Carolina League explained
Quick answers about the Carolina League.
What is the Carolina League?
The Carolina League is a Single-A league of Minor League Baseball. Every team is a farm team of a Major League Baseball club.
How many teams are in the Carolina League?
12 in 2026: Augusta GreenJackets, Charleston RiverDogs, Columbia Fireflies, Delmarva Shorebirds, Fayetteville Woodpeckers, Fredericksburg Nationals, Hickory Crawdads, Hill City Howlers, Kannapolis Cannon Ballers, Myrtle Beach Pelicans, Salem RidgeYaks, Wilson Warbirds.
When is the Carolina League season?
From spring until September, followed by the playoffs.
How do the Carolina League playoffs work?
After the regular season the best teams play the playoffs for the Carolina League championship.
Who won the last Carolina League championship?
The Fayetteville Woodpeckers won the 2026 Carolina League championship, beating the Charleston RiverDogs 2-0.
Standings, schedule and stats update automatically several times a day. Data: MLB Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com).
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