Minnesota Twins

St. Paul Saints

Wichita Wind Surge

Fort Myers Mighty Mussels/
FCL Twins

Cedar Rapids Kernels

Current Minnesota Twins domestic minor league affiliate locations

The Minnesota Twins farm system consists of six Minor League Baseball affiliates across the United States and in the Dominican Republic. Four teams are independently owned, while two—the Florida Complex League Twins and Dominican Summer League Twins—are owned by the major league club.

The Twins have been affiliated with the Single-A Fort Myers Mighty Mussels of the Florida State League since 1993, making it the longest-running active affiliation in the organization among teams not owned by the Twins.^[1] Their newest affiliates are the Triple-A St. Paul Saints of the Pacific Coast League and the Double-A Wichita Wind Surge of the Texas League, which became Twins affiliates in 2021.^[2]

Geographically, Minnesota's closest domestic affiliate is the St. Paul Saints, which are located approximately 10 miles (16 km) away. Their farthest domestic affiliates are the Fort Myers Mighty Mussels and Florida Complex League Twins of the Rookie Florida Complex League, which share a facility some 1,423 miles (2,290 km) away.

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2021–present

The current structure of Minor League Baseball is the result of an overall contraction of the system beginning with the 2021 season. Class A was reduced to two levels: High-A and Low-A. Class A Short Season teams and domestic Rookie League teams that operated away from spring training facilities were eliminated. Low-A was reclassified as Single-A in 2022.^[3]

1990–2020

Minor League Baseball operated with six classes from 1990 to 2020. The Class A level was subdivided for a second time with the creation of Class A-Advanced. The Rookie level consisted of domestic and foreign circuits.^[5]

1963–1989

The foundation of the minors' current structure was the result of a reorganization initiated by Major League Baseball (MLB) before the 1963 season. The reduction from six classes to four (Triple-A, Double-AA, Class A, and Rookie) was a response to the general decline of the minors throughout the 1950s and early-1960s when leagues and teams folded due to shrinking attendance caused by baseball fans' preference for staying at home to watch MLB games on television. The only change made within the next 27 years was Class A being subdivided for the first time to form Class A Short Season in 1966.^[5]

1961–1962

The minors operated with six classes (Triple-A, Double-A, and Classes A, B, C, and D) from 1946 to 1962. The Pacific Coast League (PCL) was reclassified from Triple-A to Open in 1952 due to the possibility of becoming a third major league. This arrangement ended following the 1957 season when the relocation of the National League's Dodgers and Giants to the West Coast killed any chance of the PCL being promoted. The 1963 reorganization resulted in the Eastern and South Atlantic Leagues being elevated from Class A to Double-A, five of seven Class D circuits plus the ones in B and C upgraded to A, and the Appalachian League reclassified from D to Rookie.^[5]

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