List of Arizona Diamondbacks minor league affiliates

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Current Arizona Diamondbacks domestic minor league affiliate locations

The Arizona Diamondbacks farm system consists of seven Minor League Baseball affiliates across the United States and in the Dominican Republic. Six teams are independently owned, while three—the Arizona Complex League D-backs and two Dominican Summer League Arizona teams—are owned by the major league club.

The Diamondbacks have been affiliated with the Low-A Visalia Rawhide of the California League since 2007, making it the longest-running active affiliation in the organization among teams not owned by the Diamondbacks. Arizona's longest affiliation was with the Rookie Missoula Osprey of the Pioneer League for 23 seasons from 1999 to 2020. Their newest affiliate is the Amarillo Sod Poodles of the Texas League, which became the Diamondbacks' Double-A club in 2021.

Geographically, Arizona's closest domestic affiliates are the Arizona Complex League D-backs of the Rookie Arizona Complex League, which are approximately 13 miles (21 km) away. Arizona's furthest domestic affiliate is the Hillsboro Hops of the High-A Northwest League some 1,015 miles (1,633 km) away.

Current affiliates

The Arizona Diamondbacks farm system consists of seven minor league affiliates.[1]

Class Team League Location Ballpark Affiliated
Triple-A Reno Aces Pacific Coast League Reno, Nevada Greater Nevada Field 2009
Double-A Amarillo Sod Poodles Texas League Amarillo, Texas Hodgetown 2021
High-A Hillsboro Hops Northwest League Hillsboro, Oregon Ron Tonkin Field 2013
Single-A Visalia Rawhide California League Visalia, California Valley Strong Ballpark 2007
Rookie ACL D-backs Arizona Complex League Scottsdale, Arizona Salt River Fields at Talking Stick 2024
DSL Arizona Black Dominican Summer League Boca Chica, Santo Domingo Baseball City Complex 2016
DSL Arizona Red 2016

Past affiliates

Key

Season Each year is linked to an article about that particular Diamondbacks season.

1996–2020

Minor League Baseball operated with six classes (Triple-A, Double-A, Class A-Advanced, Class A, Class A Short Season, and Rookie) from 1996 to 2020. The Rookie level consisted of domestic and foreign circuits.[2]

Season Triple-A Double-A Class A-Advanced Class A Class A Short Season Rookie Foreign Rookie Ref.
1996 — — Visalia Oaks[n 1] — — Lethbridge Black Diamonds
AZL Diamondbacks 		DSL D-backs [3]
1997 — — High Desert Mavericks South Bend Silver Hawks — Lethbridge Black Diamonds
AZL Diamondbacks 		DSL D-backs [3]
1998 Tucson Sidewinders — High Desert Mavericks South Bend Silver Hawks — Lethbridge Black Diamonds
AZL Diamondbacks 		DSL D-backs [4]
1999 Tucson Sidewinders El Paso Diablos High Desert Mavericks South Bend Silver Hawks — Missoula Osprey
AZL Diamondbacks 		DSL D-backs [5]
2000 Tucson Sidewinders El Paso Diablos High Desert Mavericks South Bend Silver Hawks — Missoula Osprey
AZL Diamondbacks 		DSL D-backs
DSL D-backs/Red Sox 		[6]
2001 Tucson Sidewinders El Paso Diablos Lancaster JetHawks South Bend Silver Hawks Yakima Bears Missoula Osprey DSL D-backs [7]
2002 Tucson Sidewinders El Paso Diablos Lancaster JetHawks South Bend Silver Hawks Yakima Bears Missoula Osprey DSL D-backs [8]
2003 Tucson Sidewinders El Paso Diablos Lancaster JetHawks South Bend Silver Hawks Yakima Bears Missoula Osprey DSL D-backs
DSL D-backs/Expos 		[9]
2004 Tucson Sidewinders El Paso Diablos Lancaster JetHawks South Bend Silver Hawks Yakima Bears Missoula Osprey DSL D-backs [10]
2005 Tucson Sidewinders Tennessee Smokies Lancaster JetHawks South Bend Silver Hawks Yakima Bears Missoula Osprey DSL D-backs [11]
2006 Tucson Sidewinders Tennessee Smokies Lancaster JetHawks South Bend Silver Hawks Yakima Bears Missoula Osprey DSL D-backs [12]
2007 Tucson Sidewinders Mobile BayBears Visalia Oaks South Bend Silver Hawks Yakima Bears Missoula Osprey DSL D-backs [13]
2008 Tucson Sidewinders Mobile BayBears Visalia Oaks South Bend Silver Hawks Yakima Bears Missoula Osprey DSL D-backs
DSL D-backs/Reds 		[14]
2009 Reno Aces Mobile BayBears Visalia Rawhide South Bend Silver Hawks Yakima Bears Missoula Osprey DSL D-backs [15]
2010 Reno Aces Mobile BayBears Visalia Rawhide South Bend Silver Hawks Yakima Bears Missoula Osprey DSL D-backs [16]
2011 Reno Aces Mobile BayBears Visalia Rawhide South Bend Silver Hawks Yakima Bears Missoula Osprey
AZL D-backs 		DSL D-backs [17]
2012 Reno Aces Mobile BayBears Visalia Rawhide South Bend Silver Hawks Yakima Bears Missoula Osprey
AZL D-backs 		DSL D-backs
DSL D-backs/Reds 		[18]
2013 Reno Aces Mobile BayBears Visalia Rawhide South Bend Silver Hawks Hillsboro Hops Missoula Osprey
AZL D-backs 		DSL D-backs
DSL Rojos[n 2] 		[20]
2014 Reno Aces Mobile BayBears Visalia Rawhide South Bend Silver Hawks Hillsboro Hops Missoula Osprey
AZL D-backs 		DSL D-backs [21]
2015 Reno Aces Mobile BayBears Visalia Rawhide Kane County Cougars Hillsboro Hops Missoula Osprey
AZL D-backs 		DSL D-backs [22]
2016 Reno Aces Mobile BayBears Visalia Rawhide Kane County Cougars Hillsboro Hops Missoula Osprey
AZL D-backs 		DSL D-backs 1
DSL D-backs 2 		[23]
2017 Reno Aces Jackson Generals Visalia Rawhide Kane County Cougars Hillsboro Hops Missoula Osprey
AZL D-backs 		DSL D-backs 1
DSL D-backs 2 		[24]
2018 Reno Aces Jackson Generals Visalia Rawhide Kane County Cougars Hillsboro Hops Missoula Osprey
AZL D-backs 		DSL D-backs 1
DSL D-backs 2 		[25]
2019 Reno Aces Jackson Generals Visalia Rawhide Kane County Cougars Hillsboro Hops Missoula Osprey
AZL D-backs 		DSL D-backs 1
DSL D-backs 2 		[26]
2020[n 3] Reno Aces Jackson Generals Visalia Rawhide Kane County Cougars Hillsboro Hops Missoula PaddleHeads
AZL D-backs 		DSL D-backs 1
DSL D-backs 2 		[28]

2021–present

The current structure of Minor League Baseball is the result of an overall contraction of the system beginning with the 2021 season. Class A was reduced to two levels: High-A and Low-A.[29] Low-A was reclassified as Single-A in 2022.[30]

Season Triple-A Double-A High-A Single-A Rookie Foreign Rookie Ref.
2021 Reno Aces Amarillo Sod Poodles Hillsboro Hops Visalia Rawhide ACL D-backs DSL D-backs 1
DSL D-backs 2 		[31]
2022 Reno Aces Amarillo Sod Poodles Hillsboro Hops Visalia Rawhide ACL D-backs Black
ACL D-backs Red 		DSL D-backs Black
DSL D-backs Red 		[32]
2023 Reno Aces Amarillo Sod Poodles Hillsboro Hops Visalia Rawhide ACL D-backs Black
ACL D-backs Red 		DSL Arizona Black
DSL Arizona Red 		[33]
2024 Reno Aces Amarillo Sod Poodles Hillsboro Hops Visalia Rawhide ACL D-backs DSL Arizona Black
DSL Arizona Red 		[34]

Notes

  1. ^ In 1996, the Diamondbacks shared the Class A-Advanced Visalia Oaks with the Detroit Tigers.[3]
  2. ^ In 2013, the Diamondbacks shared the Rookie DSL Rojos with the Cincinnati Reds.[19]
  3. ^ The 2020 Minor League Baseball season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[27]

References

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  2. ^ Cronin, John (Spring 2013). "Truth in the Minor League Class Structure: The Case for the Reclassification of the Minors". The Baseball Research Journal. Society for American Baseball Research. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
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  18. ^ "2012 Arizona Diamondbacks Minor League Affiliates". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
  19. ^ "2013 DSL Rojos Statistics". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
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  30. ^ "Historical League Names to Return in 2022". Minor League Baseball. March 16, 2022. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
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  33. ^ "2023 Arizona Diamondbacks Minor League Affiliates". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
  34. ^ "2024 Arizona Diamondbacks Minor League Affiliates". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved October 4, 2024.