Editing New York–Penn League (section)

===Disbanding===
On December 9, 2020, [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB) announced its list of 120 teams invited to be a part of the minors after restructuring for the 2021 season. As first reported in 2019,<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/ny-minor-league-luhnow-madden-20191116-73ssnr7ybvdwzdr5vd44vh4e5m-story.html |title=Rob Manfred's plan to destroy minor league baseball |first=Bill |last=Madden |author-link=Bill Madden (sportswriter) |newspaper=[[New York Daily News]] |date=November 16, 2019 |access-date=November 17, 2019}}</ref> the NYPL ceased operations. The [[Aberdeen IronBirds]], [[Brooklyn Cyclones]], and [[Hudson Valley Renegades]] joined the new [[High-A East]], becoming the new High-A affiliates of the [[Baltimore Orioles]], [[New York Mets]], and [[New York Yankees]] respectively. The [[Mahoning Valley Scrappers]], [[State College Spikes]], [[West Virginia Black Bears]], and [[Williamsport Crosscutters]] moved to the new [[MLB Draft League]] for players wishing to showcase themselves to MLB teams in advance of [[Major League Baseball draft|the annual draft]]. The [[Tri-City ValleyCats]] moved to the independent [[Frontier League]],<ref>{{Cite web|last=Singelais|first=Mark|date=2021-01-07|title=Tri-City ValleyCats join Frontier League for 2021 season|url=https://www.timesunion.com/sports/article/Tri-City-ValleyCats-join-Frontier-League-for-2021-15852540.php|access-date=2021-01-13|website=Times Union|language=en-US}}</ref> while the [[Batavia Muckdogs]] and [[Auburn Doubledays]] joined the [[Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Viquez|first=Marc|date=2021-01-12|title=Baseball is Back in Batavia|url=https://stadiumjourney.com/news/baseball-is-back-in-batavia|access-date=2021-01-13|website=Stadium Journey|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Ritzel |first=Justin |date=2021-02-02 |title=Auburn finalizing agreement to join Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League |url=https://auburnpub.com/news/local/auburn-finalizing-agreement-to-join-perfect-game-collegiate-baseball-league/article_781794d5-27f2-5ac2-9b93-1f0e0ea48611.html |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210202164804/https://auburnpub.com/news/local/auburn-finalizing-agreement-to-join-perfect-game-collegiate-baseball-league/article_781794d5-27f2-5ac2-9b93-1f0e0ea48611.html |archive-date=2021-02-02 |access-date=2025-01-08 |work=The Citizen}}</ref> On February 25, 2021, the [[Vermont Lake Monsters]] announced that they would join the [[Futures Collegiate Baseball League]] (FCBL) under new ownership,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Reichard|first=Kevin|date=2021-02-25|title=Vermont Lake Monsters sold, will join Futures League|url=https://ballparkdigest.com/2021/02/25/vermont-lake-monsters-sold-will-join-futures-league/|access-date=2021-02-25|website=Ballpark Digest|language=en-US}}</ref> and the [[Norwich Sea Unicorns]] joined the FCBL in late April.<ref>{{cite news |date=April 27, 2021 |title=Sea Unicorns join Futures League |url=https://www.norwichbulletin.com/story/sports/2021/04/27/norwich-sea-unicorns-join-futures-league/4856071001/ |access-date=2025-01-08 |website=[[The Bulletin (Norwich)|The Bulletin]] |location=[[Norwich, Connecticut]]}}</ref> The [[Staten Island Yankees]] folded,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Reichard|first=Kevin|date=2020-12-03|title=Staten Island Yankees fold, will sue MLB|url=https://ballparkdigest.com/2020/12/03/staten-island-yankees-fold-will-sue-mlb/|access-date=2020-12-17|website=Ballpark Digest|language=en-US}}</ref> while the [[Lowell Spinners]] were left without future plans<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2020/12/09/mlb-announces-minor-league-affiliate-invites-some-teams-miss-cut/3805929001/ |title=Major League Baseball issues invites for minor-league affiliates; here are teams that didn't make cut |first=Gabe |last=Lacques |newspaper=[[USA Today]] |date=December 10, 2020 |access-date=December 11, 2020}}</ref> and eventually folded.