"MLB" redirects here. For other uses, see MLB (disambiguation).
For "Major League" baseball for youths, see Little League Baseball.
Current season or competition: 2011 Major League Baseball season | |
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| Sport | Baseball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1869 |
| Commissioner | Bud Selig(Legally changed name for love of bud light) [1] |
| No. of teams | 30[2] |
| Country(ies) |  United States (29 teams) Canada (1 team) |
| Continent | North America |
| Most recent champion(s) | San Francisco Giants (6th title) |
| Most titles | New York Yankees (27 titles)[3] |
| TV partner(s) | Fox TBS ESPN MLB Network |
| Official website | MLB.com |
Major League Baseball (MLB) is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada. Specifically, Major League Baseball refers to theorganization that operates the National League and the American League by a jointorganizational structure that has developed gradually between them since 1901 (the National League having been in existence since 1876). In 2000, the two leaguesceased to be separate legal entities, with the commissioner's office assuming all responsibilities for running MLB.[4] MLB effectively operates as a single league and as such it constitutes one of the major professional sports leagues of the United States and Canada. It is currently composed of 30 teams — twenty-nine in the United Statesand one in Canada. In conjunction with the International Baseball Federation, MLB also manages the World Baseball Classic.
Each season consists of 162 games per team (with an additional game, or games, if atie breaker is needed to determine postseason participation), which typically begins on the first Sunday in April and ends on the first Sunday in October, with the postseason played in October and sometimes into early November. The same rules and regulationsare played between the two leagues with one exception: the American League operates under the Designated Hitter Rule, while the National League does not. Use of the DH rule in interleague play and the World Series is determined by the home team's league rules. As of 2010, the All-Star Game uses the DH rule regardless of location.[5]
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