International League
US professional baseball league
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| 2025 | Team renamed to Oklahoma City Comets, marking the latest transformation in the team's long history. |
| 2024 | Chad Patrick of Nashville Sounds (Milwaukee Brewers organization) wins International League Pitcher of the Year Award with a 14-1 record and 2.90 ERA, striking out 145 batters |
| 2024 | Team becomes Oklahoma City Baseball Club. |
| 2024 | Pacific Coast League implements a salary cap of US$1,610,000 per club, with a minimum player salary of $35,800. Players aged 23 and younger have a special cap calculation where only 50% of their salary counts (up to $250,000). |
| 2024 | Implemented new salary cap regulations, setting a maximum of US$1,610,000 on player compensation with specific provisions for younger players. |
| 2023 | Robert Gasser of Nashville Sounds (Milwaukee Brewers organization) wins International League Pitcher of the Year Award with a 9-1 record and 3.79 ERA, striking out 166 batters |
| 2023 | Pacific Coast League introduces a new championship format, splitting the regular season into two halves. The winners of each half meet in a best-of-three series to determine the league champion. |
| 2023 | International League introduced a new championship format, splitting the regular season into two halves, with the winners of each half meeting in a best-of-three series to determine the league champion. |
| 2022 | Greg Weissert of Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (New York Yankees organization) wins International League Pitcher of the Year Award with a 2-1 record, 18 saves, and 1.69 ERA, striking out 70 batters |
| 2022 | Sugar Land Space Cowboys began competing as a member of the Pacific Coast League following their transition from the Atlantic League. |
| 2022 | The league switches back to its previous name, the Pacific Coast League, after one season as Triple-A West. |
| 2022 | Major League Baseball adopted the universal designated hitter (DH) rule, eliminating previous variations in DH usage for Pacific Coast League teams. |
| 2022 | League modified championship format to have division champions meet in a single game to determine the league champion. |
| 2022 | The league reverts to its original name, the International League, after the one-season rebranding. |
| September 2022 | Pacific Coast League concludes its season in late September, completing the 150-game schedule. |
| March 2022 | Pacific Coast League introduces a 150-game schedule, with the season beginning in late March and concluding in late September, organized into East and West divisions with five teams each. |
| 2021 | Jackson Kowar of Omaha Storm Chasers (Kansas City Royals organization) wins International League Pitcher of the Year Award with a 9-4 record and 3.46 ERA, striking out 115 batters |
| 2021 | Round Rock Express and Sugar Land Space Cowboys joined the league with Texas Rangers and Houston Astros affiliations respectively |
| 2021 | Triple-A National Championship Game is not held due to external circumstances. |
| 2021 | The Pacific Coast League undergoes reorganization, marking the end of the long-standing presidential leadership structure. |
| 2021 | MLB reorganizes the minor leagues, and the Pacific Coast League operates as the Triple-A West for one season. |
| 2021 | Sugar Land Skeeters transitioned from the independent Atlantic League and joined the Pacific Coast League, subsequently rebranding as the Sugar Land Space Cowboys in 2022. |
| 2021 | Due to unique circumstances, the league title was awarded to the team with the best regular-season record, bypassing traditional playoff format. |
| 2021 | Following MLB's reorganization of minor leagues, the International League temporarily operates as Triple-A East for one season. |
| 2020 | No Pitcher of the Year Award selected due to COVID-19 pandemic cancelling the season |
| 2020 | Major league reorganization occurred, with several Pacific Coast League teams transferred to other leagues: Memphis moved to the International League, Iowa and Nashville also transferred, Wichita moved to the Texas League, and Fresno transferred to the California League. |
| 2020 | Triple-A National Championship Game is not held due to external circumstances. |
| 2020 | Season was cancelled, interrupting the league's standard championship and playoff procedures. |
| June 30 2020 | The Pacific Coast League's 2020 season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic after being initially postponed. |
| 2019 | Mitch Keller of Indianapolis Indians (Pittsburgh Pirates organization) wins International League Pitcher of the Year Award with a 7-5 record and 3.56 ERA, striking out 123 batters |
| 2019 | Las Vegas Aviators became affiliated with Athletics |
| 2019 | The Colorado Springs Sky Sox relocated to San Antonio, Texas, becoming the San Antonio Missions. This move was accompanied by conference realignment, with Nashville and Memphis moving to the Northern Division, and Oklahoma City and San Antonio moving to the Southern Division. Additionally, the New Orleans Baby Cakes relocated to Wichita, Kansas, becoming the Wichita Wind Surge. |
| 2018 | Cole Irvin of Lehigh Valley IronPigs (Philadelphia Phillies organization) wins International League Pitcher of the Year Award with a 14-4 record and 2.57 ERA, striking out 131 batters |
| 2015 | Albuquerque Isotopes became affiliated with Colorado Rockies, Oklahoma City Comets joined the league, Sacramento River Cats became affiliated with San Francisco Giants |
| 2015 | Professional baseball began implementing pace-of-play initiatives, introducing new rules such as pitch clocks and limiting mound visits. |
| 2015 | Professional baseball began implementing pace-of-play initiatives, introducing new rules such as pitch clocks and limiting mound visits in the Pacific Coast League. |
| 2015 | Team renamed to Oklahoma City Dodgers. |
| 2014 | El Paso Chihuahuas established in the Pacific Coast League, affiliated with San Diego Padres |
| 2012 | Sugar Land Space Cowboys founded as a minor league baseball team |
| 2010 | The International League first established the Spirit of the International League Award to recognize team executives who demonstrate exceptional commitment to creating positive fan experiences at league games. |
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