List of Boston Red Sox minor league affiliates

Last updated October 05, 2024

Worcester Red Sox

Current Boston Red Sox domestic minor league affiliate locations

The Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB) maintain a farm system consisting of four Minor League Baseball affiliates across the United States. Additionally, the Red Sox own and operate complex-based rookie level squads playing in the Florida Complex League in Florida and the Dominican Summer League in the Dominican Republic.

Of the non-complex based teams, the Portland Sea Dogs have been a Red Sox affiliate since 2003, the Greenville Drive have been an affiliate since 2005, the Salem Red Sox have been an affiliate since 2009, and the Worcester Red Sox entered their debut season in 2021. The Worcester Red Sox succeeded the Pawtucket Red Sox, who were a Red Sox affiliate from 1970 through 2020.^{[lower-alpha 1]} The Salem Red Sox are owned by Fenway Sports Group, who also own the major league club, while the other three affiliates are independently owned.

Geographically, Worcester is Boston's closest domestic affiliate, located approximately 45 miles (72 km) from Fenway Park. Boston's furthest domestic affiliate is the Fenway South-based FCL Red Sox, located some 1,247 miles (2,007 km) away.

List of affiliates by season

The below tables list Red Sox affiliates for each season since the team established its first such relationship. Sections are grouped by era, based on changes in minor league classifications. Instances of the Red Sox sharing an affiliate with other MLB teams are independently counted in parentheses, with the partner team(s) listed in an endnote.

1928–1945

Major league teams had affiliate relationships with minor league teams as early as 1920, when the Detroit Tigers, Pittsburgh Pirates, and St. Louis Cardinals each had a farm team in the Texas League.^[1]^: 278 The first team that had an affiliate relationship with the Red Sox was the Salem Witches of the New England League in 1928.^[1]^: 312

Prior to 1946, Double-A was the highest level of play in the minor leagues. Additional classifications were A through D, each of which was used by the Red Sox. Class A1 was created in 1936 and existed through 1945, and was also used by the Red Sox for several seasons. One Class E league existed in 1943, but was not used by the Red Sox.

Year	Double-A	Class A1	Class A	Class B	Class C	Class D	No./Ref.
1928	—		—	Salem Witches	—	—	1^[1]^: 312
1929	—		—	—	—	—	0^[1]^: 317
1930	—		—	—	—	—	0^[1]^: 324
1931	—		—	—	—	—	0^[1]^: 327
1932	—		—	Hazleton Mountaineers Wilmington Pirates	—	—	2^[1]^: 332
1933	—		Reading Red Sox	—	—	—	1^[1]^: 335
1934	Kansas City Blues		Reading Red Sox	Columbia Sandlappers / Asheville Tourists	Joplin Miners	—	4^[1]^: 339
1935	—		—	Charlotte Hornets	Shreveport Sports / Gladewater Bears	Danville-Schoolfield Leafs	3^[1]^: 343
1936	San Diego Padres Syracuse Chiefs	Little Rock Travelers	Elmira Colonels	Rocky Mount Red Sox	Helena Seaporters Canton Terriers	Danville-Schoolfield Leafs Eau Claire Bears	9^[1]^: 348
1937	—	Little Rock Travelers	Hazleton Red Sox	Rocky Mount Red Sox	Brockville Blues Clarksdale Red Sox Canton Terriers	Elizabethton Betsy Red Sox Danville-Schoolfield Leafs Opelousas Indians Moultrie Packers Mansfield Red Sox	11^[1]^: 355
1938	Minneapolis Millers	Little Rock Travelers	Hazleton Red Sox	Rocky Mount Red Sox	Clarksdale Red Sox Canton Terriers	Elizabethton Betsy Red Sox Danville-Schoolfield Leafs Moultrie Packers Crookston Pirates	10^[1]^: 361
1939	Louisville Colonels	Little Rock Travelers	Scranton Red Sox	Rocky Mount Red Sox	Clarksdale Red Sox Canton Terriers	Elizabethton Betsy Red Sox Danville-Schoolfield Leafs Centreville Colts	9^[1]^: 369
1940	Louisville Colonels	—	Scranton Red Sox	Rocky Mount Red Sox	Canton Terriers	Elizabethton Betsy Red Sox Danville-Schoolfield Leafs Centreville Red Sox	7^[1]^: 376
1941	Louisville Colonels	—	Scranton Red Sox	Greensboro Red Sox	Canton Terriers	Danville-Schoolfield Leafs Centreville Red Sox Owensboro Oilers	7^[1]^: 384
1942	Louisville Colonels	—	Scranton Red Sox	Greensboro Red Sox	Oneonta Indians Canton Terriers	Danville-Schoolfield Leafs Owensboro Oilers	7^[1]^: 391
1943	Louisville Colonels	—	Scranton Red Sox	Roanoke Red Sox	—	—	3^[1]^: 393
1944	Louisville Colonels	—	Scranton Red Sox	Roanoke Red Sox	—	Middletown Red Sox	4^[1]^: 395
1945	Louisville Colonels	—	Scranton Red Sox	Roanoke Red Sox	Durham Bulls	—	4^[1]^: 398

1946–1962

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 ended any chance of the PCL being promoted.^[2]

Year	Triple-A	Double-A	Class A	Class B	Class C	Class D	No./Ref.
1946	Louisville Colonels	New Orleans Pelicans	Scranton Red Sox	Lynn Red Sox Roanoke Red Sox	Durham Bulls Oneonta Red Sox	Geneva Red Birds Milford Red Sox New Iberia Cardinals Tarboro Tars	11^[1]^: 407
1947	Louisville Colonels Toronto Maple Leafs	New Orleans Pelicans	Scranton Red Sox	Lynn Red Sox Roanoke Red Sox	Oneonta Red Sox San Jose Red Sox	Milford Red Sox Wellsville Nitros	10^[1]^: 416
1948	Louisville Colonels	Birmingham Barons	Scranton Red Sox	Lynn Red Sox Roanoke Red Sox	Auburn Cayugas El Paso Texans Oneonta Red Sox San Jose Red Sox	Milford Red Sox Oroville Red Sox Valley Rebels Wellsville Nitros	13^[1]^: 426
1949	Louisville Colonels	Birmingham Barons	Scranton Red Sox	Roanoke Red Sox	Oneonta Red Sox San Jose Red Sox	Hornell Maple Leafs Marion Red Sox Valley Rebels	9^[1]^: 436
1950	Louisville Colonels	Birmingham Barons	Scranton Red Sox	Roanoke Red Sox	Oneonta Red Sox San Jose Red Sox	Kinston Eagles Marion Red Sox	8^[1]^: 446
1951	Louisville Colonels	Birmingham Barons	Scranton Red Sox	Roanoke Ro-Sox	Oneonta Red Sox San Jose Red Sox	High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms Marion Red Sox	8^[1]^: 455
1952	Louisville Colonels	Birmingham Barons	Albany Senators	Roanoke Ro-Sox	San Jose Red Sox	High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms	6^[1]^: 465
1953	Louisville Colonels	—	Albany Senators	Greensboro Patriots Roanoke Ro-Sox	San Jose Red Sox	Salisbury Rocots	6^[1]^: 473
1954	Louisville Colonels	—	Albany Senators	Greensboro Patriots	San Jose Red Sox	Bluefield Blue-Grays Corning Red Sox	6^[1]^: 479
1955	Louisville Colonels	—	Montgomery Rebels	Greensboro Patriots	San Jose Red Sox	Bluefield Blue-Grays Corning Red Sox	6^[1]^: 486
1956	San Francisco Seals †	Oklahoma City Indians	Albany Senators	Greensboro Patriots	San Jose JoSox	Corning Red Sox Lafayette Red Sox Lexington Red Sox	8^[1]^: 491
1957	San Francisco Seals†	Oklahoma City Indians	Albany Senators	Greensboro Patriots	—	Corning Red Sox Lafayette Red Sox Lexington Red Sox	7^[1]^: 496
1958	Minneapolis Millers	Memphis Chickasaws	Allentown Red Sox	Raleigh Capitals	—	Corning Red Sox Lexington Red Sox Waterloo Hawks	7^[1]^: 500
1959	Minneapolis Millers	—	Allentown Red Sox	Raleigh Capitals	—	Alpine Cowboys Corning Cor-Sox Waterloo Hawks	6^[1]^: 505
1960	Minneapolis Millers	—	Allentown Red Sox	Raleigh Capitals	—	Alpine Cowboys Corning Red Sox Waterloo Hawks	6^[1]^: 509
1961	Seattle Rainiers	—	Johnstown Red Sox	Winston-Salem Red Sox	—	Alpine Cowboys Olean Red Sox Waterloo Hawks	6^[1]^: 513
1962	Seattle Rainiers	—	York White Roses	Winston-Salem Red Sox	Pocatello Chiefs	Olean Red Sox Waterloo Hawks	6^[1]^: 517

† Open classification (used by the PCL during 1952–1957)
Sources:^[3]^[4]

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 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. The only change made within the next 27 years was some Class A teams adopting "Short Season" schedules starting in 1965.^[2]^{[lower-alpha 2]}

Year	Triple-A	Double-A	Class A	Class A Short Season	Rookie League	No./Ref.
1963	Seattle Rainiers	Reading Red Sox	Waterloo Hawks Wellsville Red Sox Winston-Salem Red Sox		—	5^[1]^: 523
1964	Seattle Rainiers	Reading Red Sox	Waterloo Hawks Wellsville Red Sox Winston-Salem Red Sox Statesville Colts ^{[lower-alpha 3]}		—	5(1)^[1]^: 528
1965	Toronto Maple Leafs	Pittsfield Red Sox	Waterloo Hawks Wellsville Red Sox Winston-Salem Red Sox	—	Harlan Red Sox	6^[1]^: 532
1966	Toronto Maple Leafs	Pittsfield Red Sox	Oneonta Red Sox Waterloo Hawks Winston-Salem Red Sox	—	Covington Red Sox	6^[1]^: 536
1967	Toronto Maple Leafs	Pittsfield Red Sox	Greenville Red Sox Waterloo Hawks Winston-Salem Red Sox	—	—	5^[1]^: 540
1968	Louisville Colonels	Pittsfield Red Sox	Greenville Red Sox Waterloo Hawks Winston-Salem Red Sox	Jamestown Falcons	—	6^[1]^: 544
1969	Louisville Colonels	Pittsfield Red Sox	Greenville Red Sox Winston-Salem Red Sox Winter Haven Red Sox	Jamestown Falcons	—	6^[1]^: 548
1970	Louisville Colonels	Pawtucket Red Sox	Greenville Red Sox Winston-Salem Red Sox Winter Haven Red Sox	Jamestown Falcons	—	6^[1]^: 552
1971	Louisville Colonels	Pawtucket Red Sox	Greenville Red Sox Winston-Salem Red Sox Winter Haven Red Sox	Williamsport Red Sox	—	6^[1]^: 556
1972	Louisville Colonels	Pawtucket Red Sox	Winston-Salem Red Sox Winter Haven Red Sox	Williamsport Red Sox	—	5^[1]^: 560
1973	Pawtucket Red Sox	Bristol Red Sox	Winston-Salem Red Sox Winter Haven Red Sox	Elmira Pioneers	—	5^[1]^: 564
1974	Pawtucket Red Sox	Bristol Red Sox	Winston-Salem Red Sox Winter Haven Red Sox	Elmira Red Sox ^{[lower-alpha 4]}	—	5^[1]^: 568
1975	Pawtucket Red Sox	Bristol Red Sox	Winston-Salem Red Sox Winter Haven Red Sox	Elmira Red Sox	—	5^[1]^: 572
1976	Pawtucket Red Sox^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Bristol Red Sox	Winston-Salem Red Sox Winter Haven Red Sox	Elmira Red Sox	—	5^[1]^: 576
1977	Pawtucket Red Sox	Bristol Red Sox	Winston-Salem Red Sox Winter Haven Red Sox	Elmira Pioneer-Red Sox	—	5^[1]^: 580
1978	Pawtucket Red Sox	Bristol Red Sox	Winston-Salem Red Sox Winter Haven Red Sox	Elmira Red Sox	—	5^[1]^: 586
1979	Pawtucket Red Sox	Bristol Red Sox	Winston-Salem Red Sox Winter Haven Red Sox	Elmira Pioneers	—	5^[1]^: 590
1980	Pawtucket Red Sox	Bristol Red Sox	Winston-Salem Red Sox Winter Haven Red Sox	Elmira Pioneers	—	5^[1]^: 594
1981	Pawtucket Red Sox	Bristol Red Sox	Winston-Salem Red Sox Winter Haven Red Sox	Elmira Suns	—	5^[1]^: 598
1982	Pawtucket Red Sox	Bristol Red Sox	Winston-Salem Red Sox Winter Haven Red Sox	Elmira Suns	—	5^[1]^: 602
1983	Pawtucket Red Sox	New Britain Red Sox	Winston-Salem Red Sox Winter Haven Red Sox	Elmira Suns	—	5^[1]^: 606
1984	Pawtucket Red Sox	New Britain Red Sox	Winston-Salem Spirits Winter Haven Red Sox	Elmira Pioneers	—	5^[1]^: 610
1985	Pawtucket Red Sox	New Britain Red Sox	Greensboro Hornets Winter Haven Red Sox	Elmira Pioneers	—	5^[1]^: 614
1986	Pawtucket Red Sox	New Britain Red Sox	Greensboro Hornets Winter Haven Red Sox	Elmira Pioneers	—	5^[1]^: 618
1987	Pawtucket Red Sox	New Britain Red Sox	Greensboro Hornets Winter Haven Red Sox	Elmira Pioneers	—	5^[1]^: 622
1988	Pawtucket Red Sox	New Britain Red Sox	Lynchburg Red Sox Winter Haven Red Sox	Elmira Pioneers	AZL Mariners/Red Sox ^{[lower-alpha 5]}	5(1)^[1]^: 626
1989	Pawtucket Red Sox	New Britain Red Sox	Lynchburg Red Sox Winter Haven Red Sox	Elmira Pioneers	GCL Red Sox DSL cooperative^{[lower-alpha 6]}	6(1)^[1]^: 631

Sources:^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]

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.^[2] During several seasons, the Red Sox fielded two teams in the Dominican Summer League (DSL).

Year	Triple-A	Double-A	Class A-Advanced	Class A	Class A Short Season	Rookie League	Foreign Rookie	No./Ref.
1990	Pawtucket Red Sox	New Britain Red Sox	Winter Haven Red Sox Lynchburg Red Sox	—	Elmira Pioneers	GCL Red Sox	DSL cooperative^{[lower-alpha 7]}	6(1)^[1]^: 635
1991	Pawtucket Red Sox	New Britain Red Sox	Winter Haven Red Sox Lynchburg Red Sox	—	Elmira Pioneers	GCL Red Sox	—	6^[1]^: 639
1992	Pawtucket Red Sox	New Britain Red Sox	Winter Haven Red Sox Lynchburg Red Sox	—	Elmira Pioneers	GCL Red Sox	—	6^[1]^: 646
1993	Pawtucket Red Sox	New Britain Red Sox	Fort Lauderdale Red Sox Lynchburg Red Sox	—	Utica Blue Sox	GCL Red Sox	—	6^[1]^: 652
1994	Pawtucket Red Sox	New Britain Red Sox	Sarasota Red Sox Lynchburg Red Sox	—	Utica Blue Sox	GCL Red Sox	—	6^[1]^: 657
1995	Pawtucket Red Sox	Trenton Thunder	Sarasota Red Sox	Michigan Battle Cats	Utica Blue Sox	GCL Red Sox	—	6^[1]^: 663
1996	Pawtucket Red Sox	Trenton Thunder	Sarasota Red Sox	Michigan Battle Cats	Lowell Spinners	GCL Red Sox	DSL cooperative^{[lower-alpha 8]}	6(1)^[1]^: 669
1997	Pawtucket Red Sox	Trenton Thunder	Sarasota Red Sox	Michigan Battle Cats	Lowell Spinners	GCL Red Sox	DSL Red Sox	7
1998	Pawtucket Red Sox	Trenton Thunder	Sarasota Red Sox	Michigan Battle Cats	Lowell Spinners	GCL Red Sox	DSL Red Sox	7
1999	Pawtucket Red Sox	Trenton Thunder	Sarasota Red Sox	Augusta GreenJackets	Lowell Spinners	GCL Red Sox	DSL Red Sox VSL cooperative ^{[lower-alpha 9]}	7(1)
2000	Pawtucket Red Sox	Trenton Thunder	Sarasota Red Sox	Augusta GreenJackets	Lowell Spinners	GCL Red Sox	DSL Red Sox DSL cooperative^{[lower-alpha 10]} VSL cooperative^{[lower-alpha 11]}	7(2)
2001	Pawtucket Red Sox	Trenton Thunder	Sarasota Red Sox	Augusta GreenJackets	Lowell Spinners	GCL Red Sox	DSL Red Sox DSL cooperative^{[lower-alpha 12]} VSL cooperative^{[lower-alpha 13]}	7(2)
2002	Pawtucket Red Sox	Trenton Thunder	Sarasota Red Sox	Augusta GreenJackets	Lowell Spinners	GCL Red Sox	DSL Red Sox VSL cooperative^{[lower-alpha 14]}	7(1)
2003	Pawtucket Red Sox	Portland Sea Dogs	Sarasota Red Sox	Augusta GreenJackets	Lowell Spinners	GCL Red Sox	DSL Red Sox (2 teams)	8
2004	Pawtucket Red Sox	Portland Sea Dogs	Sarasota Red Sox	Augusta GreenJackets	Lowell Spinners	GCL Red Sox	DSL Red Sox VSL Red Sox	8
2005	Pawtucket Red Sox	Portland Sea Dogs	Wilmington Blue Rocks	Greenville Bombers	Lowell Spinners	GCL Red Sox	DSL Red Sox VSL cooperative^{[lower-alpha 15]}	7(1)
2006	Pawtucket Red Sox	Portland Sea Dogs	Wilmington Blue Rocks	Greenville Drive	Lowell Spinners	GCL Red Sox	DSL Red Sox	7
2007	Pawtucket Red Sox	Portland Sea Dogs	Lancaster JetHawks	Greenville Drive	Lowell Spinners	GCL Red Sox	DSL Red Sox	7
2008	Pawtucket Red Sox	Portland Sea Dogs	Lancaster JetHawks	Greenville Drive	Lowell Spinners	GCL Red Sox	DSL Red Sox	7
2009	Pawtucket Red Sox	Portland Sea Dogs	Salem Red Sox	Greenville Drive	Lowell Spinners	GCL Red Sox	DSL Red Sox	7
2010	Pawtucket Red Sox	Portland Sea Dogs	Salem Red Sox	Greenville Drive	Lowell Spinners	GCL Red Sox	DSL Red Sox	7
2011	Pawtucket Red Sox	Portland Sea Dogs	Salem Red Sox	Greenville Drive	Lowell Spinners	GCL Red Sox	DSL Red Sox	7
2012	Pawtucket Red Sox	Portland Sea Dogs	Salem Red Sox	Greenville Drive	Lowell Spinners	GCL Red Sox	DSL Red Sox	7
2013	Pawtucket Red Sox	Portland Sea Dogs	Salem Red Sox	Greenville Drive	Lowell Spinners	GCL Red Sox	DSL Red Sox	7^[13]
2014	Pawtucket Red Sox	Portland Sea Dogs	Salem Red Sox	Greenville Drive	Lowell Spinners	GCL Red Sox	DSL Red Sox	7^[14]
2015	Pawtucket Red Sox	Portland Sea Dogs	Salem Red Sox	Greenville Drive	Lowell Spinners	GCL Red Sox	DSL Red Sox (2 teams)	8^[15]^[16]
2016	Pawtucket Red Sox	Portland Sea Dogs	Salem Red Sox	Greenville Drive	Lowell Spinners	GCL Red Sox	DSL Red Sox (2 teams)	8^[16]
2017	Pawtucket Red Sox	Portland Sea Dogs	Salem Red Sox	Greenville Drive	Lowell Spinners	GCL Red Sox	DSL Red Sox	7^[17]
2018	Pawtucket Red Sox	Portland Sea Dogs	Salem Red Sox	Greenville Drive	Lowell Spinners	GCL Red Sox	DSL Red Sox (2 teams)	8^[18]
2019	Pawtucket Red Sox	Portland Sea Dogs	Salem Red Sox	Greenville Drive	Lowell Spinners	GCL Red Sox	DSL Red Sox (2 teams)	8^[19]
2020	Pawtucket Red Sox	Portland Sea Dogs	Salem Red Sox	Greenville Drive	Lowell Spinners	GCL Red Sox	DSL Red Sox (2 teams)	8^[20]

Sources:^[21]^[22]^[23]^[24]

For 2020, listed teams are those announced by the Red Sox prior to cancellation of the minor-league season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[25]

2021–present

Prior to the 2021 season, Major League Baseball reorganized Minor League Baseball; changes included ending the Class A Short Season classification, and limiting each major league team to four affiliates above the Rookie level.^[26] Additionally, the composition and names of leagues above the Rookie level were changed.^[26]

For the Red Sox' farm system:^[27]

The Worcester Red Sox succeeded the Pawtucket Red Sox as the Triple-A affiliate.^[28]
The Lowell Spinners, who had been a Class A Short Season team, were dropped as an affiliate.^[29]
The Greenville Drive and Salem Red Sox swapped relative classification levels, with Greenville moving from Single-A to "High-A", and Salem moving from Class A-Advanced to "Low-A".^[30] Low-A was reclassified as Single-A in 2022.^[31]

Year	Triple-A	Double-A	High-A	Single-A	Rookie League	Foreign Rookie	No./Ref.
2021	Worcester Red Sox	Portland Sea Dogs	Greenville Drive	Salem Red Sox	FCL Red Sox	DSL Red Sox (2 teams)	7^[32]
2022	Worcester Red Sox	Portland Sea Dogs	Greenville Drive	Salem Red Sox	FCL Red Sox	DSL Red Sox (2 teams)	7^[33]
2023	Worcester Red Sox	Portland Sea Dogs	Greenville Drive	Salem Red Sox	FCL Red Sox	DSL Red Sox (2 teams)	7^[34]
2024	Worcester Red Sox	Portland Sea Dogs	Greenville Drive	Salem Red Sox	FCL Red Sox	DSL Red Sox (2 teams)	7^[35]

Notes

1 2 In 1976, the Pawtucket Red Sox were officially known as the Rhode Island Red Sox.
↑ The Northern League adopted a June–September schedule in 1965; the Northwest League did so in 1966, and the New York–Penn League did so in 1967.
↑ In 1964, the Red Sox and Houston Colt .45s shared the Statesville farm team.
↑ During 1974–1983, the Elmira franchise—best known as the Pioneers—used several different nicknames.
↑ In 1988, the Red Sox and Seattle Mariners shared an Arizona League rookie team.
↑ In 1989, the Red Sox, Baltimore Orioles, and Milwaukee Brewers shared a DSL team.^[5]
↑ In 1990, the Red Sox shared a DSL team with the Detroit Tigers and San Diego Padres.^{[ citation needed ]}
↑ In 1996, the Red Sox and Houston Astros shared a DSL team.^[10]
↑ In 1999, the Red Sox shared a VSL team with the Chicago Cubs and Cincinnati Reds.^{[ citation needed ]}
↑ In 2000, in addition to the DSL Red Sox, the Red Sox and Arizona Diamondbacks shared a DSL team.^[11]
↑ In 2000, the Red Sox shared a VSL team with the Milwaukee Brewers and Minnesota Twins.^{[ citation needed ]}
↑ In 2001, in addition to the DSL Red Sox, the Red Sox and Cleveland Indians shared a DSL team.^[12]
↑ In 2001, the Red Sox shared a VSL team with the Milwaukee Brewers and Minnesota Twins.^{[ citation needed ]}
↑ In 2002, the Red Sox shared a VSL team with the Milwaukee Brewers.^{[ citation needed ]}
↑ In 2005, the Red Sox shared a VSL team with the San Diego Padres.^{[ citation needed ]}

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↑ "Red Sox announce 2014 Minor League field staffs". MLB.com. December 18, 2013. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
↑ "Red Sox announce 2015 minor league field staffs". MLB.com. January 8, 2015. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
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[RIsox-1] 1 2 In 1976, the Pawtucket Red Sox were officially known as the Rhode Island Red Sox.

[6] The Northern League adopted a June–September schedule in 1965; the Northwest League did so in 1966, and the New York–Penn League did so in 1967.

[7] In 1964, the Red Sox and Houston Colt .45s shared the Statesville farm team.

[8] During 1974–1983, the Elmira franchise—best known as the Pioneers—used several different nicknames.

[9] In 1988, the Red Sox and Seattle Mariners shared an Arizona League rookie team.

[11] In 1989, the Red Sox, Baltimore Orioles, and Milwaukee Brewers shared a DSL team.^[5]

[16] In 1990, the Red Sox shared a DSL team with the Detroit Tigers and San Diego Padres.^{[ citation needed ]}

[18] In 1996, the Red Sox and Houston Astros shared a DSL team.^[10]

[19] In 1999, the Red Sox shared a VSL team with the Chicago Cubs and Cincinnati Reds.^{[ citation needed ]}

[21] In 2000, in addition to the DSL Red Sox, the Red Sox and Arizona Diamondbacks shared a DSL team.^[11]

[22] In 2000, the Red Sox shared a VSL team with the Milwaukee Brewers and Minnesota Twins.^{[ citation needed ]}

[24] In 2001, in addition to the DSL Red Sox, the Red Sox and Cleveland Indians shared a DSL team.^[12]

[25] In 2001, the Red Sox shared a VSL team with the Milwaukee Brewers and Minnesota Twins.^{[ citation needed ]}

[26] In 2002, the Red Sox shared a VSL team with the Milwaukee Brewers.^{[ citation needed ]}

[27] In 2005, the Red Sox shared a VSL team with the San Diego Padres.^{[ citation needed ]}

[encyc-2] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (Third ed.). Baseball America. ISBN 978-1932391176.

[JCronin-3] 1 2 3 Cronin, John (Spring 2013). "Truth in the Minor League Class Structure: The Case for the Reclassification of the Minors". The Baseball Research Journal. Society for American Baseball Research. Retrieved July 27, 2017.

[4] Official Baseball Guide. St. Louis, Missouri: The Sporting News, 1948.

[5] Official Baseball Guide. St. Louis, Missouri: The Sporting News, 1957.

[10] "1989 Dominican Summer League Statistics". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Archived from the original on March 29, 2014. Retrieved November 15, 2023.

[12] Official Baseball Record Book. St. Louis, Missouri: The Sporting News, 1963.

[13] Official Baseball Dope Book. St. Louis, Missouri: The Sporting News, 1965.

[14] Official Baseball Dope Book. St. Louis, Missouri: The Sporting News, 1974.

[15] Official Baseball Dope Book. St. Louis, Missouri: The Sporting News, 1979.

[17] "1996 DSL Astros/Red Sox Statistics".

[20] "2000 DSL Diamondbacks/Red Sox Statistics".

[23] "2001 DSL Indians/Red Sox Statistics".

[28] "Red Sox announce 2013 Minor League field staffs". MLB.com. December 14, 2012. Retrieved March 10, 2021.

[29] "Red Sox announce 2014 Minor League field staffs". MLB.com. December 18, 2013. Retrieved March 10, 2021.

[30] "Red Sox announce 2015 minor league field staffs". MLB.com. January 8, 2015. Retrieved March 10, 2021.

[MiLB2016-31] 1 2 "Red Sox Announce Minor League Field Staffs". MiLB.com. January 14, 2016. Retrieved March 10, 2021.

[32] "Red Sox announce Minor League field staffs for 2017". MLB.com (Press release). Boston Red Sox. January 11, 2017. Retrieved March 10, 2021.

[33] "Red Sox announce minor league field staffs for 2018". MLB.com. Boston Red Sox. January 9, 2018. Retrieved January 10, 2018.

[34] "Red Sox Announce Personnel Moves in Player Development and Minor League Field Staffs". MiLB.com. January 10, 2019. Retrieved January 12, 2019.

[35] "Red Sox announce personnel moves in player development and Minor League field staffs". mlb.com (Press release). Boston Red Sox. January 16, 2020. Retrieved January 28, 2020.

[36] "Sea Dogs, Red Sox Extend PDC Through 2022". Ballpark Digest. January 16, 2019. Retrieved January 16, 2019.

[BD1-5-18-37] "Red Sox Extend Affiliations with PawSox, Spinners". Ballpark Digest. January 5, 2018. Retrieved September 12, 2018.

[affdance-38] Reichard, Kevin (26 May 2009). "Affiliate Dance". Ballpark Digest. Retrieved September 12, 2018.

[39] "Drive, Red Sox extend player development contract". Ballpark Digest. January 27, 2016. Retrieved September 12, 2018.

[40] Adler, David (June 30, 2020). "2020 Minor League Baseball season canceled". MLB.com . Retrieved June 30, 2020.

[JMayo2-12-2021-41] 1 2 Mayo, Jonathan (February 12, 2021). "MLB Announces New Minors Teams, Leagues". Major League Baseball. Retrieved February 12, 2021.

[MLB2021-42] Browne, Ian (December 9, 2020). "Red Sox extend invites to 4 Minors affiliates". MLB. Retrieved December 9, 2020.

[43] Rebelo, Tanner (September 7, 2020). "PawSox Finale, A Day That Never Came". trifectanetworksports.com. Retrieved October 29, 2020.

[spinners-44] Koch, Bill (December 9, 2020). "Pawtucket, Lowell dropped as Red Sox affiliates". The Providence Journal . Retrieved December 9, 2020.

[45] Collins, Matt (December 9, 2020). "Red Sox to reportedly keep all four full-season affiliates, leaving Lowell without affilation". overthemonster.com. Retrieved December 11, 2020.

[46] "Historical League Names to Return in 2022". Minor League Baseball. March 16, 2022. Retrieved March 16, 2022.

[47] "Red Sox announce personnel moves in player development and Minor League field staffs". MLB.com (Press release). Boston Red Sox. January 29, 2021. Retrieved February 14, 2021.

[48] "Red Sox announce personnel moves in player development, set Minor League field staffs". MLB.com (Press release). Boston Red Sox. February 3, 2022. Retrieved April 4, 2022.

[49] "2023 Boston Red Sox Minor League Affiliates". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved October 4, 2024.

[50] "2024 Boston Red Sox Minor League Affiliates". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved October 4, 2024.

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