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Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization that constitutes one of the four major professional sports leagues in North America. It is the oldest league of the four. Teams play in the American League (AL) and National League (NL), which operated as separate legal entities from 1901 and 1876 respectively. In 2000, the leagues merged into a single organization led by the Commissioner of Baseball. The organization oversees minor league baseball leagues, which operate about 240 teams affiliated with the major-league clubs. With the International Baseball Federation, the league also manages the international World Baseball Classic tournament. Baseball's first professional team was founded in Cincinnati in 1869. The first few decades of professional baseball were characterized by rivalries between leagues and by players who often jumped from one team or league to another. The period before 1920 in baseball was known as the dead-ball era; players rarely hit home runs during this time. Baseball survived a game-throwing incident known as the Black Sox Scandal in the 1919 World Series. Baseball rose in popularity in the 1920s, and survived potential downturns during the Great Depression and World War II. Shortly after the war, baseball's color barrier was broken by Jackie Robinson. The 1950s and 1960s were a time of expansion for the AL and NL, then new stadiums and artificial turf surfaces began to change the game in the 1970s and 1980s. Home runs dominated the game during the 1990s, and media reports began to discuss the use of anabolic steroids among Major League players in the mid-2000s. In 2006, an investigation produced the Mitchell Report, which implicated many players in the use of performance-enhancing substances, including at least one player from each team. Today, MLB is composed of thirty teams: Twenty-nine in the United States and one in Canada. Teams play 162 games each season. Five teams in each league advance to a four-round postseason tournament that culminates in the World Series, a best-of-seven championship series between the two league champions that dates to 1903. Baseball broadcasts are aired throughout North America and in several other countries throughout the world. Games are aired on television, radio, and the Internet. MLB has the highest season attendance of any sports league in the world with more than 74 million spectators in 2013.
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Umpire Doug Eddings addresses Hancel Rincon during St. Louis Cardinals pitching debut
Braves add veteran Kyle Farmer to roster for postseason depth

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts suggests Shohei Ohtani will not pitch this season

Ryan Jeffers and Minnesota Twins drop 5-4 game to Detroit Tigers

Clippers, Rubber Ducks, and Howlers secure victories in Sunday minor league play

Home plate umpire Chad Fairchild faces criticism for strike zone accuracy

Mississippi Mud Monsters name David Kerr as general manager

D.K. McDonald evaluates Kansas defensive performance following season opener against LIU

San Diego Padres call up top prospect Ethan Salas from Triple-A
Yankees fans support Aaron Judge returning without a minor league rehab assignment

Dylan Cease struggles in loss as American League Cy Young race shifts
Giants face calls to trade starting pitcher Logan Webb this winter

Connelly Early begins his rehab assignment with Washington Nationals

Cleveland Guardians maintain American League wildcard lead despite loss to Orioles

Memphis athletic department addresses stadium logistics following recent home opener

MLB commissioner Rob Manfred outlines plans for league expansion

Christian Yelich backs Pete Crow-Armstrong for National League MVP award

Reds limit Chase Burns to three innings in loss to Dodgers
BaseballMinnesota West prepares for conference play after non-conference matches
Fantasy baseball managers navigate pitcher schedules for late season roster moves

Shohei Ohtani likely stops pitching for the Dodgers this season

Cubs fans evaluate the eighth inning bullpen management decisions of Craig Counsell
BaseballHamilton residents celebrate West Side Little League team's historic tournament run

Red Sox and Orioles secure victories during Labor Day MLB action

Nick Pivetta leads San Diego Padres to win against Washington Nationals

Athletics bullpen performance shows improvement in late season stretch

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Boston Red Sox consider lineup management strategies before postseason start

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