List of New York Mets minor league affiliates

1990–present

The current structure of minor league baseball has been in effect since the 1990 season when the Class A level was subdivided for a second time with the creation of Advanced A. The Rookie level consists of domestic and foreign circuits, the latter based in the Dominican Republic and Venezuela.[1]

Year AAA AA Advanced A A Short Season A Rookie Foreign Rookie
2020 Binghamton Mets[2]
2019 Binghamton Mets
2018 Binghamton Mets St. Lucie Mets Brooklyn Cyclones Kingsport Mets
2017 Binghamton Mets St. Lucie Mets Brooklyn Cyclones Kingsport Mets
2016 Las Vegas 51s Binghamton Mets St. Lucie Mets Columbia Fireflies Brooklyn Cyclones Kingsport Mets
2015 Las Vegas 51s Binghamton Mets St. Lucie Mets Savannah Sand Gnats Brooklyn Cyclones Kingsport Mets
2014 Las Vegas 51s Binghamton Mets St. Lucie Mets Savannah Sand Gnats Brooklyn Cyclones Kingsport Mets, GCL Mets DSL Mets 1, DSL Mets 2
2013 Las Vegas 51s Binghamton Mets St. Lucie Mets Savannah Sand Gnats Brooklyn Cyclones Kingsport Mets, GCL Mets DSL Mets 1, DSL Mets 2
2012 Buffalo Bisons Binghamton Mets St. Lucie Mets Savannah Sand Gnats Brooklyn Cyclones Kingsport Mets DSL Mets 1, DSL Mets 2
2011 Buffalo Bisons Binghamton Mets St. Lucie Mets Savannah Sand Gnats Brooklyn Cyclones Kingsport Mets, GCL Mets DSL Mets 1, DSL Mets 2
2010 Buffalo Bisons Binghamton Mets St. Lucie Mets Savannah Sand Gnats Brooklyn Cyclones Kingsport Mets, GCL Mets DSL Mets 1, DSL Mets 2
2009 Buffalo Bisons Binghamton Mets St. Lucie Mets Savannah Sand Gnats Brooklyn Cyclones Kingsport Mets, GCL Mets DSL Mets, VSL Mets
2008 New Orleans Zephyrs Binghamton Mets St. Lucie Mets Savannah Sand Gnats Brooklyn Cyclones Kingsport Mets, GCL Mets DSL Mets, VSL Mets
2007 New Orleans Zephyrs Binghamton Mets St. Lucie Mets Savannah Sand Gnats Brooklyn Cyclones Kingsport Mets, GCL Mets DSL Mets, VSL Mets
2006 Norfolk Tides Binghamton Mets St. Lucie Mets Hagerstown Suns Brooklyn Cyclones Kingsport Mets, GCL Mets DSL Mets, VSL Mets
2005 Norfolk Tides Binghamton Mets St. Lucie Mets Hagerstown Suns Brooklyn Cyclones Kingsport Mets, GCL Mets DSL Mets, VSL Mets
2004 Norfolk Tides Binghamton Mets St. Lucie Mets Capital City Bombers Brooklyn Cyclones Kingsport Mets, GCL Mets DSL Mets, Tronconero 2
2003 Norfolk Tides Binghamton Mets St. Lucie Mets Capital City Bombers Brooklyn Cyclones Kingsport Mets DSL Mets, Tronconero 2
2002 Norfolk Tides Binghamton Mets St. Lucie Mets Capital City Bombers Brooklyn Cyclones Kingsport Mets DSL Mets, Carabobo
2001 Norfolk Tides Binghamton Mets St. Lucie Mets Capital City Bombers Brooklyn Cyclones[3] Kingsport Mets DSL Mets
2000 Norfolk Tides Binghamton Mets St. Lucie Mets Capital City Bombers Pittsfield Mets[3] Kingsport Mets DSL Mets East, DSL Mets West
1999 Norfolk Tides Binghamton Mets St. Lucie Mets Capital City Bombers Pittsfield Mets Kingsport Mets, GCL Mets DSL Mets 1, DSL Mets 2
1998 Norfolk Tides Binghamton Mets St. Lucie Mets Capital City Bombers Pittsfield Mets Kingsport Mets, GCL Mets DSL Mets 1, DSL Mets 2
1997 Norfolk Tides Binghamton Mets St. Lucie Mets Capital City Bombers Pittsfield Mets Kingsport Mets, GCL Mets DSL Mets
1996 Norfolk Tides Binghamton Mets St. Lucie Mets Capital City Bombers Pittsfield Mets Kingsport Mets, GCL Mets DSL Mets
1995 Norfolk Tides Binghamton Mets St. Lucie Mets Capital City Bombers Pittsfield Mets Kingsport Mets, GCL Mets DSL Mets
1994 Norfolk Tides Binghamton Mets St. Lucie Mets Capital City Bombers Pittsfield Mets Kingsport Mets, GCL Mets DSL Mets
1993 Norfolk Tides Binghamton Mets St. Lucie Mets Capital City Bombers Pittsfield Mets Kingsport Mets, GCL Mets DSL Mets
1992 Tidewater Tides Binghamton Mets[2] St. Lucie Mets Columbia Mets Pittsfield Mets Kingsport Mets, GCL Mets DSL Mets
1991 Tidewater Tides Williamsport Bills[2] St. Lucie Mets Columbia Mets Pittsfield Mets Kingsport Mets, GCL Mets
1990 Tidewater Tides Jackson Mets St. Lucie Mets Columbia Mets Pittsfield Mets Kingsport Mets, GCL Mets

1963–1989

The foundation of the minors' current structure was the result of a reorganization initiated by Major League Baseball (MLB) before the 1963 season. The reduction from six classes to four (AAA, AA, A and Rookie) was a 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 Short Season A in 1966.[1]

Year AAA AA A Short Season A Rookie
1989 Tidewater Tides Jackson Mets St. Lucie Mets, Columbia Mets Pittsfield Mets Kingsport Mets, GCL Mets
1988 Tidewater Tides Jackson Mets St. Lucie Mets,[4] Columbia Mets Little Falls Mets Kingsport Mets, GCL Mets
1987 Tidewater Tides Jackson Mets Lynchburg Mets,[4] Columbia Mets Little Falls Mets Kingsport Mets
1986 Tidewater Tides Jackson Mets Lynchburg Mets, Columbia Mets Little Falls Mets Kingsport Mets
1985 Tidewater Tides Jackson Mets Lynchburg Mets, Columbia Mets Little Falls Mets Kingsport Mets
1984 Tidewater Tides Jackson Mets Lynchburg Mets, Columbia Mets Little Falls Mets Kingsport Mets
1983 Tidewater Tides Jackson Mets Lynchburg Mets, Columbia Mets Little Falls Mets GCL Mets
1982 Tidewater Tides Jackson Mets Lynchburg Mets, Shelby Mets Little Falls Mets Kingsport Mets
1981 Tidewater Tides Jackson Mets Lynchburg Mets, Shelby Mets Little Falls Mets Kingsport Mets
1980 Tidewater Tides Jackson Mets Lynchburg Mets Little Falls Mets Kingsport Mets
1979[5] Tidewater Tides Jackson Mets Lynchburg Mets Little Falls Mets, Grays Harbor Loggers
1978 Tidewater Tides Jackson Mets Lynchburg Mets, Wausau Mets Little Falls Mets
1977 Tidewater Tides Jackson Mets Lynchburg Mets, Wausau Mets Little Falls Mets
1976 Tidewater Tides Jackson Mets Lynchburg Mets, Wausau Mets Marion Mets
1975 Tidewater Tides Jackson Mets Visalia Mets, Wausau Mets Marion Mets
1974[6] Tidewater Tides Victoria Toros Visalia Mets, Anderson Mets Batavia Trojans Marion Mets
1973 Tidewater Tides Memphis Blues Pompano Beach Mets, Visalia Mets Batavia Trojans Marion Mets
1972 Tidewater Tides Memphis Blues Pompano Beach Mets, Visalia Mets Batavia Trojans Marion Mets
1971 Tidewater Tides Memphis Blues Pompano Beach Mets, Visalia Mets Marion Mets
1970 Tidewater Tides Memphis Blues Pompano Beach Mets, Visalia Mets Marion Mets
1969 Tidewater Tides Memphis Blues Pompano Beach Mets, Visalia Mets Marion Mets
1968 Jacksonville Suns Memphis Blues Raleigh-Durham Mets, Visalia Mets Mankato Mets Marion Mets
1967 Jacksonville Suns Williamsport Mets Durham Bulls, Winter Haven Mets Mankato Mets Marion Mets
1966 Jacksonville Suns Williamsport Mets Auburn Mets, Greenville Mets Marion Mets
1965[7] Buffalo Bisons Williamsport Mets Auburn Mets, Greenville Mets Marion Mets
1964 Buffalo Bisons Williamsport Mets Salinas Mets, Auburn Mets
1963[8] Buffalo Bisons Raleigh Mets, Salinas Mets, Quincy Jets, Auburn Mets

Pre-1963

The minors operated with six classes (AAA, AA, A, B, C, D) from 1946 to 1962. The Pacific Coast League (PCL) was reclassified from AAA 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 killed any chance of the PCL being promoted. The 1963 reorganization resulted in the Eastern and South Atlantic Leagues being elevated from A to AA, five of seven Class D circuits plus the ones in B and C upgraded to A and the Appalachian League reclassified from D to Rookie. The Alabama–Florida League folded following the 1962 campaign.[1]

Year AAA AA A B C D
1962 Santa Barbara Rancheros Quincy Jets, Auburn Mets, Salisbury Braves

References

  1. 1 2 3 Cronin, John. "Truth in the Minor League Class Structure: The Case for the Reclassification of the Minors", The Baseball Research Journal (Society for American Baseball Research), Spring 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 "Mets, Binghamton extend affiliation", Binghamton Mets, Tuesday, April 7, 2015.
  3. 1 2 Kugel, Seth. "Watching the Boys of Summer", The New York Times, Sunday, June 18, 2006.
  4. 1 2 Rhodes, Beth. "Mets Announce Purchase Of Admirals; Team's Move To Port St. Lucie Jeopardizes Baseball In Daytona Beach", Orlando Sentinel, Friday, September 11, 1987.
  5. ↑ Official Baseball Dope Book. St. Louis, Missouri: The Sporting News, 1979.
  6. ↑ Official Baseball Dope Book. St. Louis, Missouri: The Sporting News, 1974.
  7. ↑ Official Baseball Dope Book. St. Louis, Missouri: The Sporting News, 1965.
  8. ↑ Official Baseball Record Book. St. Louis, Missouri: The Sporting News, 1963.

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