The New York State League was an independent baseball league that played six seasons between 2007 and 2012 in
New York State
New York, also called New York State, is a state in the northeastern United States. Bordered by New England to the east, Canada to the north, and Pennsylvania and New Jersey to the south, its territory extends into both the Atlantic Ocean and ...
and the
New York City metro area. Over 500 NYSL players have been signed by professional teams. Players from forty-eight states and eleven countries have competed in the league. The NYSL was the developmental league for the
Can-Am League. Its level of play was self-described as being on par with the lowest level of
minor league baseball
Minor League Baseball (MiLB) is a professional baseball organization below Major League Baseball (MLB), constituted of teams affiliated with MLB clubs. It was founded on September 5, 1901, in response to the growing dominance of the National Le ...
, the complex-based "rookie" leagues (it explicitly compared its format to that of the
Gulf Coast League). The total of 7 teams were the Blue Sox, Capitals, Colonials, Empires, Federals, Hudsons and Robins, were spread out in New York state like in
Albany (the Capitals who folded first); and in the last seasons, the rest were all in
New York City
New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States, located at the southern tip of New York State on one of the world's largest natural harbors. The city comprises five boroughs, each coextensive w ...
.
References
External links
Official site*
Canadian American Association of Professional Baseball teams
Defunct professional sports leagues in the United States
Independent baseball leagues in the United States
Baseball leagues in New York (state)
Defunct baseball leagues in the United States
Sports leagues established in 2006
Sports leagues disestablished in 2012
2006 establishments in New York (state)
2012 disestablishments in New York (state)
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