International League Championship Series to feature first-half and second-half winners followed by single-game Triple-A National Championship against Pacific Coast League Champ in Las Vegas
SYRACUSE, NY – Minor League Baseball™ announced the 2023 Triple-A playoff format on Tuesday. The 2023 Triple-A National Championship Game, which will feature the winners of the International League and Pacific Coast League meeting in a single-game format, will be played on Saturday, September 30th in Las Vegas.
The Triple-A National Championship Game, which will follow the best-of-three League Championship Series of the two leagues, will crown an overall winner of the highest level of the Minor Leagues.
Each Triple-A season will be split into two halves (75 games each), with the first half ending on June 25th and the second half commencing on June 28th. The regular season will conclude on Sunday, September 24th. The first-half winners will serve as the hosts of the pair of best-of-three LCS, which are slated to begin on Tuesday, September 26th. The winners of the two LCS will advance to Las Vegas Ballpark, which also hosted last season’s Triple-A Triple Championship Weekend, for Saturday’s decisive matchup.
Sun., Sept. 24th | Final Day of the Championship Season | |
Mon., Sept. 25th | Travel Day (OFF) | |
Tues., Sept. 26th | Game 1 | League Championship Series (at First-Half Champion) |
Wed., Sept. 27th | Game 2 | |
Thurs., Sept. 28th | *Game 3 (if necessary) | |
Fri., Sept. 29th | Travel Day (OFF) | |
Sat., Sept. 30th | Single-Game | 2023 Triple-A National Championship Game (Las Vegas, NV) |
“The Triple-A National Championship Game is a jewel event for so many across the game, and this format will be great for fans,” said Morgan Sword, MLB’s Executive Vice President, Baseball Operations. “We look forward to celebrating the conclusion of the 2023 Minor League season at one of the top ballparks in the sport.”
“We’re very pleased to host the Triple-A Championship Game here at Las Vegas Ballpark and crowning a champion in a venue made for events of this magnitude,” said Aviators President & Chief Operations Officer Don Logan. “After last year’s successful Triple-A Championship Weekend, we look forward to hosting the best teams in Triple-A baseball and adding to the growing list of championship events held here in Southern Nevada.”
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Hopefully none of our top dudes are in the AAA playoffs, having all migrated to Queens by then.
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