Major League Baseball (MLB) is notable for being the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada. This league was formed in 2000 as the league which supervises the American League (AL) and the National League (NL). Both these leagues previously functioned as separate bodies before this.
Major League Baseball (MLB) mainly use the Minor League Baseball (MiLB) organization for the training and development of players until they get the required experience to debut in the MLB. When a player is drafted by an MLB team, he then signs a contract with the team and goes to minor leagues to play for teams affiliated with the MLB teams. There, he learns the game and develops experience that proves helpful to him once he debuts in the major league for his drafted team. However, exceptional cases have seen a drafted player go straight into MLB without spending any time in the minor leagues. Notably, teams in the minor leagues are placed under different categories and a player passes through each category before debuting in the major leagues.
Meaning of an AAA Player in MLB
An AAA player, also known as a Triple-A player, plays on the Triple-A level in Minor League Baseball (MiLB). Notably, Triple-A baseball is the highest form of minor league baseball in the United States. An AAA player is someone very likely to be called up to MLB by his original team as per the MLB official site. Like Major League Baseball (MLB), an AAA player also plays for teams that belong to either the International League (IL) or the Pacific Coast League (PCL). Moreover, an AAA baseball player also participates in Triple-A Championships games to become the winner.
List of AAA teams in MiLB
The following table discusses all the active AAA teams in the MiLB alongside their affiliated MLB teams as per the MiLB official site -
| AAA Team | Affiliated MLB team |
| Norfolk Tides | Baltimore Orioles |
| Charlotte Knights | Chicago White Sox |
| Sugar Land Space Cowboys | Houston Astros |
| Worcester Red Sox | Boston Red Sox |
| Columbus Clippers | Cleveland Guardians |
| Salt Lake Bees | Los Angeles Angels |
| Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders | New York Yankees |
| Toledo Mud Hens | Detroit Tigers |
| Las Vegas Aviators | Oakland Athletics |
| Durham Bulls | Tampa Bay Rays |
| Omaha Storm Chasers | Kansas City Royals |
| Tacoma Rainiers | Seattle Mariners |
| Buffalo Bisons | Toronto Blue Jays |
| St. Paul Saints | Minnesota Twins |
| Rock Round Express | Texas Rangers |
| Gwinnett Stripers | Atlanta Braves |
| Iowa Cubs | Chicago Cubs |
| Reno Aces | Arizona Diamondbacks |
| Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp | Miami Marlins |
| Louisville Bats | Cincinnati Reds |
| Albuquerque Isotopes | Colorado Rockies |
| Syracuse Mets | New York Mets |
| Nashville Sounds | Milwaukee Brewers |
| Oklahoma City Baseball Club | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| Lehigh Valley IronPigs | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Memphis Redbirds | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Sacramento River Cats | San Francisco Giants |
| Indianapolis Indians | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| San Diego Padres | El Paso Chihuahuas |
| Rochester Red Wings | Washington Nationals |
FAQs on AAA Player
A. Yes, AAA is better than AA in MLB as it is the highest form of minor league baseball.
A. Yes, minor league baseball players get paid.
A. No, the Lehigh Valley IronPigs are Triple-A, known for their affiliation to the Philadelphia Phillies.
A. There are 28 Triple A players as of 2024.
A. There are 30 AAA baseball teams in the United States.
