New York State League (21st century)

New York State League (21st century)
Founded	2006
No. of teams	4
Country	United States
Current champions
Official website

The New York State League was an independent league that played from 2007 to 2012. It was founded by Jay Acton, who had previously been involved in minor league baseball in the 1980s when he and author Roger Kahn bought an interest in Miles Wolff's New York-Penn League franchise, the Utica Blue Sox, for the purpose of writing the book Good Enough to Dream. The new NYSL played mostly in the Metro New York City area, though initially some clubs were located elsewhere, such as in Albany, NY. Nearly 150 players went on to play for higher level professional teams. It was the developmental league for the Can-Am League, with a skill level described as on par with the lowest level of minor league baseball, the complex-based "rookie" leagues. The total of 7 teams were the Blue Sox, Capitals, Colonials, Empires, Federals, Hudson and Robins.