Midwest League explained
Quick answers about the Midwest League.
What is the Midwest League?
The Midwest League is a High-A league of Minor League Baseball. Every team is a farm team of a Major League Baseball club.
How many teams are in the Midwest League?
12 in 2026: Beloit Sky Carp, Cedar Rapids Kernels, Dayton Dragons, Fort Wayne TinCaps, Great Lakes Loons, Lake County Captains, Lansing Lugnuts, Peoria Chiefs, Quad Cities River Bandits, South Bend Cubs, West Michigan Whitecaps, Wisconsin Timber Rattlers.
When is the Midwest League season?
From spring until September, followed by the playoffs.
How do the Midwest League playoffs work?
After the regular season the best teams play the playoffs for the Midwest League championship.
Who won the last Midwest League championship?
The Quad Cities River Bandits won the 2026 Midwest League championship, beating the Dayton Dragons 2-0.
Standings, schedule and stats update automatically several times a day. Data: MLB Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com).
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