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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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Milwaukee Brewers clinch NL Central title, praised by Pedro Martinez

Tommy Driver commits to University of Texas baseball program

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Phillies draw 13 walks but struggle to score in loss to Nationals

Ricky Bottalico steps away from NBC Sports Philadelphia after family tragedy

Phillies' bullpen struggles threaten postseason hopes amid recent losses

Vanderbilt baseball secures commitments for Class of 2028 recruits

Mets, Yankees explore potential trade for Padres’ Manny Machado
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Jake Sankal drives Florida football's nutrition and body transformation program

Alfredo Duno wins Midwest League's top catcher and prospect awards

Rays dominate AL East but face playoff challenges from Yankees, Red Sox

David Ross expresses interest in Mets' managerial position

Angels contend but falter in 7-2 loss to Mariners

Arizona Diamondbacks struggle offensively in loss to Miami Marlins

Nathan Eovaldi pitches four scoreless innings for Rangers against Red Sox

Mariners rally to win series finale against Angels, 7-2

Cubs top Braves 8-4 as Crow-Armstrong homers twice

White Sox fall to Guardians, relinquish AL Central lead

Astros' offense struggles as they tie for first with Rangers

Mariners unable to capitalize in 6-4 loss to Angels

Ethan Salas makes history with multi-homer game as youngest MLB catcher

Spencer Miles stands out as Blue Jays' top Rule 5 pick

