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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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Cubs' Ian Happ a potential target for Reds in free agency

Yamamoto leads Dodgers to 4-0 win over Reds, closing in on NL West title

Trevor Story hits game-winning homer as Red Sox defeat Rangers 4-3

Munetaka Murakami homers, White Sox defeat Tigers in Chicago opener

Phillies secure victory over Mets, Bryce Harper eyes postseason

Joe Buck agrees to six-year extension with ESPN worth over $100 million

Toronto Blue Jays see mixed outcomes in wild card chase on Thursday

Kyle Harrison struggles as Brewers lose to Pirates at PNC Park

Mahomet-Seymour prepares for pivotal rematch against Mt. Zion

A's GM candidates face scrutiny amid franchise uncertainty

Red Sox pitcher Johan Oviedo makes successful rehab appearance

Los Angeles Angels seek new general manager after ownership change

Rangers tie for AL West lead after 7-3 victory over Red Sox

Murakami homer and strong pitching lead White Sox over Tigers

Royals top Astros 5-2, tie Texas for first in AL West

Diamondbacks struggle against Marlins, face Yankees next

Mets shut out by Phillies; Young injured in collision with McLean

Munetaka Murakami three-run homer puts Tigers in early hole against White Sox

Nola leads Phillies to 3-0 win over Mets, tying Cubs for NL wild card

Phillies top Mets 3-0 in New York as Young leaves injured

