Carolina League
Minor League Baseball league
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| 2025 | Hickory Crawdads are set to join the Carolina League, continuing the league's tradition of team evolution and expansion. |
| July 2024 | MiLB announced that the Hickory Crawdads will join the Carolina League in 2025, replacing the Down East Wood Ducks. |
| 2022 | The Carolina League name was restored following MLB's acquisition of historical minor league names. |
| 2022 | The Carolina League reassumed its original name after the 2021 temporary rebranding as Low-A East. |
| 2021 | Multiple new teams joined the league, including Augusta GreenJackets, Charleston RiverDogs, Columbia Fireflies, Delmarva Shorebirds, and Kannapolis Cannon Ballers, signaling a significant league expansion. |
| 2021 | Major League Baseball reorganized the minor leagues, demoting the Carolina League from Class A-Advanced to Single-A. The league temporarily operated under the name Low-A East during this season. |
| 2020 | Fredericksburg Nationals joined the league, while some teams like Frederick Keys and Wilmington Blue Rocks moved to other leagues. |
| June 30 2020 | The 2020 Carolina League season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| 2019 | Fayetteville Woodpeckers entered the league, representing another expansion of the league's team base. |
| 2017 | The Carolina League added two expansion teams: the Down East Wood Ducks in Kinston and the Buies Creek Astros in Buies Creek, North Carolina. |
| 2012 | Carolina Mudcats became an active team in the league, further developing the league's roster. |
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