Serie A2 (baseball)
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The Serie A2 was a minor baseball league in Italy from 1991 until 2021.{{Cite news |date=29 January 2021 |title=Torna la serie A unica, 32 squadre al via |url=https://www.baseball.it/2021/01/29/torna-la-serie-a-unica-32-squadre-al-via |access-date=2024-07-29 |work=Baseball.it |language=it}} Originally the second-highest division of the Italian baseball pyramid, it was part of a promotion and relegation system with the top-level Serie A1 (also known as the Italian Baseball League).
In 2010, the Italian baseball system was temporarily reorganized into a fixed closed-franchise system, similar to MLB teams and MiLB teams; this was reversed in 2018 when promotion and relegation was reintroduced.{{Citation needed|date=July 2024}}
Starting in 2021 season, Serie A1 and A2 were unified into a single top-level Serie A.{{Cite web |last=Harrigan |first=Thomas |date=16 February 2023 |title=The history of baseball in Italy |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/featured/italy-baseball-history |access-date=2024-07-29 |website=MLB}} Now, Serie B is the top-level minor league in Italy.{{Cite web |title=Events – Baseball |url=https://www.fibs.it/en/calendar/2024/baseball |access-date=2024-07-29 |website=Federazione Italiana Baseball Softball}}