Editing South Atlantic League (section)

==South Atlantic League teams (1980–present)==
'''Notes''': • An "^" indicates that team's article redirects to an article of an active team in a different league
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* [[Aberdeen IronBirds]]
* [[Albany Polecats]]
* [[Anderson Braves]]
* [[Asheville Tourists]]
* [[Augusta GreenJackets]]^
* Augusta Reds
* [[Bowling Green Hot Rods]]
* [[Brooklyn Cyclones]]
* [[Cape Fear Crocs]]
* [[Capital City Bombers]]
* [[Charleston Alley Cats]]
* Charleston Bombers
* [[Charleston Pirates]]
* [[Charleston Rainbows]]
* [[Charleston RiverDogs]]^
* [[Charleston Royals]]
* [[Charleston Wheelers]]
* Charleston Yankees
* [[Columbia Fireflies]]^
* [[Columbia Mets]]
* [[Columbus Catfish]]
* [[Columbus Indians]]
* [[Columbus RedStixx]]
* [[Delmarva Shorebirds]]^
* [[Fayetteville Generals]]
* [[Florence Blue Jays]]
* [[Gastonia Cardinals]]
* [[Gastonia Expos]]
* [[Gastonia Jets]]
* [[Gastonia Rangers]]
* [[Gastonia Tigers]]
* [[Greensboro Bats]]
* [[Greensboro Grasshoppers]]
* [[Greensboro Hornets]]
* [[Greenwood Pirates]]
* [[Greenville Drive]]
* [[Hagerstown Suns]]
* [[Hickory Crawdads]]
* [[Hudson Valley Renegades]]
* [[Jersey Shore BlueClaws]]
* [[Kannapolis Cannon Ballers]]^
* [[Kannapolis Intimidators]]
* [[Lake County Captains]]
* [[Lakewood BlueClaws]]
* [[Lexington Legends]]^
* [[Macon Braves]]
* [[Macon Peaches]]
* [[Macon Pirates]]
* [[Macon Redbirds]]
* [[Myrtle Beach Blue Jays]]
* [[Myrtle Beach Hurricanes]]
* [[Piedmont Boll Weevils]]
* [[Piedmont Phillies]]
* [[Rome Braves]]
* [[Rome Emperors]]
* Santee Indians
* Santee Pirates
* [[Savannah Cardinals]]
* [[Savannah Sand Gnats]]
* [[Shelby Mets]]
* [[Shelby Pirates]]
* [[South Georgia Waves]]
* Spartanburg Traders
* [[Spartanburg Phillies]]
* [[Spartanburg Spinners]]
* [[Spartanburg Suns]]
* [[Sumter Braves]]
* [[Sumter Flyers]]
* [[West Virginia Power]]^
* [[Wilmington Blue Rocks]]
* [[Wilmington Waves]]
* [[Winston-Salem Dash]]
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===League timeline===
<timeline>
DateFormat  = mm/dd/yyyy
ImageSize =  width:1600 height:auto barincrement:25
Period =  from:01/01/1980 till:12/31/2027
TimeAxis =  orientation:horizontal
PlotArea    = right:20 left:20 bottom:50 top:5 #> to display a count on left side of graph,  use "left:20" to suppress the count, use "left:20"<#
Colors =  id:barcolor
 id:line  value:pink
 id:bg  value:white
          id:Full value:rgb(0.742,0.727,0.852) # Use this color to denote a team that is a current league member
          id:Past value:rgb(0.4,0.80,0.67) # Use to indicate a former team
          id:OtherC1 value:rgb(0.996,0.996,0.699) # Use this color to denote a team that has moved to another current league

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 bar:1  color:Past from:01/01/1980 till:12/31/1984 text:[[Anderson Braves]] (1980–1984)
 bar:2  color:Full from:01/01/1980 till:end text:[[Asheville Tourists]] (1980–present)
 bar:3  color:Past from:01/01/1980 till:12/31/2020 text:[[Charleston RiverDogs|Charleston Royals / Rainbows / RiverDogs]] (1980–2020)
 bar:4  color:Past from:01/01/1980 till:12/31/1992 text:[[Gastonia Rangers|Gastonia Cardinals / Expos / Jets / Tigers / Rangers]] (1980–1992)
 bar:5  color:Full from:01/01/1980 till:end text:[[Greensboro Grasshoppers|Greensboro Hornets / Bats / Grasshoppers]] (1980–present)
 bar:6  color:Past from:01/01/1980 till:12/31/1987 text:[[Macon Peaches|Macon Peaches / Redbirds / Pirates]] (1980–1987, 1991–2002)
 bar:6  color:Past from:01/01/1991 till:12/31/2002 text:[[Macon Braves]] (1991–2002)
 bar:7  color:Past from:01/01/1980 till:12/31/1982 text:[[Shelby Reds|Shelby Pirates / Mets]] (1980–1982)
 bar:8  color:Past from:01/01/1980 till:12/31/1994 text:[[Kannapolis Cannon Ballers|Spartanburg Phillies / Traders / Spinners / Suns / Phillies]] (1980–1994)
 bar:8   color:Full from:01/01/2025 till:end text:[[Hub City Spartanburgers]] (2025–present)
 bar:9  color:Past from:01/01/1981 till:12/31/1986 text:[[Florence Blue Jays]] (1981–1986)
 bar:10  color:Past from:01/01/1981 till:12/31/1983 text:[[Greenwood Pirates]] (1981–1983)
 bar:11  color:Past from:01/01/1983 till:12/31/2004 text:[[Greenville Drive|Columbia Mets / Capital City Bombers]] (1983–2004)
 bar:11  color:Past from:01/01/2016 till:12/31/2020 text:[[Columbia Fireflies]] (2016–2020)
 bar:12  color:Past from:01/01/1984 till:12/31/2015 text:[[Savannah Sand Gnats|Savannah Cardinals / Sand Gnats]] (1984–2015)
 bar:13  color:Past from:01/01/1985 till:12/31/1991 text:[[Sumter Braves]] (1985–1991)
 bar:14  color:Past from:01/01/1987 till:12/31/2020 text:[[West Virginia Power|Charleston Wheelers / AlleyCats / West Virginia Power]] (1987–2020)
 bar:15  color:Past from:01/01/1987 till:12/31/2000 text:[[Cape Fear Crocs|Fayetteville Generals / Cape Fear Crocs]] (1987–2000)
 bar:16  color:Past from:01/01/1987 till:12/31/1992 text:[[Myrtle Beach Blue Jays|Myrtle Beach Blue Jays / Hurricanes]] (1987–1992)
 bar:17  color:Past from:01/01/1988 till:12/31/2020 text:[[Augusta GreenJackets|Augusta Pirates / GreenJackets]] (1988–2020)
 bar:18  color:Past from:01/01/1991 till:12/31/2008 text:[[Columbus Catfish|Columbus Indians / Red Stixx / Catfish]] (1991–2008)
 bar:19  color:Past from:01/01/1992 till:12/31/1995 text:[[Albany Polecats]] (1992–1995)
 bar:20  color:Past from:01/01/1993 till:12/31/2020 text:[[Hagerstown Suns]] (1993–2020)
 bar:21  color:Past from:01/01/1993 till:12/31/2024 text:[[Hickory Crawdads]] (1993–2024)
 bar:22  color:Past from:01/01/1995 till:12/31/2020 text:[[Kannapolis Cannon Ballers|Piedmont Phillies / Boll Weevils / Kannapolis Intimidators / Cannon Ballers]] (1995–2020)
 bar:23  color:Past from:01/01/1996 till:12/31/2020 text:[[Delmarva Shorebirds]] (1996–2020)
 bar:24  color:Full from:01/01/2001 till:end text:[[Jersey Shore BlueClaws|Lakewood/Jersey Shore BlueClaws]] (2001–present)
 bar:25  color:Past from:01/01/2001 till:12/31/2020 text:[[Lexington Legends]] (2001–2020)
 bar:26  color:Past from:01/01/2001 till:12/31/2003 text:[[South Georgia Waves|Wilmington Waves / South Georgia Waves]] (2001)
 bar:27  color:Past from:01/01/2003 till:12/31/2009 text:[[Lake County Captains]] (2003–2009)
 bar:28  color:Full from:01/01/2003 till:end text:[[Rome Emperors|Rome Braves / Emperors]] (2003–present)
 bar:29  color:Full from:01/01/2005 till:end text:[[Greenville Drive|Greenville Bombers / Drive]] (2005–present)
 bar:30  color:Past from:01/01/2009 till:12/31/2009 text:[[Bowling Green Hot Rods]] (2009)
 bar:30  color:Full from:01/01/2021 till:end text:[[Bowling Green Hot Rods]] (2021–present)
 bar:31  color:Full from:01/01/2021 till:end text:[[Aberdeen Ironbirds]] (2021–present)
 bar:32   color:Full from:01/01/2021 till:end text:[[Brooklyn Cyclones]] (2021–present)
 bar:33   color:Full from:01/01/2021 till:end text:[[Hudson Valley Renegades]] (2021–present)
 bar:34   color:Full from:01/01/2021 till:end text:[[Wilmington Blue Rocks]] (2021–present)
 bar:35  color:Full from:01/01/2021 till:end text:[[Winston-Salem Dash]] (2021–present)


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 text:^"South Atlantic League Timeline"
#> If the chart uses more than one bar color, add a legend by selecting the appropriate fields from the following three options (use only the colors that are used in the graphic.) Leave a blank line after the end of the timeline, then add a line with the selected values from the list, separated by a space. {{Font color||{{RGB|190|186|218}}|League members}} {{Font color||{{RGB|255|255|179}}|Other  Current League}} <#  </timeline>

{{Font color||{{RGB|190|186|218}}|Active team (as of 2025)}} {{Font color||{{RGB|102|205|170}}|Earlier team}}