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The Atlantic League of Professional Baseball Clubs, Inc. is an American independent professional baseball organization in the Mid-Atlantic and New England states. It operates in cities not served by Minor League Baseball or Major League Baseball teams and is not affiliated with Major League Baseball. The league offices are located in West Chester, Pennsylvania.

Contents 1 2005 teams 1.1 North Division 1.2 South Division 2 Atlantic League Champions 3 Expansion 4 Current and former Major Leaguers who played in the Atlantic League 5 External link

2005 teams

North Division

• Bridgeport Bluefish - Bridgeport, Connecticut
• Long Island Ducks - Central Islip, New York
• Nashua Pride - Nashua, New Hampshire
• Newark Bears - Newark, New Jersey

South Division

• Atlantic City Surf - Atlantic City, New Jersey
• Camden Riversharks - Camden, New Jersey
• Lancaster Barnstormers - Lancaster, Pennsylvania
• Somerset Patriots - Bridgewater, New Jersey

Atlantic League Champions

• 1998 Atlantic City Surf
• 1999 Bridgeport Bluefish
• 2000 Nashua Pride
• 2001 Somerset Patriots
• 2002 Newark Bears
• 2003 Somerset Patriots
• 2004 Long Island Ducks
• 2005 Somerset Patriots

Expansion

League expansion will continue for the 2006 season with a team in York, Pennsylvania.

The Nashua Pride will leave in 2006 for the Can-Am League.

There are also plans for expansion to the New Jersey Meadowlands, with a team to be called the "Cliffhawks." The team will be owned in part by current league owner Steven Kalafer and New York Yankees manager Joe Torre.

Current and former Major Leaguers who played in the Atlantic League

• Butch Hobson
• Rickey Henderson
• Jose Canseco
• Ozzie Canseco
• Brian Tollberg
• Carlos Baerga
• Jose Lima
• Bobby Hill

External link

• Atlantic League Web site

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