MLB regular season
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The MLB regular season is the months-long schedule of professional baseball games in which all Major League Baseball teams compete to determine standings and playoff qualification.
Observed surface forms (4)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Major League Baseball regular season | 8 |
| Major League Baseball regular season games | 1 |
| Major League Baseball season | 1 |
| National League regular season | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Major League Baseball competition
ⓘ
baseball season ⓘ sports season ⓘ |
| alsoPlayedIn | Canada ⓘ |
| broadcastOn |
national television networks
ⓘ
radio ⓘ regional sports networks ⓘ streaming platforms ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| determines |
division champions
ⓘ
home-field advantage for some postseason series ⓘ wild card teams ⓘ |
| feature |
162-game schedule per team (modern era norm)
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divisional play ⓘ home-and-away games ⓘ interleague play ⓘ series-based scheduling ⓘ |
| followedBy |
MLB playoffs
ⓘ
surface form:
MLB postseason
|
| follows |
Cactus League spring training
ⓘ
surface form:
MLB spring training
|
| governingRules |
MLB collective bargaining agreement
ⓘ
Official Baseball Rules ⓘ |
| historicalChange |
expansion to 162 games for most teams by early 1960s
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introduction and expansion of wild card teams ⓘ introduction of interleague play in 1997 ⓘ realignment into divisions and later three-division format ⓘ schedule changes due to COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 ⓘ |
| includes |
American League schedule
ⓘ
National League schedule ⓘ interleague games ⓘ |
| includesEvent |
MLB All-Star Game
ⓘ
MLB All-Star break ⓘ Opening Day ⓘ September roster period (historically expanded rosters) ⓘ trade deadline period ⓘ |
| organizer | Major League Baseball ⓘ |
| partOf | Major League Baseball ⓘ |
| purpose |
determine playoff qualification
ⓘ
determine regular season standings ⓘ |
| sport | baseball ⓘ |
| timeSpan | several months ⓘ |
| typicalEndMonth |
October
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September ⓘ |
| typicalStartMonth |
April
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March ⓘ |
| uses |
tiebreaker rules
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winning percentage ⓘ win–loss record ⓘ |
Referenced by (14)
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Major League Baseball regular season
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Major League Baseball regular season
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Major League Baseball regular season
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Major League Baseball regular season
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Major League Baseball regular season
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Major League Baseball regular season
subject surface form:
National League
this entity surface form:
National League regular season
this entity surface form:
Major League Baseball season
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Major League Baseball regular season games
this entity surface form:
Major League Baseball regular season
this entity surface form:
Major League Baseball regular season