Triple-A Baseball National Championship Game | |
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Logo for the 2017 championship
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Frequency | Annual |
Location(s) | Varies (see prose) |
Inaugurated | September 19, 2006 (AT&T Bricktown Ballpark, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States) |
Most recent | September 20, 2016 (AutoZone Park, Memphis, Tennessee, United States) |
Previous event | September 22, 2015 (Southwest University Park, El Paso, Texas, United States) |
Next event | September 19, 2017 (PNC Field, Moosic, Pennsylvania, United States) |
Participants | The league champions of the International League and Pacific Coast League |
Organized by | Triple-A Baseball |
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The Triple-A Baseball National Championship Game, previously known as the Bricktown Showdown, is a single championship game held annually between the league champions of the International League (IL) and Pacific Coast League (PCL) Triple-A leagues of minor league baseball to determine an overall champion of class Triple-A baseball. The championship consists of a single nine-inning game to determine a champion. Which team will serve as the home team is determined by the outcome of the Triple-A All-Star Game; the team from the winning league is designated as the home team.
From 2006 to 2010, the game was held annually at AT&T Bricktown Ballpark, home of the PCL's Oklahoma City RedHawks, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Since 2011, the game has been hosted in a different Triple-A city each year. The IL's Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders will host the 2017 game at PNC Field in Moosic, Pennsylvania. The IL's Columbus Clippers will host in 2018 at Huntington Park in Columbus, Ohio.
On July 12, 2006, a press release was issued announcing the creation of a single championship game between the league champions of the Triple-A International League and the Pacific Coast League to determine an overall champion of Triple-A baseball. The goal was for the Bricktown Showdown to develop and prosper like the Triple-A All-Star Game did since its creation in 1987. The initial Showdown was approved only as a one-time meeting by Major League Baseball.