson City Yankees GCL Yankees |
[38] |
1967 | Syracuse Chiefs | Binghamton Triplets | Fort Lauderdale Yankees Greensboro Yankees |
Oneonta Yankees | Johnson City Yankees | [39] |
1968 | Syracuse Chiefs | Binghamton Triplets | Fort Lauderdale Yankees Kinston Eagles |
Oneonta Yankees | Johnson City Yankees | [40] |
1969 | Syracuse Chiefs | Manchester Yankees | Fort Lauderdale Yankees Kinston Eagles |
Oneonta Yankees | Johnson City Yankees | [41] |
1970 | Syracuse Chiefs | Manchester Yankees | Fort Lauderdale Yankees Kinston Eagles |
Oneonta Yankees | Johnson City Yankees | [42] |
1971 | Syracuse Chiefs | Manchester Yankees | Fort Lauderdale Yankees Kinston Eagles |
Oneonta Yankees | Johnson City Yankees | [43] |
1972 | Syracuse Chiefs | West Haven Yankees | Fort Lauderdale Yankees Kinston Eagles |
Oneonta Yankees | Johnson City Yankees | [44] |
1973 | Syracuse Chiefs | West Haven Yankees | Fort Lauderdale Yankees | Oneonta Yankees | Johnson City Yankees | [45] |
1974 | Syracuse Chiefs | West Haven Yankees | Fort Lauderdale Yankees | Oneonta Yankees | Johnson City Yankees | [46] |
1975 | Syracuse Chiefs | West Haven Yankees | Fort Lauderdale Yankees | Oneonta Yankees | — | [47] |
1976 | Syracuse Chiefs | West Haven Yankees | Fort Lauderdale Yankees | Oneonta Yankees | — | [48] |
1977 | Syracuse Chiefs | West Haven Yankees | Fort Lauderdale Yankees | Oneonta Yankees | — | [49] |
1978 | Tacoma Yankees | West Haven Yankees | Fort Lauderdale Yankees | Oneonta Yankees | — | [50] |
1979 | Columbus Clippers | West Haven Yankees | Fort Lauderdale Yankees | Oneonta Yankees | Paintsville Yankees | [51] |
1980 | Columbus Clippers | Nashville Sounds | Fort Lauderdale Yankees Greensboro Hornets |
Oneonta Yankees | Paintsville Yankees GCL Yankees |
[52] |
1981 | Columbus Clippers | Nashville Sounds | Fort Lauderdale Yankees Greensboro Hornets |
Oneonta Yankees | Paintsville Yankees GCL Yankees |
[53] |
1982 | Columbus Clippers | Nashville Sounds | Fort Lauderdale Yankees Greensboro Hornets |
Oneonta Yankees | Paintsville Yankees GCL Yankees |
[54] |
1983 | Columbus Clippers | Nashville Sounds | Fort Lauderdale Yankees Greensboro Hornets |
Oneonta Yankees | — | [55] |
1984 | Columbus Clippers | Nashville Sounds | Fort Lauderdale Yankees Greensboro Hornets |
Oneonta Yankees | GCL Yankees | [56] |
1985 | Columbus Clippers | Albany-Colonie Yankees | Fort Lauderdale Yankees | Oneonta Yankees | GCL Yankees | [57] |
1986 | Columbus Clippers | Albany-Colonie Yankees | Fort Lauderdale Yankees | Oneonta Yankees | GCL Yankees | [58] |
1987 | Columbus Clippers | Albany-Colonie Yankees | Fort Lauderdale Yankees Prince William Cannons |
Oneonta Yankees | GCL Yankees | [59] |
1988 | Columbus Clippers | Albany-Colonie Yankees | Fort Lauderdale Yankees Prince William Cannons |
Oneonta Yankees | GCL Yankees | [60] |
1989 | Columbus Clippers | Albany-Colonie Yankees | Fort Lauderdale Yankees Prince William Cannons |
Oneonta Yankees | GCL Yankees DSL Yankees |
[61][62] |
Minor League Baseball operated with six classes from 1990 to 2020. In 1990, the Class A level was subdivided for a second time with the creation of Class A-Advanced. The Rookie level consisted of domestic and foreign circuits.[2]
Season | Triple-A | Double-A | Class A-Advanced | Class A | Class A Short Season | Rookie | Foreign Rookie | Ref(s). |
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1990 | Columbus Clippers | Albany-Colonie Yankees | Fort Lauderdale Yankees Prince William Cannons |
Greensboro Hornets | Oneonta Yankees | GCL Yankees | DSL Yankees | [63][64] |
1991 | Columbus Clippers | Albany-Colonie Yankees | Fort Lauderdale Yankees Prince William Cannons |
Greensboro Hornets | Oneonta Yankees | GCL Yankees | DSL Yankees/Mets | [65][66] |
1992 | Columbus Clippers | Albany-Colonie Yankees | Fort Lauderdale Yankees Prince William Cannons |
Greensboro Hornets | Oneonta Yankees | GCL Yankees | DSL Yankees/Padres | [67] |
1993 | Columbus Clippers | Albany-Colonie Yankees | Prince William Cannons | Greensboro Hornets | Oneonta Yankees | GCL Yankees | DSL Yankees/Padres | [68] |
1994 | Columbus Clippers | Albany-Colonie Yankees | Tampa Yankees | Greensboro Bats | Oneonta Yankees | GCL Yankees | DSL Yankees | [69] |
1995 | Columbus Clippers | Norwich Navigators | Tampa Yankees | Greensboro Bats | Oneonta Yankees | GCL Yankees | DSL Yankees | [70] |
1996 | Columbus Clippers | Norwich Navigators | Tampa Yankees | Greensboro Bats | Oneonta Yankees | GCL Yankees | DSL Yankees | [71] |
1997 | Columbus Clippers | Norwich Navigators | Tampa Yankees | Greensboro Bats | Oneonta Yankees | GCL Yankees | Melbourne Reds DSL Yankees |
[72] |
1998 | Columbus Clippers | Norwich Navigators | Tampa Yankees | Greensboro Bats | Oneonta Yankees | GCL Yankees | DSL Yankees | [73] |
1999 | Columbus Clippers | Norwich Navigators | Tampa Yankees | Greensboro Bats | Staten Island Yankees | GCL Yankees | DSL Yankees | [74] |
2000 | Columbus Clippers | Norwich Navigators | Tampa Yankees | Greensboro Bats | Staten Island Yankees | GCL Yankees | DSL Yankees | [75] |
2001 | Columbus Clippers | Norwich Navigators | Tampa Yankees | Greensboro Bats | Staten Island Yankees | GCL Yankees | DSL Yankees | [76] |
2002 | Columbus Clippers | Norwich Navigators | Tampa Yankees | Greensboro Bats | Staten Island Yankees | GCL Yankees | DSL Yankees 1 DSL Yankees 2 |
[77] |
2003 | Columbus Clippers | Trenton Thunder | Tampa Yankees | Battle Creek Yankees | Staten Island Yankees | GCL Yankees | DSL Yankees 1 DSL Yankees 2 |
[78] |
2004 | Columbus Clippers | Trenton Thunder | Tampa Yankees | Battle Creek Yankees | Staten Island Yankees | GCL Yankees | DSL Yankees 1 DSL Yankees 2 |
[79] |
2005 | Columbus Clippers | Trenton Thunder | Tampa Yankees | Charleston RiverDogs | Staten Island Yankees | GCL Yankees | DSL Yankees 1 DSL Yankees 2 |
[80] |
2006 | Columbus Clippers | Trenton Thunder | Tampa Yankees | Charleston RiverDogs | Staten Island Yankees | GCL Yankees | DSL Yankees 1 DSL Yankees 2 |
[81] |
2007 | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees | Trenton Thunder | Tampa Yankees | Charleston RiverDogs | Staten Island Yankees | GCL Yankees | DSL Yankees 1 DSL Yankees 2 |
[82] |
2008 | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees | Trenton Thunder | Tampa Yankees | Charleston RiverDogs | Staten Island Yankees | GCL Yankees | DSL Yankees 1 DSL Yankees 2 |
[83] |
2009 | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees | Trenton Thunder | Tampa Yankees | Charleston RiverDogs | Staten Island Yankees | GCL Yankees | DSL Yankees 1 DSL Yankees 2 |
[84] |
2010 | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees | Trenton Thunder | Tampa Yankees | Charleston RiverDogs | Staten Island Yankees | GCL Yankees | DSL Yankees 1 DSL Yankees 2 |
[85] |
2011 | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees | Trenton Thunder | Tampa Yankees | Charleston RiverDogs | Staten Island Yankees | GCL Yankees | DSL Yankees 1 DSL Yankees 2 |
[86] |
2012 | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees | Trenton Thunder | Tampa Yankees | Charleston RiverDogs | Staten Island Yankees | GCL Yankees | DSL Yankees 1 DSL Yankees 2 |
[87] |
2013 | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders | Trenton Thunder | Tampa Yankees | Charleston RiverDogs | Staten Island Yankees | GCL Yankees 1 GCL Yankees 2 |
DSL Yankees 1 DSL Yankees 2 |
[88] |
2014 | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders | Trenton Thunder | Tampa Yankees | Charleston RiverDogs | Staten Island Yankees | GCL Yankees 1 GCL Yankees 2 |
DSL Yankees 1 DSL Yankees 2 |
[89] |
2015 | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders | Trenton Thunder | Tampa Yankees | Charleston RiverDogs | Staten Island Yankees | Pulaski Yankees GCL Yankees 1 GCL Yankees 2 |
DSL Yankees 1 DSL Yankees 2 |
[90] |
2016 | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders | Trenton Thunder | Tampa Yankees | Charleston RiverDogs | Staten Island Yankees | Pulaski Yankees GCL Yankees East GCL Yankees West |
DSL Yankees 1 DSL Yankees 2 |
[91] |
2017 | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders | Trenton Thunder | Tampa Yankees | Charleston RiverDogs | Staten Island Yankees | Pulaski Yankees GCL Yankees East GCL Yankees West |
DSL Yankees | [92] |
2018 | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders | Trenton Thunder | Tampa Tarpons | Charleston RiverDogs | Staten Island Yankees | Pulaski Yankees GCL Yankees East GCL Yankees West |
DSL Yankees | [93] |
2019 | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders | Trenton Thunder | Tampa Tarpons | Charleston RiverDogs | Staten Island Yankees | Pulaski Yankees GCL Yankees East GCL Yankees West |
DSL Yankees | [94] |
2020[n 1] | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders | Trenton Thunder | Tampa Tarpons | Charleston RiverDogs | Staten Island Yankees | Pulaski Yankees GCL Yankees East GCL Yankees West |
DSL Yankees | [96] |
The current structure of Minor League Baseball is the result of an overall contraction of the system beginning with the 2021 season. Class A was reduced to two levels: High-A and Low-A.[97] Low-A was reclassified as Single-A in 2022.[98]
Season | Triple-A | Double-A | High-A | Single-A | Rookie | Foreign Rookie | Ref. |
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2021 | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders | Somerset Patriots | Hudson Valley Renegades | Tampa Tarpons | FCL Yankees | DSL Yankees 1 DSL Yankees 2 |
[99] |
2022 | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders | Somerset Patriots | Hudson Valley Renegades | Tampa Tarpons | FCL Yankees | DSL Bombers DSL Yankees |
[100] |
2023 | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders | Somerset Patriots | Hudson Valley Renegades | Tampa Tarpons | FCL Yankees | DSL Bombers DSL Yankees |
[101] |
2024 | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders | Somerset Patriots | Hudson Valley Renegades | Tampa Tarpons | FCL Yankees | DSL Bombers DSL Yankees |
[102] |