2024 Minor League Baseball Playoffs Results, Top Performers & More
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The 2024 postseason for minor leagues is well underway, and we’ll be tracking the champions for each level along the way.
Read on below for a complete rundown of league titles claimed at each affiliate level, as well as standout performers and upcoming championship schedules to watch.
Triple-A
International League
Championship (Best-of-3 series Sept. 24, 25, 26): Omaha Storm Chasers (Royals) vs. Columbus Clippers (Guardians)
Pacific Coast League
Championship (Best-of-3 series Sept. 24, 25, 26): Sugar Land Space Cowboys (Astros) vs. Reno Aces (Diamondbacks)
Triple-A Championship Game (Sept. 28)
Winner of International League and Pacific Coast Leagues in Las Vegas.
Baseball America’s Top 100 Prospects
Check out the latest update of BA’s Top 100 prospect rankings, led by ascending Red Sox outfielder, Roman Anthony.
Double-A
Eastern League
First Round (Best-of-3 series Sept. 17, 19, 20): Akron RubberDucks (Guardians) vs. Erie SeaWolves (Tigers) and Hartford Yard Goats (Rockies) vs. Somerset Patriots (Yankees)
Championship Series (Best-of-3 series Sept. 22, 24, 25): Winners of first-round series.
Southern League
First Round (Best-of-3 series Sept. 17, 19, 20): Tennessee Smokies (Cubs) vs. Birmingham Barons (White Sox) and Montgomery Biscuits (Rays) vs. Biloxi Shuckers (Brewers)
Championship Series (Best-of-3 series Sept. 22, 24, 25): Winners of first-round series.
Texas League
First Round (Best-of-3 series Sept. 17, 19, 20): Arkansas Travelers (Mariners) vs. Springfield Cardinals and Midland RockHounds (A’s) vs. Frisco RoughRiders (Rangers).
Championship Series (Best-of-3 series Sept. 22, 24, 25): Winners of first-round series.
Top 30 Prospects For Every MLB Team
Check out Baseball America’s full scouting reports for the top 30 prospects in every MLB organization.
High-A
Midwest League
Champion: Lake County Captains (Guardians)
The Captains claimed their second Midwest League title with a 9-4 game-three win over the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers. Lake County scored five in the sixth inning to break it open while also getting two hits and an RBI from July’s No. 1 overall draft pick, Travis Bazzana, who had a .961 OPS in the series.
See the Top 30 Guardians prospects here.
Northwest League
Champion: Spokane Indians (Rockies)
A talented Indians team claimed the Northwest League title in a most peculiar way: a walk-off HBP. With the bases loaded in the bottom of the tenth, Kyle Karros took a fastball off the arm to break a 2-2 tie with the Vancouver Canadians in a game that also saw No. 3 overall draft pick Charlie Condon go 2-for-3 with an RBI.
See the Top 30 Rockies prospects here.
South Atlantic League
Champion: Bowling Green Hot Rods (Rays)
The Hot Rods continued the Rays’ long stretch of minor league success by bringing home their third SAL trophy in four years with a 4-1 win over the Hudson Valley Renegades. Jackson Baumeister, Tampa’s No. 23 prospect, pitched into the six inning, allowing just one run on three hits while striking out seven.
See the Top 30 Rays prospects here.
Low-A
California League
Champion: Modesto Nuts (Mariners)
Make it back-to-back Cal League titles for the Nuts, who struck out 13 opposing batters in a 2-1 win over the Lake Elsinore Storm. Josh Caron, one of the Mariners’ top catching prospects, collected two hits and drove in the go-ahead run in the fifth inning.
See the Top 30 Mariners prospects here.
Carolina League
Champion: Fredericksburg Nationals (Nationals)
The FredNats shutout the Kannapolis Cannon Ballers 3-0 in winner-take-all game three that earned the big league club its first minor league championship since 2014. Twenty-year-old righthander Travis Sykora continued his recent stretch of dominance, holding Kannapolis to just one hit in five shutout innings to go with nine strikeouts.
See the Top 30 Nationals prospects here.
Florida State League
Champion: Palm Beach Cardinals (Cardinals)
The Cardinals claimed their third league title in franchise history thanks to a 6-4 win over the Lakeland Flying Tigers. Palm Beach was powered by several strong offensive performances, including that of top draft pick JJ Wetherholt, who laced a 2-RBI triple (his first as a professional) in the seventh inning to put the game out of reach.
See the Top 30 Cardinals prospects here.
Rookie Ball
Arizona Complex League
Champion: ACL Dodgers
The top-seeded ACL Dodgers defeated the ACL D-backs 8-1 in a single-game championship after advancing past the ACL Giants in the first round. A pair of top 10 Dodgers prospects in Eduardo Quintero and Joendry Vargas each recorded multi-hit games to help secure the win.
See the Top 30 Dodgers prospects here.
Florida Complex League
Champion: FCL Tigers
The FCL Tigers defeated the FCL Pirates 2-0 in the best-of-three championship series after getting past the FCL Marlins in the first round. Franyerber Montilla, the 19-year-old shortshop who checks in as Detroit’s No. 20 prospect, collected three hits and four RBIs in the series-clinching victory.
See the Top 30 Tigers prospects here.
Dominican Summer League
Champion: DSL Red Sox
The DSL Red Sox Red defeated the DSL Angels 2-1 in best-of-3 series after advancing through matchups with the DSL Rangers and DSL Cleveland Goryl.
See the Top 30 Red Sox prospects here.
