The San Francisco Giants farm system consists of seven Minor League Baseball affiliates across the United States and in the Dominican Republic.
Their newest affiliate is the Eugene Emeralds of the Northwest League, which became the Giants' High-A club in 2021.
San Francisco's furthest domestic affiliate is the Double-A Richmond Flying Squirrels of the Eastern League some 2,433 miles (3,916 km) away.The San Francisco Giants farm system consists of seven minor league affiliates.
[2] Prior to the 1963 season, Major League Baseball (MLB) initiated a reorganization of Minor League Baseball that resulted in a reduction from six classes to four (Triple-A, Double-A, Class A, and Rookie) in response to the general decline of the minors throughout the 1950s and early-1960s when leagues and teams folded due to shrinking attendance caused by baseball fans' preference for staying at home to watch MLB games on television.
[2] The current structure of Minor League Baseball is the result of an overall contraction of the system beginning with the 2021 season.