AA

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AA is a historic minor league professional baseball organization in the United States that has served as a key developmental league for Major League Baseball.

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AA canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf minor league baseball league
affiliation Major League Baseball
alsoKnownAs American Association
championshipFormat playoff series
classificationChange designated as Triple-A in 1946
competitionType professional sports league
country United States
dissolved 1997
followedBy International League
Pacific Coast League
governingBody Minor League Baseball
historicalSignificance one of the three main Triple-A leagues in the United States for much of the 20th century
served as a key developmental league for Major League Baseball
inception 1902
leagueLevel Triple-A
notableCityRepresented Columbus, Ohio
Denver
linked to: Denver, Colorado

Indianapolis
Kansas City
Louisville
Omaha
linked to: Omaha, Nebraska

St. Paul
linked to: Saint Paul
numberOfTeamsAtPeak 10
parentOrganization National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues
precededBy Western League (minor league)
linked to: Western League
reasonForDissolution Triple-A realignment by Major League Baseball in the late 1990s
regionServed Midwestern United States
Southern United States
Western United States
role developmental league for Major League Baseball
shortName AA
sport baseball

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American Association (professional baseball league) alsoKnownAs AA
subject linked to: American Association in 1884