Current teams
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| Sport | Baseball |
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| Founded | 2021 |
| No. of teams | 8 |
| Country | United States |
| Most recent champion(s) | Mississippi Braves (2021) |
| Most titles | Mississippi Braves (1) |
| Classification | Double-A |
The Southern League is an eight-team Minor League Baseball league that began operating in the United States in 2021. [1] Along with the Double-A Central and the Double-A Northeast, it is one of three leagues playing at the Double-A level, which is two grades below Major League Baseball (MLB). The league was created in 2021 in conjunction with MLB's reorganization of the minor leagues. [1] The league was made up entirely of teams formerly of the Southern League (1964–2020) [2] and was named Double-A South
On March 16th, 2022, Minor League Baseball announced the return of many historic league names. Double-A South was renamed to the Southern League. [3]
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In the Southern League's first season as Double A-South, the two teams with the highest winning percentages in the regular season competed in a best-of-five series to determine the league champion. [12]
| Season | Champion | Score | Runner-up | Ref. |
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| 2021 | Mississippi Braves | 3–2 | Montgomery Biscuits | [13] |
Four awards were presented in the Southern League's first season as Double A-South, first season: Most Valuable Player, Pitcher of the Year, Top MLB Prospect, and Manager of the Year. [14]
| Season | Winner | Team | Organization | Position | BA | HR | RBI | Ref. |
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| 2021 | Jonathan Aranda | Montgomery Biscuits | Tampa Bay Rays | First baseman | .325 | 10 | 58 | [15] |
| Season | Winner | Team | Organization | Record | ERA | SO | Ref. |
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| 2021 | Max Meyer | Pensacola Blue Wahoos | Miami Marlins | 6–3 | 2.41 | 113 | [16] |
| Season | Winner | Team | Organization | Position | BA | HR | RBI | Ref. |
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| 2021 | Shea Langeliers | Mississippi Braves | Atlanta Braves | Catcher | .258 | 22 | 52 | [17] |
| Season | Winner | Team | Organization | Division | Finish | Record | Refs. |
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| 2021 | Dan Meyer | Mississippi Braves | Atlanta Braves | South | 1st | 67–44 | [18] [19] |
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