List of Double-A baseball team owners

Current Double-A (baseball) team owners and the principal corporate entities that operate the clubs:

Eastern League

Main article: Eastern League (1938–present)
Division Team MLB affiliation Owner(s) Principal(s) Year acquired
Northeast Binghamton Rumble Ponies New York Mets Diamond Baseball Holdings[1] Pat Battle (chairman); Peter B. Freund (CEO) 2024[2]
Hartford Yard Goats Colorado Rockies Josh Solomon[3] Josh Solomon[4] 2016
New Hampshire Fisher Cats Toronto Blue Jays Diamond Baseball Holdings[5] Pat Battle (chairman); Peter B. Freund (CEO) 2023[6]
Portland Sea Dogs Boston Red Sox Diamond Baseball Holdings[7] Pat Battle (chairman); Peter B. Freund (CEO) 2022[8]
Reading Fightin Phils Philadelphia Phillies Diamond Baseball Holdings[9] Pat Battle (chairman); Peter Freund (CEO) 2025[10]
Somerset Patriots New York Yankees The Kalafer Family[11] Jonathan Kalafer, Josh Kalafer[12] 1999[13][14]
Southwest Akron RubberDucks Cleveland Guardians Prospector Baseball Group[15] John Abbamondi and Ben Boyer[16] 2025[17]
Altoona Curve Pittsburgh Pirates Diamond Baseball Holdings[18] Pat Battle (chairman); Peter B. Freund (CEO) 2023[19]
Chesapeake Baysox Baltimore Orioles Attain Sports and Entertainment[20] Greg Baroni (CEO)[21] 2022[22]
Erie SeaWolves Detroit Tigers Fernando Aguirre[23] Fernando Aguirre[24] 2015[25]
Harrisburg Senators Washington Nationals[26] Diamond Baseball Holdings Pat Battle (chairman); Peter B. Freund (CEO) 2024[27]
Richmond Flying Squirrels San Francisco Giants Lou DiBella[28][29] Lou DiBella[30] 2017[31]

Southern League

Main article: Southern League (1964–present)
Division Team MLB affiliation Owner(s) Principal(s) Year acquired
North Birmingham Barons Chicago White Sox Diamond Baseball Holdings[32] Pat Battle (chairman); Peter B. Freund (CEO) 2023
Chattanooga Lookouts Cincinnati Reds Hardball Capital Group[33] Jason Freier (CEO), John Woods 2015[34]
Knoxville Smokies Chicago Cubs Boyd Sports[35] Randy Boyd, Jenny Boyd[36] 2013[37]
Rocket City Trash Pandas Los Angeles Angels BallCorps LLC[38] Ralph Nelson (CEO) 2017[39]
South Biloxi Shuckers Milwaukee Brewers Shuckers Baseball, LLC[40] John Tracy[41] 2023[42]
Columbus Clingstones Atlanta Braves Diamond Baseball Holdings[43] Pat Battle (chairman); Peter B. Freund (CEO) 2021
Montgomery Biscuits Tampa Bay Rays OnDeck Partners (Avenue Capital Group)[44] Marc Lasry[45] 2025[46]
Pensacola Blue Wahoos Miami Marlins Quint Studer,[47] Rishy Studer, Bubba Watson Quint Studer, Rishy Studer, Bubba Watson[48] 2015[49]

Texas League

Main article: Texas League
Division Team MLB affiliation Owner(s) Principal Year acquired
North Arkansas Travelers Seattle Mariners Diamond Baseball Holdings[50] Pat Battle (chairman); Peter B. Freund (CEO) 2024[51]
Northwest Arkansas Naturals Kansas City Royals Rich Baseball Operations[52] Robert E. Rich Jr. 1984[53]
Springfield Cardinals St. Louis Cardinals Diamond Baseball Holdings[54] Pat Battle (chairman); Peter Freund (CEO) 2023[55]
Tulsa Drillers Los Angeles Dodgers Diamond Baseball Holdings[56] Pat Battle (chairman); Peter Freund (CEO) 2023[57]
Wichita Wind Surge Minnesota Twins Diamond Baseball Holdings[58] Pat Battle (chairman); Peter Freund (CEO) 2022[59]
South Amarillo Sod Poodles Arizona Diamondbacks Elmore Sports Group[60] David G. Elmore Jr. 2019[61]
Corpus Christi Hooks Houston Astros Diamond Baseball Holdings[62] Pat Battle (chairman); Peter Freund (CEO) 2025[63]
Frisco RoughRiders Texas Rangers Greenberg Sports Group[64] Chuck Greenberg, Scott Sonju 2014[65]
Midland RockHounds Athletics Diamond Baseball Holdings[66] Pat Battle (chairman); Peter Freund (CEO) 2022[67]
San Antonio Missions San Diego Padres Designated Bidders LLC[68] Graham wWatson, Peter Holt[69] 2022[70]

See also

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