Southern League explained
Quick answers about the Southern League.
What is the Southern League?
The Southern League is a Double-A league of Minor League Baseball. Every team is a farm team of a Major League Baseball club.
How many teams are in the Southern League?
8 in 2026: Biloxi Shuckers, Birmingham Barons, Chattanooga Lookouts, Columbus Clingstones, Knoxville Smokies, Montgomery Biscuits, Pensacola Blue Wahoos, Rocket City Trash Pandas.
When is the Southern League season?
From spring until September, followed by the playoffs.
How do the Southern League playoffs work?
After the regular season the best teams play the playoffs for the Southern League championship.
Who won the last Southern League championship?
The Rocket City Trash Pandas won the 2026 Southern League championship, beating the Biloxi Shuckers 2-1.
Latest Southern League news
Standings, schedule and stats update automatically several times a day. Data: MLB Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com).
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