2018 International League season

The 2018 International League season was the 132nd season in the league's history. The Durham Bulls repeated as champions, though the Lehigh Valley IronPigs had the best regular-season record and both MVP Joey Meneses and Pitcher of the Year Cole Irvin; both Meneses and Irvin won two-thirds of their respective Triple Crown bids.

Final standings

Playoff teams in bold.

North Division

	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager	Affiliation
Lehigh Valley IronPigs	84	56	.600	--	Gary Jones	Philadelphia Phillies
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders	73	65	.529	10	Bobby Mitchell	New York Yankees
Pawtucket Red Sox	66	73	.475	17½	Kevin Boles	Boston Red Sox
Rochester Red Wings	64	76	.457	20	Joel Skinner	Minnesota Twins
Syracuse Chiefs	64	76	.457	20	Randy Knorr	Washington Nationals
Buffalo Bisons	61	77	.442	22	Bob Meacham	Toronto Blue Jays

South Division

	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager	Affiliation
Durham Bulls	79	60	.568	--	Jared Sandberg	Tampa Bay Rays
Gwinnett Stripers	70	69	.504	9	Damon Berryhill	Atlanta Braves
Norfolk Tides	69	71	.492	10½	Ron Johnson	Baltimore Orioles
Charlotte Knights	64	75	.460	15	Mark Grudzielanek	Chicago White Sox

West Division

	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager	Affiliation
Toledo Mud Hens	73	66	.525	--	Doug Mientkiewicz	Detroit Tigers
Columbus Clippers	73	67	.521	½	Chris Tremie	Cleveland Indians
Indianapolis Indians	73	67	.521	½	Brian Esposito	Pittsburgh Pirates
Louisville Bats	61	76	.445	11	Kelly (4-6)/Schofield (57-70)	Cincinnati Reds

Playoffs

Bracket

	Semifinals									Finals
	W1	Toledo Mud Hens	10	5	2	2	x
	S1	Durham Bulls	3	6	4	3	x
										S1	Durham Bulls	2	5	3	2	6
										N2	SWB RailRiders	3	2	0	5	2
	N1	Lehigh Valley IronPigs	2	0	3	2	x
	N2	SWB RailRiders	3	3	2	7	x

Semifinals

Durham vs. Toledo Date Away Home September 5 Durham 3 Toledo 10 September 6 Durham 6 Toledo 5 September 7 Toledo 2 Durham 4 September 8 Toledo 2 Durham 3 Durham wins series 3-1

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre vs. Lehigh Valley Date Away Home September 5 Lehigh Valley 2 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 3 September 6 Lehigh Valley 0 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 3 September 7 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 2 Lehigh Valley 3 September 8 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 7 Lehigh Valley 2 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre wins series 3-1

Championship Finals

Durham vs. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Date Away Home September 11 Durham 2 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 3 September 12 Durham 5 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 2 September 13 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 0 Durham 3 September 14 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 5 Durham 2 September 15 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 2 Durham 6 Durham wins series 3-2 and advances to Triple-A National Championship League Leaders Batting Batting Average Rusney Castillo, Pawtucket, .319 Runs Scored Brandon Barnes, Columbus, 75 Hits Joey Meneses, Lehigh Valley, 153 Doubles Barnes, 39 Triples Billy McKinney, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and Buffalo, 7 Home Runs Christin Stewart, Toledo & Meneses, 23 Runs Batted In Meneses, 82 Stolen Bases Andrew Velazquez, Durham, 29 Pitching Wins Cole Irvin, Lehigh Valley, 14 Earned Run Average Irvin, 2.57 Complete Games Chance Adams, Scanton/Wilkes-Barre & Matt Wisler, Gwinnett and Louisville, 2 Shutouts Eleven tied with 1 Strikeouts Michael Kopech, Charlotte, 170 Saves Pedro Beato, Lehigh Valley, 35 All-Star Team First Base Joey Meneses, Lehigh Valley Second Base Kevin Kramer, Indianapolis Shortstop Kevin Newman, Indianapolis Third Base Mitch Walding, Lehigh Valley Outfield Brandon Barnes, Columbus; Rusney Castillo, Pawtucket; Christin Stewart, Toledo Catcher Danny Jansen, Buffalo Utility Man Kean Wong, Durham Designated Hitter Kennys Vargas, Rochester Starting Pitcher Cole Irvin, Lehigh Valley Relief Pitcher Pedro Beato, Lehigh Valley Source 2019 Baseball Almanac, pg. 368-369 External Links BR Minors page