List of defunct baseball teams in Canada explained
The following is a list of defunct baseball teams in Canada. It includes the league(s) they played for, and championships won.
Major League Baseball
Minor League Baseball
AAA
Team | City | Existed | Ballpark | League titles | Notes | Affiliate |
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| | 1918 | | 0 | Moved from Syracuse, New York, mid-season | Independent |
| Montreal, Quebec | 1928–1960 | | 7 | Moved to Syracuse | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| Ottawa, Ontario | 1951 | | 0 | Became the Ottawa A's after one season | New York Giants |
| Ottawa, Ontario | 1952–1954 | | 0 | | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Ottawa, Ontario | 1993–2007 | | 1 | Moved to Allentown, Pennsylvania, for 2008 season. | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Toronto, Ontario | 1912–1967 | | 4 | Founded in 1896; moved to Louisville, Kentucky, in 1968 | Boston Red Sox |
| | 1970–1971 | | 0 | Moved from Buffalo midway through 1970 season | Montreal Expos | |
AA
A
Team | City | Existed | League titles | Notes | bgcolor=”#DDDDFF" width="45%" | Affiliate |
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| | 1974 | 0 | | Independent |
| Victoria, British Columbia | 1978–1980 | 0 | | Independent | |
Rookie
Independent baseball
Team | City | Existed | League titles | Notes |
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| | 2014–2020 | 1 | |
| Ottawa, Ontario | 2008 | 0 | | |
Team | City | Existed | League titles | Notes |
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| | 2003 | 1 | |
| | 2003 | 0 | |
| | 2003 | 0 | |
| | 2003 | 0 | Road-only team |
| Welland, Ontario | 2003 | 0 | |
| | 2003 | 0 | |
| Trois-Rivières, Quebec | 2003 | 0 | |
| Victoria, British Columbia | 2003 | 0 | | |
Team | City | Existed | League titles | Notes |
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| | 2012 | 0 | Folded during 2012 season |
| London, Ontario | 1999–2001 | 1 | | |
Team | City | Existed | League titles | Notes |
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| | 2005–11 | 1 | Moved from the Northern League to the Golden Baseball League on October 23, 2007, then to the North American League in 2011. Folded following the 2011 season. |
| Edmonton, Alberta | 2005–2012 | 1 | Moved from the Northern League to the Golden Baseball League on October 23, 2007, then to the North American League in 2011. Suspended operations on February 21, 2012. Known as the Cracker-Cats from 2005 until 2009. | |
North Central League
Team | City | Existed | League titles | Notes |
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| | 1994 | 0 | |
| Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | 1994 | 0 | | |
Team | City | Existed | League titles | Notes |
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Moose Jaw Diamond Dogs | Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan | 1995–1997 | 0 | |
Regina Cyclones | Regina, Saskatchewan | 1995–1997 | 1 | |
Saskatoon Stallions | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | 1995–1997 | 0 | Entered league as the Saskatoon Riot; changed name to Smokin' Guns in 1996 and to Stallions in 1997 |
West Man Wranglers | Brandon, Manitoba | 1995–1997 | 0 | Entered league as the Brandon Grey Owls; changed name to West Man Wranglers in 1997 | |
College Summer Baseball
Western Major Baseball League
scope=col bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="20%" | Team | scope=col bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="20%" | City | scope=col bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="10%" | Existed | scope=col bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | League titles | scope=col bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="45%" | Notes |
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| | 1901–2021 | 1/2 | |
| | 2007 | 0 | |
| | 2005–2008 | 0 | Known as Edmonton Big River Prospects 2005 |
| | | 0 | |
| | 2008 | 0 | |
| | 2004–2021 | 0 | | |
See also
A planned third league of Major League Baseball that was formed in the early 1990s and was to have begun play in the late 1990s in Canada and the United States.