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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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Major League Baseball expansion
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historical event in baseball ⓘ sports league expansion ⓘ |
| addedFranchise |
Arizona Diamondbacks
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Colorado Rockies NERFINISHED ⓘ Florida Marlins NERFINISHED ⓘ Tampa Bay Devil Rays NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| affectedLeagueStructure |
American League East
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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
NERFINISHED
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Colorado Rockies NERFINISHED ⓘ Florida Marlins NERFINISHED ⓘ Tampa Bay Devil Rays NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| expansionDraftYear |
1992
ⓘ
1997 ⓘ |
| expansionRound |
1993 Major League Baseball expansion
ⓘ
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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