The

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consists of six Minor League Baseball affiliates across the

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and in

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and the

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. Three teams are independently owned, while three others—the

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, and

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—are owned by the major league club. The Blue Jays have been affiliated with the Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats of the Eastern League since 2004, making it the longest-running active affiliation in the organization among teams not owned by the Blue Jays. The longest affiliation in team history was the 31-year relationship with the Triple-A

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's Syracuse Chiefs from 1978 to 2008. Their newest affiliate is the

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of the International League, which became the Blue Jays' Triple-A club in 2013. Geographically, Toronto's closest affiliate is the Buffalo Bisons, which are approximately away. Toronto's furthest affiliate is the

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Vancouver Canadians of the Northwest League some away.

Current affiliates

The Toronto Blue Jays

consists of six

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affiliates.

Past affiliates

Key

1977–1989

Prior to the 1963 season,

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(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

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) 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.

1990–2020

Minor League Baseball operated with six classes from 1990 to 2020. In 1990, the Class A level was subdivided for a second time with the creation of Class A-Advanced. The Rookie level consisted of domestic and foreign circuits.

2021–present

The current structure of Minor League Baseball is the result of an overall contraction of the system beginning with the 2021 season. Class A was reduced to two levels:

and Low-A. Low-A was reclassified as Single-A in 2022.

Notes

References

External links

''Baseball-Reference'': Toronto Blue Jays Minor League Affiliates
{{DEFAULTSORT:Toronto Blue Jays minor league affiliates Minor league affiliates