Charlotte Knights are a Minor League Baseball team of the International League and the Triple-A affiliate of the Chicago White Sox.
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13 Facts About Charlotte Knights
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Charlotte Knights were replaced by a Triple-A International League team in 1993 in conjunction with the expansion of Major League Baseball .
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The Triple-A Charlotte Knights carried on the history of the Double-A team that preceded them.
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In conjunction with MLB's restructuring of Minor League Baseball in 2021, the Charlotte Knights were shifted to the Triple-A East, but this was renamed the International League in 2022.
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The Charlotte Knights have won two International League championships: in 1993 as the Triple-A affiliate of the Cleveland Indians and again in 1999 as the Triple-A affiliate of the Chicago White Sox.
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In 1972, Charlotte Knights was home to two teams: the Hornets and Minnesota's Class A affiliate in the Western Carolinas League, the Charlotte Knights Twins.
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Charlotte Knights won the First Half Eastern Division title in their inaugural 1976 season, but they lost the Eastern Division title versus the Orlando Twins in a one-game playoff.
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Charlotte Knights returned to the playoffs in 1992, but they lost the Eastern Division title to Greenville, who had won both halves of the season.
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Shinn, who had applied for Charlotte Knights to receive one of two available Triple-A expansion teams, was recommended by the expansion committee after their visit to evaluate the city.
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Triple-A Charlotte Knights carried on the history and identity of the preceding Double-A team and became the Triple-A affiliate of the Cleveland Indians.
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Knights' attendance sagged after the turn of the millennium, in part because Knights Stadium was almost half an hour south of Charlotte.
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The Charlotte Knights narrowly missed the 2016 playoffs, finishing a half game behind the first-place Gwinnett Stripers.
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Charlotte Knights has had 27 managers since their inaugural 1976 season.
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