Editing Toledo Mud Hens (section)

===1965–present===
In 1965, the [[Richmond Virginians]] franchise of the [[International League]] moved to Toledo and became the current incarnation of the Mud Hens. They were based in [[Maumee, Ohio]], at the converted Fort Miami Fairgrounds. The local ownership group led by Ned Skeldon signed with the [[New York Yankees]] to be its top [[farm team]].

In 1967, the [[Detroit Tigers]] replaced the Yankees as its major league affiliate. That year, the team was third in the league but claimed the [[Governors' Cup]] via the four-team playoff. The next year, the team won a record 83 games and the league pennant, but failed to repeat as Cup winners. The team was affiliated with Detroit through 1973. In 1974 and 1975, the [[Philadelphia Phillies]] affiliated with the Mud Hens, followed by two years affiliated with [[Cleveland Indians]]. All four seasons were losing seasons.<ref name="husman" />{{rp|77}}

The [[Minnesota Twins]] took over as the team's major league affiliate in 1978 and brought in [[Gene Cook]] as general manager, who was good at promoting the team, particularly as a family event. Cook also got [[Jamie Farr]] to incorporate the Mud Hens in Farr's ''[[M*A*S*H (TV series)|M*A*S*H]]'' character's background.<ref name="husman" />{{rp|77}} The Twins affiliation lasted through the 1986 season. The Mud Hens resumed their affiliation with the Tigers in 1987, and have remained in the Detroit organization since then.

In conjunction with [[Major League Baseball]]'s restructuring of Minor League Baseball in 2021, the Mud Hens were organized into the [[Triple-A East]].<ref name=JMayo2-12-2021>{{cite web|last=Mayo|first=Jonathan|title=MLB Announces New Minors Teams, Leagues|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/new-minor-league-baseball-structure|website=Major League Baseball|date=February 12, 2021|access-date=February 12, 2021}}</ref> Toledo won the Midwestern Division title by ending the season in first place with a 69–51 record.<ref name=MILB2021>{{cite web|url=https://www.milb.com/standings/2021?standingsType=firstHalf&standingsView=division|title=2021 Triple-A East Standings|website=Minor League Baseball|access-date=October 3, 2021}}</ref> No playoffs were held to determine a league champion; instead, the team with the best regular-season record was declared the winner.<ref name=MiLB7-14-2021>{{cite news |url=https://www.milb.com/milb/news/triple-a-classification-to-add-10-games-to-2021-schedule |title=MiLB Announces 'Triple-A Final Stretch' for 2021 |website=Minor League Baseball |date=July 14, 2021 |accessdate=July 16, 2021}}</ref> However, 10&nbsp;games that had been postponed from the start of the season were reinserted into the schedule as a postseason tournament called the Triple-A Final Stretch in which all 30 Triple-A clubs competed for the highest winning percentage.<ref name=MiLB7-14-2021/> Toledo finished the tournament tied for 13th place with a 5–5 record.<ref name=2021FinalStretch>{{cite web|url=https://www.milb.com/standings/|title=2021 Triple-A Final Stretch Standings|website=Minor League Baseball|access-date=October 3, 2021}}</ref> In 2022, the Triple-A East became known as the International League, the name historically used by the regional circuit prior to the 2021 reorganization.<ref name=ILrename>{{cite web|url=https://www.milb.com/news/minor-league-baseball-historical-league-names-to-return-in-2022|title=Historical League Names to Return in 2022|website=Minor League Baseball|date=March 16, 2022|access-date=March 16, 2022}}</ref>