Editing Lexington, Kentucky (section)

===Professional sports===
[[File:155493503 cf0435fc6d o.jpg|thumb|A [[Lexington Legends]] game]]
Lexington is home to the [[Lexington Legends]], a member of the [[Atlantic League of Professional Baseball]], an independent [[Major League Baseball|MLB]] Partner league.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.lanereport.com/138525/2021/02/legends-join-the-atlantic-league-of-professional-baseball/ |title=Legends join the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball |website=The Lane Report |date=February 18, 2021 |access-date=February 18, 2021 |archive-date=February 18, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210218220543/https://www.lanereport.com/138525/2021/02/legends-join-the-atlantic-league-of-professional-baseball/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=March 6, 2023 |title=We're The Lexington Counter Clocks |url=https://www.lexingtoncounterclocks.com/news/name-announcement |access-date= |website=Lexington Counter Clocks |language=en |archive-date=March 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230327035642/https://www.lexingtoncounterclocks.com/news/name-announcement |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[Minor League Baseball|minor league]] team plays home games at [[Counter Clocks Field|The Ballpark at 207 Legends Lane]]. In 2020, the team lost MLB affiliation under a new plan by the MLB.<ref name="proposed downsizing">{{cite web |title=Lexington Legends part of proposed downsizing |url=https://www.kentucky.com/sports/mlb/lexington-legends/article237471889.html |website=kentucky.com |access-date=November 27, 2019 |archive-date=November 27, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191127204607/https://www.kentucky.com/sports/mlb/lexington-legends/article237471889.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

The city also hosts [[Lexington SC]], which fields a men's team in the [[USL Championship]] and a women's team in the [[USL Super League]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Homepage |url=https://www.lexsporting.com/ |access-date=2025-03-21 |website=Lexington Sporting Club |language=en-US}}</ref> The club was founded in 2021 and currently plays at [[Lexington SC Stadium]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-09-06 |title=Inside the $50 million Lexington Sporting Club Stadium |url=https://lextoday.6amcity.com/sports/inside-the-50-million-lexington-sporting-club-stadium |access-date=2025-03-21 |website=6AM - LEXtoday |language=en}}</ref>

Former professional sport teams based in Lexington were the [[Kentucky Thoroughblades]], [[Lexington Men O' War]], [[Lexington Bluegrass Bandits]], [[Kentucky Horsemen]], [[Bluegrass Warhorses]], [[Bluegrass Stallions]], [[Lexington Colts]], and Lexington Counter Clocks.