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'''Major League Baseball (MLB)''' is an American professional baseball organization and the oldest of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada. It represents the highest level of professional baseball in those two countries.
Major League Baseball (MLB) is an American professional baseball organization and the oldest of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada. It represents the highest level of professional baseball in those two countries.


==Teams==
==Teams==


{|class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:left"
|-
|-
! style="background:#FFFFFF;"|Division
! style="background:#FFFFFF;"|Division
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! style="background:#FFFFFF;"|Stadium (spring training)
! style="background:#FFFFFF;"|Stadium (spring training)
! style="background:#FFFFFF;"|Founded
! style="background:#FFFFFF;"|Founded
! style="background:#FFFFFF;"|Joined
! style="background:#FFFFFF;"|First League Season
|-
|-
! colspan="7"|American League
! colspan="7"|American League
|-
|-
! style="background:#FFFFFF;" rowspan="5"|[[American League East|East]]
! rowspan="5"|AL East
|'''[[Baltimore Orioles]]'''
| [[Baltimore Orioles]]
|[[Baltimore|Baltimore, Maryland]]
| Baltimore, Maryland
|[https://www.sportspaper.info/indexes/venues/usa/maryland/oriole-park-camden-yards-index.html Oriole Park at Camden Yards]
| [[Oriole Park at Camden Yards]]
|style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| 1901
| [[Ed Smith Stadium]]
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| [[1901 MLB season|1901]]
|-
|-
|'''[[Boston Red Sox]]'''
| [[Boston Red Sox]]
|[[Boston|Boston, Massachusetts]]
| Boston, Massachusetts
|[https://www.sportspaper.info/indexes/venues/usa/massachusetts/fenway-park-index.html Fenway Park]
| [[Fenway Park]]
|style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| 1901
| [[JetBlue Park]]
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| [[1901 MLB season|1901]]
|-
|-
|'''[[New York Yankees]]'''
| [[New York Yankees]]  
|[[New York City|New York City, New York]]
| New York City, New York
|[[Yankee Stadium]]
| [[Yankee Stadium]]
|style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| 1901
| [[George M. Steinbrenner Field]]
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| [[1901 MLB season|1901]]
|-
|-
|'''[[Tampa Bay Rays]]'''
| [[Tampa Bay Rays]]  
|[[St. Petersburg, Florida]]
| St. Petersburg, Florida
|[[Tropicana Field]]
| [[Tropicana Field]]
|style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| 1998
| [[Charlotte Sports Park]]
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| 1998
|-
|-
|'''[[Toronto Blue Jays]]'''
| [[Toronto Blue Jays]]
|[[Toronto|Toronto, Ontario]]
| Toronto, Ontario
|[https://www.sportspaper.info/indexes/venues/canada/ontario/rogers-centre-index.html Rogers Centre]
| [[Rogers Centre]]
|style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| 1977
| [[TD Ballpark]]
| style="text-align:center;" | April 16, 1976
| style="text-align:center;" | [[1977 MLB season|1977]]
|-
|-
! style="background:#fff;" rowspan="5"| [[American League Central|Central]]
! rowspan="5"|AL Central
|'''[[Chicago White Sox]]'''
| [[Chicago White Sox]]  
|[[Chicago|Chicago, Illinois]]
| Chicago, Illinois
|[[Guaranteed Rate Field]]
| [[Guaranteed Rate Field]]
|style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| 1901
| [[Camelback Ranch]]
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| [[1901 MLB season|1901]]
|-
|-
|'''[[Cleveland Indians]]'''
| [[Cleveland Guardians]]
|[[Cleveland|Cleveland, Ohio]]
| Cleveland, Ohio
|[https://www.sportspaper.info/indexes/venues/usa/ohio/progressive-field-index.html Progressive Field]
| [[Progressive Field]]
|style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| 1901
| [[Goodyear Ballpark]]
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| [[1901 MLB season|1901]]
|-
|-
|'''[[Detroit Tigers]]'''
| [[Detroit Tigers]]
|[[Detroit|Detroit, Michigan]]
| Detroit, Michigan
|[https://www.sportspaper.info/indexes/venues/usa/michigan/comerica-park-index.html Comerica Park]
| [[Comerica Park]]
|style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| 1901
| [[Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium]]
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| [[1901 MLB season|1901]]
|-
|-
|'''[[Kansas City Royals]]'''
| [[Kansas City Royals]]
|[[Kansas City, Missouri]]
| Kansas City, Missouri
|[https://www.sportspaper.info/indexes/venues/usa/missouri/kauffman-stadium-index.html Kauffman Stadium]
| [[Kauffman Stadium]]
|style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| 1969
| [[Surprise Stadium]]
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| 1969
|-
|-
|'''[[Minnesota Twins]]'''
| [[Minnesota Twins]]
|[[Minneapolis|Minneapolis, Minnesota]]
| Minneapolis, Minnesota
|[[Target Field]]
| [[Target Field]]
|style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| 1901
| [[Hammond Stadium]]
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| [[1901 MLB season|1901]]
|-
|-
! style="background:#fff;" rowspan="5"|[[American League West|West]]
! rowspan="5"|AL West
|'''[[Houston Astros]]'''
| [[Houston Astros]]  
|[[Houston|Houston, Texas]]
| Houston, Texas
|[[Minute Maid Park]]
| [[Minute Maid Park]]
|align=center| 1962 ''(National League)''
| [[FITTEAM Ballpark of the Palm Beaches]]
|align=center| 2013 ''(American League)''
| align=center| 1962 ''(National League)''
| align=center| 2013 ''(American League)''
|-
|-
|'''[[Los Angeles Angels]]'''
| [[Los Angeles Angels]]
|[[Anaheim, California]]
| Anaheim, California
|[https://www.sportspaper.info/indexes/venues/usa/california/angel-stadium-index.html Angel Stadium]
| [[Angel Stadium]]
|style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| 1961
| [[Tempe Diablo Stadium]]
| style="text-align:center;" | October 26, 1960
| style="text-align:center;" | [[1961 MLB season|1961]]
|-
|-
|'''[[Oakland Athletics]]'''
| [[Oakland Athletics]]
|[[Oakland, California]]
| Oakland, California
|[[Oakland Coliseum]]
| [[RingCentral Coliseum]]
|style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| 1901
| [[Hohokam Stadium]]
| style="text-align:center;" | January [[1901 MLB season|1901]]
| style="text-align:center;" | [[1901 MLB season|1901]]
|-
|-
|'''[[Seattle Mariners]]'''
| [[Seattle Mariners]]
|[[Seattle|Seattle, Washington]]
| Seattle, Washington
|[[T-Mobile Park]]
| [[T-Mobile Park]]
|style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| 1977
| [[Peoria Sports Complex]]
| style="text-align:center;" | February 7, 1976
| style="text-align:center;" | [[1977 MLB season|1977]]
|-
|-
|'''[[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Texas Rangers]]'''
| [[Texas Rangers]]
|[[Arlington, Texas]]
| Arlington, Texas
|[[Globe Life Field]]
| [[Globe Life Field]]
|style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| 1961
| [[Surprise Stadium]]
| style="text-align:center;" | October 26, 1960
| style="text-align:center;" | [[1961 MLB season|1961]]
|-
|-
! colspan="7"|National League
! colspan="7"|National League
|-
|-
! style="background:#FFFFFF;" rowspan="5"|[[National League East|East]]
! rowspan="5"|NL East
|'''[[Atlanta Braves]]'''
| [[Atlanta Braves]]  
|[[Atlanta|Atlanta, Georgia]]
| Atlanta, Georgia
|[[Truist Park]]
| [[Truist Park]]
|align=center| 1871 ''(National Association of Professional Base Ball Players)''
| [[CoolToday Park]]
|align=center| 1876 ''(National League)''
| align=center| 1871 ''(National Association of Professional Base Ball Players)''
| align=center| 1876 ''(National League)''
|-
|-
|'''[[Miami Marlins]]'''
| [[Miami Marlins]]  
|[[Miami|Miami, Florida]]
| Miami, Florida
|[[Marlins Park]]
| [[LoanDepot Park]]
|style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| 1993
| [[Roger Dean Stadium]]
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| 1993
|-
|-
|'''[[New York Mets]]'''
| [[New York Mets]]
|[[New York City|New York City, New York]]
| New York City, New York
|[[Citi Field]]
| [[Citi Field]]
|style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| 1962
| [[Clover Park]]
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| 1962
|-
|-
|'''[[Philadelphia Phillies]]'''
| [[Philadelphia Phillies]]
|[[Philadelphia|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]]
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
|[https://www.sportspaper.info/indexes/venues/usa/pennsylvania/citizens-bank-park-index.html Citizens Bank Park]
| [[Citizens Bank Park]]
|style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| 1883
| [[BayCare Ballpark]]
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| 1883
|-
|-
|'''[[Washington Nationals]]'''
| [[Washington Nationals]]
|[[Washington, D.C.]]
| Washington, D.C.
|[[Nationals Park]]
| [[Nationals Park]]
|style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| 1969
| [[FITTEAM Ballpark of the Palm Beaches]]
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| 1969
|-
|-
! style="background:#fff;" rowspan="5"| [[National League Central|Central]]
! rowspan="5"|NL Central
|'''[[Chicago Cubs]]'''
| [[Chicago Cubs]]
|[[Chicago|Chicago, Illinois]]
| Chicago, Illinois
|[[Wrigley Field]]
| [[Wrigley Field]]
|align=center| 1874 ''(National Association of Professional Base Ball Players)''
| [[Sloan Park]]
|align=center| 1876 ''(National League)''
| align=center| 1874 ''(National Association of Professional Base Ball Players)''
| align=center| 1876 ''(National League)''
|-
|-
|'''[[Cincinnati Reds]]'''
| [[Cincinnati Reds]]
|[[Cincinnati|Cincinnati, Ohio]]
| Cincinnati, Ohio
|[[Great American Ball Park]]
| [[Great American Ball Park]]
|align=center| 1882 ''(American Association)''
| [[Goodyear Ballpark]]
|align=center| 1890 ''(National League)''
| align=center| 1882 ''(American Association)''
| align=center| 1890 ''(National League)''
|-
|-
|'''[[Milwaukee Brewers]]'''
| [[Milwaukee Brewers]]  
|[[Milwaukee|Milwaukee, Wisconsin]]
| Milwaukee, Wisconsin
|[https://www.sportspaper.info/indexes/venues/usa/wisconsin/miller-park-index.html Miller Park]
| [[American Family Field]]
|align=center| 1969 ''(American League)''
| [[American Family Fields of Phoenix]]
|align=center| 1998 ''(National League)''
| align=center| 1969 ''(American League)''
| align=center| 1998 ''(National League)''
|-
|-
|'''[[Pittsburgh Pirates]]'''
| [[Pittsburgh Pirates]]
|[[Pittsburgh|Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]]
| Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
|[https://www.sportspaper.info/indexes/venues/usa/pennsylvania/pnc-park-index.html PNC Park]
| [[PNC Park]]
|align=center| 1882 ''(American Association)''
| [[LECOM Park]]
|align=center| 1887 ''(National League)''
| align=center| 1882 ''(American Association)''
| align=center| 1887 ''(National League)''
|-
|-
|'''[[St. Louis Cardinals]]'''
| [[St. Louis Cardinals]]  
|[[St. Louis|St. Louis, Missouri]]
| St. Louis, Missouri
|[[Busch Stadium]]
| [[Busch Stadium]]
|align=center| 1882 ''(American Association)''
| [[Roger Dean Stadium]]
|align=center| 1892 ''(National League)''
| align=center| 1882 ''(American Association)''
| align=center| 1892 ''(National League)''
|-
|-
! style="background:#fff;" rowspan="5"| [[National League West|West]]
! rowspan="5"|NL West
|'''[[Arizona Diamondbacks]]'''
| [[Arizona Diamondbacks]]
|[[Phoenix, Arizona]]
| Phoenix, Arizona
|[[Chase Field]]
| [[Chase Field]]
|style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| 1998
| [[Salt River Fields at Talking Stick]]
| style="text-align:center;" | January 16, 1997
| style="text-align:center;" | [[1998 MLB season|1998]]
|-
|-
|'''[[Colorado Rockies]]'''
| [[Colorado Rockies]]
|[[Denver|Denver, Colorado]]
| Denver, Colorado
|[[Coors Field]]
| [[Coors Field]]
|style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| 1993
| [[Salt River Fields at Talking Stick]]
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| 1993
|-
|-
|'''[[Los Angeles Dodgers]]'''
| [[Los Angeles Dodgers]]
|[[Los Angeles|Los Angeles, California]]
| Los Angeles, California
|[[Dodger Stadium]]
| [[Dodger Stadium]]
|align=center| 1884 ''(American Association)''
| [[Camelback Ranch]]
|align=center| 1890 ''(National League)''
| align=center| 1884 ''(American Association)''
| align=center| 1890 ''(National League)''
|-
|-
|'''[[San Diego Padres]]'''
| [[San Diego Padres]]
|[[San Diego|San Diego, California]]
| San Diego, California
|[[Petco Park]]
| [[Petco Park]]
|style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| 1969
| [[Peoria Sports Complex]]
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| 1969
|-
|-
|'''[[San Francisco Giants]]'''
| [[San Francisco Giants]]  
|[[San Francisco|San Francisco, California]]
| San Francisco, California
|[[Oracle Park]]
| [[Oracle Park]]
|style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| 1883
| [[Scottsdale Stadium]]
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| 1883
|}
|}


==See also==
*[[MLB league publications]]
*[[American League Division Series]]
*[[National League Division Series]]
*[[List of Major League Baseball stadiums]]
==Seasons==
[[List of Major League Baseball seasons]]
{{MLB}}
{{Leagues}}
{{Infobox portal league}}


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Latest revision as of 10:32, 15 July 2024

Major League Baseball (MLB) is an American professional baseball organization and the oldest of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada. It represents the highest level of professional baseball in those two countries.

Teams

Division Team City Stadium (regular season) Stadium (spring training) Founded First League Season
American League
AL East Baltimore Orioles Baltimore, Maryland Oriole Park at Camden Yards Ed Smith Stadium 1901
Boston Red Sox Boston, Massachusetts Fenway Park JetBlue Park 1901
New York Yankees New York City, New York Yankee Stadium George M. Steinbrenner Field 1901
Tampa Bay Rays St. Petersburg, Florida Tropicana Field Charlotte Sports Park 1998
Toronto Blue Jays Toronto, Ontario Rogers Centre TD Ballpark April 16, 1976 1977
AL Central Chicago White Sox Chicago, Illinois Guaranteed Rate Field Camelback Ranch 1901
Cleveland Guardians Cleveland, Ohio Progressive Field Goodyear Ballpark 1901
Detroit Tigers Detroit, Michigan Comerica Park Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium 1901
Kansas City Royals Kansas City, Missouri Kauffman Stadium Surprise Stadium 1969
Minnesota Twins Minneapolis, Minnesota Target Field Hammond Stadium 1901
AL West Houston Astros Houston, Texas Minute Maid Park FITTEAM Ballpark of the Palm Beaches 1962 (National League) 2013 (American League)
Los Angeles Angels Anaheim, California Angel Stadium Tempe Diablo Stadium October 26, 1960 1961
Oakland Athletics Oakland, California RingCentral Coliseum Hohokam Stadium January 1901 1901
Seattle Mariners Seattle, Washington T-Mobile Park Peoria Sports Complex February 7, 1976 1977
Texas Rangers Arlington, Texas Globe Life Field Surprise Stadium October 26, 1960 1961
National League
NL East Atlanta Braves Atlanta, Georgia Truist Park CoolToday Park 1871 (National Association of Professional Base Ball Players) 1876 (National League)
Miami Marlins Miami, Florida LoanDepot Park Roger Dean Stadium 1993
New York Mets New York City, New York Citi Field Clover Park 1962
Philadelphia Phillies Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Citizens Bank Park BayCare Ballpark 1883
Washington Nationals Washington, D.C. Nationals Park FITTEAM Ballpark of the Palm Beaches 1969
NL Central Chicago Cubs Chicago, Illinois Wrigley Field Sloan Park 1874 (National Association of Professional Base Ball Players) 1876 (National League)
Cincinnati Reds Cincinnati, Ohio Great American Ball Park Goodyear Ballpark 1882 (American Association) 1890 (National League)
Milwaukee Brewers Milwaukee, Wisconsin American Family Field American Family Fields of Phoenix 1969 (American League) 1998 (National League)
Pittsburgh Pirates Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania PNC Park LECOM Park 1882 (American Association) 1887 (National League)
St. Louis Cardinals St. Louis, Missouri Busch Stadium Roger Dean Stadium 1882 (American Association) 1892 (National League)
NL West Arizona Diamondbacks Phoenix, Arizona Chase Field Salt River Fields at Talking Stick January 16, 1997 1998
Colorado Rockies Denver, Colorado Coors Field Salt River Fields at Talking Stick 1993
Los Angeles Dodgers Los Angeles, California Dodger Stadium Camelback Ranch 1884 (American Association) 1890 (National League)
San Diego Padres San Diego, California Petco Park Peoria Sports Complex 1969
San Francisco Giants San Francisco, California Oracle Park Scottsdale Stadium 1883

See also

Seasons

List of Major League Baseball seasons

Major League Baseball
American League East Central West
Baltimore Orioles (Oriole Park at Camden Yards)
Boston Red Sox (Fenway Park)
New York Yankees (Yankee Stadium)
Tampa Bay Rays (Tropicana Field)
Toronto Blue Jays (Rogers Centre) 		Chicago White Sox (Guaranteed Rate Field)
Cleveland Guardians (Progressive Field)
Detroit Tigers (Comerica Park)
Kansas City Royals (Kauffman Stadium)
Minnesota Twins (Target Field) 		Houston Astros (Minute Maid Park)
Los Angeles Angels (Angel Stadium)
Oakland Athletics (RingCentral Coliseum)
Seattle Mariners (T-Mobile Park)
Texas Rangers (Globe Life Field)
National League East Central West
Atlanta Braves (Truist Park)
Miami Marlins (LoanDepot Park)
New York Mets (Citi Field)
Philadelphia Phillies (Citizens Bank Park)
Washington Nationals (Nationals Park) 		Chicago Cubs (Wrigley Field)
Cincinnati Reds (Great American Ball Park)
Milwaukee Brewers (American Family Field)
Pittsburgh Pirates (PNC Park)
St. Louis Cardinals (Busch Stadium) 		Arizona Diamondbacks (Chase Field)
Colorado Rockies (Coors Field)
Los Angeles Dodgers (Dodger Stadium)
San Diego Padres (Petco Park)
San Francisco Giants (Oracle Park)
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