The New York Yankees farm system consists of six Minor League Baseball affiliates across the United States and in the Dominican Republic as well. 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 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 away.
Current affiliates
The New York Yankees farm system consists of six minor league affiliates.
ClassTeamLeagueLocationBallparkAffiliated 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
Past affiliates
Key SeasonEach year is linked to an article about that particular Yankees season.
1932–1962 Minor League Baseball operated with five classes (Double-A, Class A, Class B, Class C, and Class D) from 1932 to 1935. Class A1, between Double-A and Class A, was added in 1936. The minors continued to operate with these six levels through 1945. Triple-A was established as the highest classification in 1946, and Class A1 became Double-A, with Class A through D remaining. These six levels continued through 1962. 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.
SeasonTriple-A Double-AClass AClass BClass CClass D 1932 — Newark Bears Springfield Rifles Binghamton TripletsErie Sailors Cumberland Colts — 1933 — Newark Bears Binghamton Triplets Durham Bulls Wheeling Stogies — 1934 — Newark Bears Binghamton Triplets Norfolk Tars Wheeling Stogies Washington Generals 1935 — Newark BearsOakland Oaks Binghamton Triplets Norfolk Tars Akron YankeesJoplin Miners Washington Generals 1936 — Newark BearsOakland Oaks Binghamton Triplets Norfolk Tars Akron YankeesJoplin Miners Butler Yankees 1937 — Kansas City BluesNewark BearsOakland Oaks Binghamton Triplets Augusta TigersJackson SenatorsNorfolk Tars Akron YankeesBartlesville BluesJoplin MinersSmiths Falls Beavers Butler YankeesNorfolk ElksPalatka Azaleas 1938 — Kansas City BluesNewark Bears Binghamton Triplets Augusta TigersJackson SenatorsNorfolk TarsWenatchee Chiefs Akron YankeesJoplin Miners Butler YankeesNeosho YankeesNorfolk Elks 1939 — Kansas City BluesNewark Bears Binghamton Triplets Augusta TigersNorfolk TarsWenatchee Chiefs Akron YankeesAmsterdam RugmakersJoplin Miners Butler YankeesBig Spring BaronsEaston YankeesEl Paso TexansNeosho YankeesNewport CannersNorfolk Elks 1940 — Kansas City BluesNewark Bears Binghamton Triplets Augusta TigersNorfolk TarsWenatchee Chiefs Akron YankeesAmsterdam RugmakersIdaho Falls RussetsJoplin Miners Butler YankeesEaston YankeesNeosho YankeesNorfolk Yankees 1941 — Kansas City BluesNewark Bears Binghamton Triplets Norfolk Tars Akron YankeesAmsterdam RugmakersIdaho Falls RussetsJoplin Miners Butler YankeesEaston YankeesNorfolk Yankees 1942 — Kansas City BluesNewark Bears Binghamton Triplets Norfolk Tars Amsterdam RugmakersJoplin Miners Butler YankeesFond du Lac PanthersWellsville Yankees 1943 — Kansas City BluesNewark Bears Binghamton Triplets Norfolk Tars — Wellsville Yankees 1944 — Kansas City BluesNewark Bears Binghamton Triplets Norfolk Tars — Wellsville Yankees 1945 — — Binghamton Triplets Norfolk Tars — Wellsville Yankees 1946 Kansas City BluesNewark Bears Beaumont Exporters Augusta TigersBinghamton Triplets Norfolk TarsQuincy GemsSunbury Yankees Amsterdam RugmakersButler YankeesJoplin MinersTwin Falls Cowboys Easton YankeesFond du Lac PanthersWellsville Yankees 1947 Kansas City BluesNewark Bears Beaumont Exporters Augusta TigersBinghamton TripletsDenver Bears Norfolk TarsQuincy GemsSunbury YankeesVictoria Athletics Amsterdam RugmakersBisbee YanksButler YankeesJoplin MinersTwin Falls CowboysVentura Yankees Easton YankeesFond du Lac PanthersIndependence YankeesStroudsburg Poconos 1948 Kansas City BluesNewark Bears Beaumont Exporters Augusta TigersBinghamton Triplets Manchester YankeesNorfolk TarsQuincy GemsVictoria Athletics Amsterdam RugmakersBisbee-Douglas MinersButler YankeesGrand Forks ChiefsJoplin MinersLongview TexansTwin Falls CowboysVentura Yankees Blackstone BarristersEaston YankeesFond du Lac PanthersIndependence YankeesLa Grange TroupersMcAlester RocketsNewark Yankees 1949 Kansas City BluesNewark Bears Beaumont Exporters Binghamton TripletsAugusta Tigers Manchester YankeesNorfolk TarsQuincy GemsVictoria Athletics Amsterdam RugmakersGrand Forks ChiefsJoplin MinersTwin Falls CowboysVentura Yankees Belleville StagsEaston YankeesFond du Lac PanthersIndependence YankeesLa Grange TroupersMcAlester RocketsNewark Yankees 1950 Kansas City Blues Beaumont Roughnecks Binghamton TripletsMuskegon Clippers Norfolk TarsQuincy Gems Amsterdam RugmakersGrand Forks ChiefsJoplin MinersTwin Falls Cowboys Fond du Lac PanthersIndependence YankeesLa Grange TroupersMcAlester RocketsNewark Yankees 1951 Kansas City BluesSan Francisco Seals Beaumont Roughnecks Binghamton TripletsMuskegon Reds Norfolk TarsQuincy Gems Amsterdam RugmakersJoplin MinersTwin Falls Cowboys Fond du Lac PanthersLa Grange TroupersMcAlester RocketsNewark Yankees 1952 Kansas City Blues Beaumont Roughnecks Binghamton Triplets Norfolk TarsQuincy Gems Boise YankeesJoplin MinersFond du Lac PanthersMcAlester RocketsOlean Yankees 1953 Kansas City BluesSyracuse Chiefs Birmingham Barons Binghamton Triplets Norfolk TarsQuincy Gems Boise YankeesJoplin Miners McAlester RocketsOlean YankeesOwensboro Oilers 1954 Kansas City Blues Birmingham Barons Binghamton Triplets Norfolk TarsQuincy Gems Modesto RedsSt. Joseph Saints Bristol TwinsMcAlester RocketsOwensboro Oilers 1955 Denver Bears Birmingham Barons Binghamton Triplets Norfolk TarsQuincy GemsWinston-Salem Twins Modesto RedsMonroe Sports Bristol TwinsMcAlester RocketsOwensboro Oilers 1956 Denver BearsRichmond Virginians Birmingham Barons Binghamton Triplets Quincy GemsWinston-Salem Twins Modesto RedsMonroe Sports Bradford YankeesKearney YankeesMcAlester RocketsSt. Petersburg Saints 1957 Denver BearsRichmond Virginians New Orleans Pelicans Binghamton Triplets Peoria Chiefs Alexandria AcesModesto Reds Greenville MajorsKearney YankeesSt. Petersburg Saints 1958 Denver BearsRichmond Virginians New Orleans Pelicans Binghamton Triplets Greensboro Yankees Fargo-Moorhead TwinsModesto Reds Auburn YankeesKearney YankeesSt. Petersburg Saints 1959 Richmond Virginians — Binghamton Triplets Greensboro Yankees Fargo-Moorhead TwinsModesto Reds Auburn YankeesKearney YankeesSt. Petersburg Saints 1960 Richmond Virginians Amarillo Gold Sox Binghamton Triplets Greensboro Yankees Fargo-Moorhead TwinsModesto Reds Auburn YankeesSt. Petersburg Saints 1961 Richmond Virginians Amarillo Gold Sox Binghamton Triplets Greensboro Yankees Modesto Reds Auburn YankeesSt. Petersburg Saints 1962 Richmond Virginians Amarillo Gold Sox Augusta Yankees Greensboro Yankees Idaho Falls Yankees Fort Lauderdale YankeesHarlan Smokies
1963–1989 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.
SeasonTriple-ADouble-AClass AClass A Short SeasonRookie 1963 Richmond Virginians Augusta Yankees Fort Lauderdale YankeesGreensboro YankeesIdaho Falls YankeesShelby Colonels — Harlan Yankees 1964 Richmond Virginians Columbus Confederate Yankees Fort Lauderdale YankeesGreensboro YankeesShelby Yankees — Johnson City YankeesSRL Yankees 1965 Toledo Mud Hens Columbus Confederate Yankees Binghamton TripletsFort Lauderdale YankeesGreensboro Yankees — Johnson City YankeesFRL Yankees 1966 Toledo Mud Hens Columbus Confederate Yankees Binghamton TripletsFort Lauderdale YankeesGreensboro Yankees — Johnson City YankeesGCL Yankees 1967 Syracuse Chiefs Binghamton Triplets Fort Lauderdale YankeesGreensboro Yankees Oneonta Yankees Johnson City Yankees 1968 Syracuse Chiefs Binghamton Triplets Fort Lauderdale YankeesKinston Eagles Oneonta Yankees Johnson City Yankees 1969 Syracuse Chiefs Manchester Yankees Fort Lauderdale YankeesKinston Eagles Oneonta Yankees Johnson City Yankees 1970 Syracuse Chiefs Manchester Yankees Fort Lauderdale YankeesKinston Eagles Oneonta Yankees Johnson City Yankees 1971 Syracuse Chiefs Manchester Yankees Fort Lauderdale YankeesKinston Eagles Oneonta Yankees Johnson City Yankees 1972 Syracuse Chiefs West Haven Yankees Fort Lauderdale YankeesKinston Eagles Oneonta Yankees Johnson City Yankees 1973 Syracuse Chiefs West Haven Yankees Fort Lauderdale Yankees Oneonta Yankees Johnson City Yankees 1974 Syracuse Chiefs West Haven Yankees Fort Lauderdale Yankees Oneonta Yankees Johnson City Yankees 1975 Syracuse Chiefs West Haven Yankees Fort Lauderdale Yankees Oneonta Yankees — 1976 Syracuse Chiefs West Haven Yankees Fort Lauderdale Yankees Oneonta Yankees — 1977 Syracuse Chiefs West Haven Yankees Fort Lauderdale Yankees Oneonta Yankees — 1978 Tacoma Yankees West Haven Yankees Fort Lauderdale Yankees Oneonta Yankees — 1979 Columbus Clippers West Haven Yankees Fort Lauderdale Yankees Oneonta Yankees Paintsville Yankees 1980 Columbus Clippers Nashville Sounds Fort Lauderdale YankeesGreensboro Hornets Oneonta Yankees Paintsville YankeesGCL Yankees 1981 Columbus Clippers Nashville Sounds Fort Lauderdale YankeesGreensboro Hornets Oneonta Yankees Paintsville YankeesGCL Yankees 1982 Columbus Clippers Nashville Sounds Fort Lauderdale YankeesGreensboro Hornets Oneonta Yankees Paintsville YankeesGCL Yankees 1983 Columbus Clippers Nashville Sounds Fort Lauderdale YankeesGreensboro Hornets Oneonta Yankees — 1984 Columbus Clippers Nashville Sounds Fort Lauderdale YankeesGreensboro Hornets Oneonta Yankees GCL Yankees 1985 Columbus Clippers Albany-Colonie Yankees Fort Lauderdale Yankees Oneonta Yankees GCL Yankees 1986 Columbus Clippers Albany-Colonie Yankees Fort Lauderdale Yankees Oneonta Yankees GCL Yankees 1987 Columbus Clippers Albany-Colonie Yankees Fort Lauderdale YankeesPrince William Cannons Oneonta Yankees GCL Yankees 1988 Columbus Clippers Albany-Colonie Yankees Fort Lauderdale YankeesPrince William Cannons Oneonta Yankees GCL Yankees 1989 Columbus Clippers Albany-Colonie Yankees Fort Lauderdale YankeesPrince William Cannons Oneonta Yankees GCL YankeesDSL Yankees
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