The Pacific Coast League, one of two leagues that plays at the Triple-A level, has officially withdrawn from the old structure of Minor League Baseball. The PCL’s exit comes on the eve of a deadline set for Friday by Major League Baseball for 120 minor league teams to agree to move forward in remaining an official affiliate of MLB.
The PCL is the first league believed to have left MiLB, or as it’s technically called, the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues. On one hand, such a departure had become an inevitability, because the overall MiLB structure, as well as the individual leagues within the minors, are being disbanded and reorganized — even if some names are retained. (For example, both the terms “Pacific Coast League” and “Minor League Baseball” are expected to continue on, but they will refer to entirely new set-ups.)
But the PCL’s decision did make waves on Thursday night among minor league…
