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History. The International League was created from the mergers of member teams from three precursor leagues: the Eastern League of 1884, which was itself a re-organization of the Interstate Association of 1883; the New York State League, formed in 1885; and the Ontario League, also organized in 1885.
- 1884 (139 years ago)
- Rochester Red Wings (19)
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Mar 17, 2022 · Created as a merger of three separate leagues -- the Eastern League, the New York State League and the Ontario League -- the International League was initially instituted as a 10-club circuit in...
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When white Cubans Rafael Almeida and Armando Marsans joined the National League Cincinnati Reds in 1911, they became the first significant major league Latin American players in the 20th century. During the 1913–14 season the Longbranch Cubans of the New York–New Jersey League became a repository of Cuban talent for the major leagues.
4 days ago · International MLB games began in 1996, when the Mets and Padres traveled to Mexico to play a three-game series in Monterrey, Mexico, and since have expanded to other countries like Japan, Australia and the UK (as well as Puerto Rico, which competes as its own team in international baseball competitions like the World Baseball Classic and the Oly...
