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|'''[[Toronto Blue Jays]]'''
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|[[Toronto|Toronto, Ontario]]{{refn|The [[Toronto Blue Jays]] have been prevented from playing their home games in Toronto by the Canadian government due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. They will play at [[Sahlen Field]] in [[Buffalo, New York]] for the 2020 season.<ref name="BlueJaysBuffalo">{{cite news|url=https://www.whec.com/news/toronto-blue-jays-to-play-in-buffalo-for-2020-season-/5804740/|title=Toronto Blue Jays to play in Buffalo for 2020 season|work=[[WHEC-TV|WHEC]]|date=July 24, 2020|access-date=July 24, 2020}}</ref>|group=upper-alpha|name=a}}
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|[[Rogers Centre]]<ref group=upper-alpha name=a/>
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|style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| 1977
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|style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| 1961
|style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| 1961
|align=center|<ref>{{cite web|title=Angel Stadium of Anaheim|url=http://losangeles.angels.mlb.com/ana/ballpark/index.jsp|publisher=Major League Baseball Advanced Media, LP|date=July 21, 2015|accessdate=July 21, 2015}}</ref>
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! style="background:#FFFFFF;" rowspan="5"|[[National League East|East]]
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Revision as of 12:37, 13 August 2020

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 Capacity Founded Joined
American League
East Baltimore Orioles Baltimore, Maryland Oriole Park at Camden Yards 45,971 1901*
Boston Red Sox Boston, Massachusetts Fenway Park 37,949 1901
New York Yankees New York City, New York Yankee Stadium 47,309 1901*
Tampa Bay Rays St. Petersburg, Florida Tropicana Field 31,042 1998
Toronto Blue Jays Toronto, Ontario Rogers Centre 49,282 1977
Central Chicago White Sox Chicago, Illinois Guaranteed Rate Field 40,615 1901
Cleveland Indians Cleveland, Ohio Progressive Field 35,225 1901
Detroit Tigers Detroit, Michigan Comerica Park 41,297 1901
Kansas City Royals Kansas City, Missouri Kauffman Stadium 37,903 1969
Minnesota Twins Minneapolis, Minnesota Target Field 38,871 1901*
West Houston Astros Houston, Texas Minute Maid Park 41,676 1962 (NL) 2013 (AL)
Los Angeles Angels Anaheim, California Angel Stadium 45,957 1961
Oakland Athletics Oakland, California Oakland Coliseum 35,067 1901*
Seattle Mariners Seattle, Washington T-Mobile Park 47,943 1977
Texas Rangers Arlington, Texas Globe Life Field 40,300 1961*
National League
East Atlanta Braves Atlanta, Georgia Truist Park 41,500 1871* (NA) 1876 (NL)
Miami Marlins Miami, Florida Marlins Park 36,742 1993
New York Mets New York City, New York Citi Field 41,922 1962
Philadelphia Phillies Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Citizens Bank Park 43,651 1883
Washington Nationals Washington, D.C. Nationals Park 41,313 1969*
Central Chicago Cubs Chicago, Illinois Wrigley Field 41,268 1874 (NA) 1876 (NL)
Cincinnati Reds Cincinnati, Ohio Great American Ball Park 42,319 1882 (AA) 1890 (NL)
Milwaukee Brewers Milwaukee, Wisconsin Miller Park 41,900 1969* (AL) 1998 (NL)
Pittsburgh Pirates Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania PNC Park 38,362 1882 (AA) 1887 (NL)
St. Louis Cardinals St. Louis, Missouri Busch Stadium 43,975 1882 (AA) 1892 (NL)
West Arizona Diamondbacks Phoenix, Arizona Chase Field 48,519 1998
Colorado Rockies Denver, Colorado Coors Field 50,398 1993
Los Angeles Dodgers Los Angeles, California Dodger Stadium 56,000 1884* (AA) 1890 (NL)
San Diego Padres San Diego, California Petco Park 40,162 1969
San Francisco Giants San Francisco, California Oracle Park 41,915 1883*
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