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The Northwest League of Professional Baseball is a minor league baseball league which operates in the northwestern United States and western Canada. The Northwest League (or the Northwestern League) has existed in various forms since 1901, and has been in its current incarnation since 1955.
The original six charter teams were the Salem Senators, Eugene Emeralds, Yakima Bears, Spokane Indians, Tri-City Braves, and the Lewiston (Idaho) Broncs. At the time of its 50th anniversary season in 2004, five of the six original cities were still in the league.
The league is classified as a short-season Class A league, which means that its season does not start until June, after major-league teams have signed their amateur draft picks to professional contracts, and ends in late August. It has eight teams, each of which is associated with an MLB team:
East Division
- Boise Hawks (associated with the Chicago Cubs)
- Spokane Indians (associated with the Texas Rangers)
- Tri-City Dust Devils (associated with the Colorado Rockies)
- Yakima Bears (associated with the Arizona Diamondbacks)
West Division
- Eugene Emeralds (associated with the San Diego Padres)
- Everett AquaSox (associated with the Seattle Mariners)
- Salem-Keizer Volcanoes (associated with the San Francisco Giants)
- Vancouver Canadians (associated with the Oakland Athletics)
Northwest League (1955-)
- Bellingham Dodgers
- Bellingham Giants
- Bellingham Mariners
- Bend Bucks
- Bend Phillies
- Bend Rainbows
- Bend Rockies
- Bend Timber Hawks
- Blue Mountain Bears
- Boise A's
- Boise Buckskins
- Boise Hawks
- Central Oregon Phillies
- Eugene Emeralds
- Everett AquaSox
- Everett Giants
- Gray's Harbor Loggers
- Gray's Harbor Mets
- Gray's Harbor Ports
- Lewiston Broncs
- Medford Athletics
- Medford Dodgers
- Medford Giants
- New Westminster Frasers
- North Bend-Coos Bay Athletics
- Portland Mavericks
- Portland Rockies
- Rogue Valley Dodgers
- Salem Angels
- Salem Dodgers
- Salem Senators
- Salem-Keizer Volcanoes
- Seattle Rainiers
- Southern Oregon Athletics
- Southern Oregon Timberjacks
- Spokane Indians
- Tri-City A's
- Tri-City Angels
- Tri-City Atoms
- Tri-City Braves
- Tri-City Dust Devils
- Tri-City Padres
- Tri-City Ports
- Tri-City Triplets
- Vancouver Canadians
- Victoria Mussels
- Walla Walla Bears
- Walla Walla Islanders
- Walla Walla Padres
- Walla Walla Phillies
- Wenatchee Chiefs
- Yakima Bears
- Yakima Valley Braves
See also
External links
"Northwest League"