Major League Baseball expansion in the 1990s
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Major League Baseball expansion in the 1990s was a significant growth phase in which MLB added new franchises and reshaped its competitive and geographic landscape.
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| Major League Baseball expansion in the 1990s canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Major League Baseball expansion in the 1990s Context triple: [Allan Huber Selig, notableWork, Major League Baseball expansion in the 1990s]
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Major League
Major League is a 1989 sports comedy film about a ragtag Cleveland Indians baseball team that unexpectedly becomes competitive despite its owner's attempts to make it fail.
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Major League Baseball All-Century Team
The Major League Baseball All-Century Team is a roster of the sport’s greatest players of the 20th century, selected through fan voting and a panel of experts and unveiled in 1999.
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1994–95 MLB strike
The 1994–95 MLB strike was a major labor stoppage that led to the cancellation of the 1994 World Series and significantly disrupted professional baseball in North America.
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Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the premier professional baseball organization in North America, comprising teams from the United States and Canada and representing the highest level of play in the sport.
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Modern Baseball Committee
The Modern Baseball Committee is a Hall of Fame voting body that evaluates and elects players, managers, umpires, and executives whose primary contributions to Major League Baseball occurred between 1970 and 1987.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Major League Baseball expansion in the 1990s Target entity description: Major League Baseball expansion in the 1990s was a significant growth phase in which MLB added new franchises and reshaped its competitive and geographic landscape.
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A.
Major League
Major League is a 1989 sports comedy film about a ragtag Cleveland Indians baseball team that unexpectedly becomes competitive despite its owner's attempts to make it fail.
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B.
Major League Baseball All-Century Team
The Major League Baseball All-Century Team is a roster of the sport’s greatest players of the 20th century, selected through fan voting and a panel of experts and unveiled in 1999.
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C.
1994–95 MLB strike
The 1994–95 MLB strike was a major labor stoppage that led to the cancellation of the 1994 World Series and significantly disrupted professional baseball in North America.
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D.
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the premier professional baseball organization in North America, comprising teams from the United States and Canada and representing the highest level of play in the sport.
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E.
Modern Baseball Committee
The Modern Baseball Committee is a Hall of Fame voting body that evaluates and elects players, managers, umpires, and executives whose primary contributions to Major League Baseball occurred between 1970 and 1987.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Major League Baseball expansion
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historical event in baseball ⓘ sports league expansion ⓘ |
| addedFranchise |
Arizona Diamondbacks
NERFINISHED
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Colorado Rockies NERFINISHED ⓘ Florida Marlins NERFINISHED ⓘ Tampa Bay Devil Rays NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| affectedLeagueStructure |
American League East
NERFINISHED
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American League West NERFINISHED ⓘ National League East NERFINISHED ⓘ National League West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Major League Baseball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionerDuring |
Bud Selig
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Fay Vincent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| decade | 1990s ⓘ |
| endTime | 1998 ⓘ |
| expansionDraftHeldFor |
Arizona Diamondbacks
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Colorado Rockies NERFINISHED ⓘ Florida Marlins NERFINISHED ⓘ Tampa Bay Devil Rays NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| expansionDraftYear |
1992
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1997 ⓘ |
| expansionRound |
1993 Major League Baseball expansion
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1998 Major League Baseball expansion ⓘ |
| impact |
greater competitive balance challenges
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increased geographic reach of MLB ⓘ redistribution of players through expansion drafts ⓘ |
| increasedNumberOfTeamsFrom | 26 ⓘ |
| increasedNumberOfTeamsTo | 30 ⓘ |
| introducedMarket |
Denver metropolitan area
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Phoenix metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ South Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ Tampa Bay area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leagueExpanded |
American League
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National League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motivatedBy |
desire to enter new television markets
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desire to increase league revenues ⓘ growing popularity of baseball in Sun Belt regions ⓘ |
| numberOfNewTeams | 4 ⓘ |
| partOf | history of Major League Baseball ⓘ |
| resultedInRealignment |
creation of three-division format in each league
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introduction of wild card playoff berth ⓘ |
| startTime | 1991 ⓘ |
| teamAddedIn1993 |
Colorado Rockies
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Florida Marlins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| teamAddedIn1998 |
Arizona Diamondbacks
NERFINISHED
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Tampa Bay Devil Rays NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Major League Baseball expansion in the 1990s Description of subject: Major League Baseball expansion in the 1990s was a significant growth phase in which MLB added new franchises and reshaped its competitive and geographic landscape.
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