Baseball In Canada
Baseball has a long history in Canada, where it is one of the most popular sports. While there are currently no major leagues in Canada, there is one major league team: the Toronto Blue Jays of the United States-based Major League Baseball (MLB). Canada's first MLB team was the Montreal Expos, founded through league expansion in 1969, although the team would eventually relocate to Washington, D.C in 2005.
Over the years at least 75 cities and towns have been home to minor league baseball teams. There is currently only one MLB-affiliated minor league team in the country: the Vancouver Canadians of the Class A Northwest League, an affiliate of the Blue Jays.
There are also several independent league teams in Canada, from the Can-Am League, the American Association, and the North American League. These are the Quebec Capitales, the Winnipeg Goldeyes, and the Calgary Vipers and Edmonton Capitals, respectively.
Ontario is home to a semi-professional league, known as the Intercounty Baseball League. Quebec has a similar league, the Ligue de Baseball Senior Élite du Québec. There are additionally amateur-level baseball teams playing in each province during the summer months. There are also several American-based collegiate leagues that have teams in Canada.
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