Major League Baseball (MLB)

Sports Baseball

Founded 1869

Commissioner Bud Selig [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

GER

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 The Organization That Operates The National League and the American League joined by Organizational Structure That has gradually Developed Between Them Since 1901 (The National League HAVING Been In Existence Since 1876).

 In 2000, The Two leagues Ceased 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 deriving their 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 States and one in Canada. In conjunction With The International Baseball Federation, MLB aussi marriages the World Baseball Classic.



Each season consists "of 162 games per team (with year Additional game, or games, if a tie breaker IS Needed determined to postseason participation) Typically Which Begins On The first Sunday in April and ends On The First Sunday in October, With The postseason Played in October and early November Into Sometimes. The Same Rules and Regulations are Played Between the Two Leagues With one exception: the American League operates under the Designated Hitter The 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 The DH rule uses Regardless of location [5].