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Phillies lose short-season affiliate to new MLB Draft League

A general view of the MLB logo at Citizens Bank Park (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)

The Williamsport Crosscutters are no longer a minor-league affiliate of the Phillies.

Most Major League Baseball teams will see changes to their minor-league affiliates this offseason as part of the reorganization process. On Monday, the first such move was made to a Philadelphia Phillies affiliate since 2007 — the Class A Short Season’s Williamsport Crosscutters.

Starting in 2021, the Crosscutters will now be part of the MLB Draft League, comprised of five teams in Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and New Jersey.