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The California League is a minor league baseball league which operates throughout the state of California. Before 2002, it was classified as a "High-A" league, indicating its status as a Class A league with the highest level of competition within that classification, and the fifth step between Rookie ball and the major leagues. Although Minor League Baseball, the umbrella organization for minor leagues that are affiliated with Major League Baseball, has eliminated the distinction between High-A and other full-season A leagues, most major-league teams still use such leagues as a standard promotion step. A few draftees, generally early-round draftees with college experience, will be assigned to a High-A team upon signing a professional contract, but generally players will not arrive at this level until their third or fourth year of professional play.

The league was founded in 1941, and contained teams in Anaheim, Bakersfield, Fresno, Merced, Riverside, San Bernardino, Santa Barbara and Stockton. The following year, as a result of World War II, the league dropped to four teams, then ceased operations altogether. It came back in 1946, adding teams in Visalia, San Jose and Ventura by 1947. Reno, Nevada joined the league in 1955 and continued as a member for 37 years.

All of the current teams are playing in stadiums that have been built or extensively renovated since 1990. League attendance continues to increase each season, with over one million fans attending games per year. The league is divided into a North Division and a South Division.

Current member teams:

• North Division
  • Bakersfield Blaze
  • Modesto Nuts
  • San Jose Giants
  • Stockton Ports
  • Visalia Oaks

• South Division
  • High Desert Mavericks
  • Inland Empire 66ers
  • Lake Elsinore Storm
  • Lancaster JetHawks
  • Rancho Cucamonga Quakes

See also

• Sports league attendances

External link

• California League web site

California League
Northern Division		Southern Division
Bakersfield Blaze | Modesto Nuts | San Jose Giants | Stockton Ports | Visalia Oaks		High Desert Mavericks | Inland Empire 66ers | Lake Elsinore Storm | Lancaster JetHawks | Rancho Cucamonga Quakes

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