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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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- 2026-09-27Seattle Mariners7 – 3Los Angeles Angels
- 2026-09-27San Diego Padres9 – 4Arizona Diamondbacks
- 2026-09-27Minnesota Twins6 – 4Texas Rangers
- 2026-09-27Milwaukee Brewers6 – 4St. Louis Cardinals
- 2026-09-27Miami Marlins5 – 3Atlanta Braves
- 2026-09-27Kansas City Royals3 – 2Cleveland Guardians
- 2026-09-27Detroit Tigers2 – 4Pittsburgh Pirates
- 2026-09-27Chicago White Sox4 – 2Colorado Rockies
- 2026-09-27Toronto Blue Jays5 – 1Cincinnati Reds
- 2026-09-27Athletics0 – 9Houston Astros
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Dodgers secure 8-2 victory over Giants with strong offensive showing

Stanton holds off Iraan for 28-26 victory in Texas matchup

Yankees manager discusses Aaron Judge's injury after loss to Twins
Cubs, Phillies, and Padres tied for NL wild-card as season nears end

Ty France homers as Padres defeat Marlins 8-2 to tie for NL wild card

Yankees defeat Diamondbacks 9-2 as Rice hits 39th homer

Yankees shine in dominant win against Diamondbacks without Aaron Judge

Red Sox face Rays in ongoing contest as Roman Anthony contributes

Theo Swafford commits to Texas baseball program amid recruiting surge

Braves clinch playoff spot with three homers in win over Astros

Angels shut out by Twins despite Rodriguez's solid outing

Mark Vientos expresses desire to remain with Mets amid contract uncertainty

Twins lead Angels 3-0 as Prielipp shines on the mound

Kimball football shows improvement despite 28-14 loss to Osakis

Mariners edge Rockies 5-4 with late homer in Denver

Blue Jays fall to Rangers 6-5 in Toronto

Montes hits ninth-inning homer as Mariners top Rockies, 5-4

Rangers score four runs in second inning to top Blue Jays 7-1
Cubs suffer late-game miscue in 6-4 loss to Reds on Friday

Sandy Alcantara earns first career save for Marlins in relief appearance

Tigers rally from six down, bullpen holds off White Sox in win

Cardinals fans support team during final homestand despite playoff elimination

Mariners hold narrow lead over Rockies in ongoing matchup

Daniel Espino parallels Danny Salazar in pitching performance for Guardians

Iowa Cubs sweep doubleheader against Omaha behind BJ Murray's grand slam

Braves clinch playoff berth with 6-2 win over Astros

Lucas Cubs rush for 346 yards in win over Calvert

CJ Abrams joins 30-30 club in Nationals' 9-1 win over Cardinals

