Major League Baseball is a major professional baseball league in the United States and Canada. The league was founded in 2000 via merger of the American League and the National League with 30 teams in the United States and Canada. The organization had previously served as a governing body between the two leagues since 1903. The league currently has 30 teams in the United States and Canada.
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Current Teams
League Division Team Venue Municipality American League Central Division Chicago White Sox Guaranteed Rate Field Chicago Cleveland Guardians Progressive Field Cleveland Detroit Tigers Comerica Park Detroit Kansas City Royals Kauffman Stadium Kansas City, Missouri Minnesota Twins Target Field Minneapolis Eastern Division Baltimore Orioles Oriole Park at Camden Yards Baltimore Boston Red Sox Fenway Park Boston New York Yankees Yankee Stadium Bronx, New York Tampa Bay Rays Tropicana Field St. Petersburg, Florida Toronto Blue Jays Rogers Centre Old Toronto, Toronto Western Division Houston Astros Minute Maid Park Houston Las Vegas Athletics New Las Vegas Stadium Paradise, Nevada Los Angeles Angels Angel Stadium of Anaheim Anaheim, California Seattle Mariners T-Mobile Park Seattle Texas Rangers Globe Life Field Arlington, Texas National League Central Division Chicago Cubs Wrigley Field Chicago Cincinnati Reds Great American Ball Park Cincinnati Milwaukee Brewers American Family Field Milwaukee Pittsburgh Pirates PNC Park Pittsburgh St. Louis Cardinals Busch Stadium St. Louis Eastern Division Atlanta Braves Truist Park Cobb County, Georgia Miami Marlins loanDepot Park Miami New York Mets Citi Field Queens, New York Philadelphia Phillies Citizens Bank Park Philadelphia Washington Nationals Nationals Park Washington Western Division Arizona Diamondbacks Chase Field Phoenix Colorado Rockies Coors Field Denver Los Angeles Dodgers Dodger Stadium Los Angeles San Diego Padres Petco Park San Diego San Francisco Giants Oracle Park San Francisco
Franchise Histories
Anaheim Angels (2000-2004) from American League → Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2005-2015) → Los Angeles Angels (2016-Present)
Arizona Diamondbacks (2000-Present) from National League
Atlanta Braves (2000-Present) from National League
Baltimore Orioles (2000-Present) from American League
Boston Red Sox (2000-Present) from American League
Chicago Cubs (2000-Present) from National League
Chicago White Sox (2000-Present) from American League
Cincinnati Reds (2000-Present) from National League
Cleveland Indians (2000-2021) from American League → Cleveland Guardians (2022-Present)
Colorado Rockies (2000-Present) from National League
Detroit Tigers (2000-Present) from American League
Expos de Montréal (2000-2004) from National League → Washington Nationals (2005-Present)
Florida Marlins (2000-2011) from National League → Miami Marlins (2012-Present)
Houston Astros (2000-Present) from National League
Kansas City Royals (2000-Present) from American League
Los Angeles Dodgers (2000-Present) from National League
Milwaukee Brewers (2000-Present) from National League
Minnesota Twins (2000-Present) from American League
New York Mets (2000-Present) from National League
New York Yankees (2000-Present) from American League
Oakland Athletics (2000-2027) from American League → Las Vegas Athletics (2028-Present)
Philadelphia Phillies (2000-Present) from National League
Pittsburgh Pirates (2000-Present) from National League
San Diego Padres (2000-Present) from National League
San Francisco Giants (2000-Present) from National League
Seattle Mariners (2000-Present) from American League
St. Louis Cardinals (2000-Present) from National League
Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2000-2007) from American League → Tampa Bay Rays (2008-Present)
Texas Rangers (2000-Present) from American League
Toronto Blue Jays (2000-Present) from American League
Seasons and Champions
This list is different than World Series champions as that title was an interleague competition until the merger.
Season World Series Championship 2000 New York Yankees 4-1 New York Mets (best-of-seven) 2001 Arizona Diamondbacks 4-3 New York Yankees (best-of-seven) 2002 Anaheim Angels 4-3 San Francisco Giants (best-of-seven) 2003 Florida Marlins 4-2 New York Yankees (best-of-seven) 2004 Boston Red Sox 4-0 St. Louis Cardinals (best-of-seven) 2005 Chicago White Sox 4-0 Houston Astros (best-of-seven) 2006 St. Louis Cardinals 4-1 Detroit Tigers (best-of-seven) 2007 Boston Red Sox 4-0 Colorado Rockies (best-of-seven) 2008 Philadelphia Phillies 4-1 Tampa Bay Rays (best-of-seven) 2009 New York Yankees 4-2 Philadelphia Phillies (best-of-seven) 2010 San Francisco Giants 4-1 Texas Rangers (best-of-seven) 2011 St. Louis Cardinals 4-3 Texas Rangers (best-of-seven) 2012 San Francisco Giants 4-0 Detroit Tigers (best-of-seven) 2013 Boston Red Sox 4-2 St. Louis Cardinals (best-of-seven) 2014 San Francisco Giants 4-3 Kansas City Royals (best-of-seven) 2015 Kansas City Royals 4-1 New York Mets (best-of-seven) 2016 Chicago Cubs 4-3 Cleveland Indians (best-of-seven) 2017 Houston Astros 4-3 Los Angeles Dodgers (best-of-seven) 2018 Boston Red Sox 4-1 Los Angeles Dodgers (best-of-seven) 2019 Washington Nationals 4-3 Houston Astros (best-of-seven) 2020 Los Angeles Dodgers 4-2 Tampa Bay Rays (best-of-seven) 2021 Atlanta Braves 4-2 Houston Astros (best-of-seven) 2022 Houston Astros 4-2 Philadelphia Phillies (best-of-seven) 2023 Texas Rangers 4-1 Arizona Diamondbacks (best-of-seven)
All-Star Games
Season All-Star Game Venue 2000 American League 6-3 National League Center Parc Stadium, Atlanta 2001 American League 4-1 National League T-Mobile Park, Seattle 2002 American League 7-7 (tie) National League American Family Field, Milwaukee 2003 American League 7-6 National League Guaranteed Rate Field, Chicago 2004 American League 9-4 National League Minute Maid Park, Houston 2005 American League 7-5 National League Comerica Park, Detroit 2006 American League 3-2 National League PNC Park, Pittsburgh 2007 American League 5-4 National League Oracle Park, San Francisco 2008 American League 4-3 National League Yankee Stadium (1923), Bronx, New York 2009 American League 4-3 National League Busch Stadium, St. Louis 2010 National League 3-1 American League Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Anaheim, California 2011 National League 5-1 American League Chase Field, Phoenix 2012 National League 8-0 American League Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 2013 American League 3-0 National League Citi Field, Queens, New York 2014 American League 5-3 National League Target Field, Minneapolis 2015 American League 6-3 National League Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati 2016 American League 4-2 National League Petco Park, San Diego 2017 American League 2-1 National League loanDepot Park, Miami 2018 American League 8-6 National League Nationals Park, Washington 2019 American League 4-3 National League Progressive Field, Cleveland 2020 Not played Not played 2021 American League 5-2 National League Coors Field, Denver 2022 American League 3-2 National League Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles 2023 National League 3-2 American League T-Mobile Park, Seattle