Featuring --The Midwest League

The Midwest League is a Class A Minor League Baseball league populated by teams in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and Wisconsin. Started in 1947 as the Illinois State League, it became the Midwest League in 1956 and has its current 16 teams since 2008.

A list of the teams is available at the Minor League Baseball website.  They play in two eight team
divisions.  Championship are best of five games.  Since 2008 the West Divsion has won 5 championship series and the East Division four.  There have been no series sweeps.

The Quad Cities River Bandits have Bragging Rights as the only team to win two Championships since 2008.

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