The Baltimore Orioles farm system consists of seven Minor League Baseball associates in the USA and the Dominican Republic. 4 teams are independently owned, whereas the other three-the Florida Complicated League Orioles and two Dominican Summer season League Orioles squads-are owned by the key league membership. The Orioles have been affiliated with the Double-A Bowie Baysox of the Jap League since 1993, making it the longest-working full of life affiliation throughout the group amongst teams not owned by the Orioles. The Orioles have the shortest cumulative distance between its 4 full-season minor league associates in baseball at 487 miles (784 km). The highest 4 associates are positioned inside a 200-mile (320 km) radius from Baltimore, with three of them located in Maryland. Geographically, Baltimore’s closest dwelling affiliate is the Baysox of the Double-A Northeast, which is roughly 24 miles (39 km) away. Baltimore’s furthest home affiliate is the Florida Complicated League Orioles of the Rookie Florida Complicated League some 892 miles (1,436 km) away.