Major League Baseball refers to the associations that operate the National League and the American League, by resources of a joint organizational construction that has developed regularly between them since 1903. In 2000, the National League and the American leagues were officially disbanded as split legal entities with all rights and functions consolidated in the commissioner’s office. MLB successfully operate as a single baseball league and as such it constitutes one of the major important professional sports leagues of the USA. Major League Baseball is currently collected of 30 teams—29 in the USA and 1 in Canada.

Each season consists of 162 games which usually Major League Baseball begins on the first Sunday in April and Major League Baseball ends on the first Sunday in October, with the Major League Baseball playoffs played in October and sometimes MLB playoffs in early November.

Major League Baseball American League Teams (City or Area / Arena):

1. Baltimore Orioles (Baltimore, MD / Oriole Park at Camden Yards)
2. Boston Red Sox (Boston, MA / Fenway Park)
3. New York Yankees (New York City, NY / Yankee Stadium)
4. Tampa Bay Rays (St. Petersburg, FL / Tropicana Field)
5. Toronto Blue Jays (Toronto, ON / Rogers Centre)
6. Chicago White Sox (Chicago, IL / U.S. Cellular Field)
7. Cleveland Indians (Cleveland, OH / Progressive Field)
8. Detroit Tigers (Detroit, MI / Comerica Park)
9. Kansas City Royals (Kansas City, MO / Kauffman Stadium)
10. Minnesota Twins (Minneapolis, MN / Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome)
11. Los Angeles Angels (Anaheim, CA / Angel Stadium of Anaheim)
12. Oakland Athletics (Oakland, CA / Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum)
13. Seattle Mariners (Seattle, WA / Safeco Field)
14. Texas Rangers (Arlington, TX / Rangers Ballpark in Arlington)

Major League Baseball National League Teams (City or Area / Arena):

1. Atlanta Braves (Atlanta, GA / Turner Field)
2. Washington Nationals (Washington, D.C./ Nationals Park)
3. New York Mets (New York City, NY / Citi Field)
4. Philadelphia (Philadelphia, PA / Citizens Bank Park)
5. Florida Marlins (Miami Gardens, FL / LandShark Stadium)
6. Milwaukee Brewers (Milwaukee, WI / Miller Park)
7. Chicago Cubs (Chicago, IL / Wrigley Field)
8. Cincinnati Reds (Cincinnati, OH / Great American Ball Park)
9. Houston Astros (Houston, TX / Minute Maid Park)
10. Pittsburgh Pirates (Pittsburgh, PA / PNC Park)
11. St. Louis Cardinals (St. Louis, MO / Busch Stadium)
12. Los Angeles Dogers (Los Angeles, CA / Dodger Stadium)
13. San Diego Padres (San Diego, CA / Petco Park)
14. San Francisco Giants (San Francisco, CA / AT&T Park)
15. Colorado Rockies (Denver, CO / Coors Field)
16. Arizona Diamondbacks (Phoenix, AZ / Chase Field)

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