2008 Major League Baseball season

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The 2008 Major League Baseball season was the 109th MLB season, highlighted by the Philadelphia Phillies’ World Series championship and notable individual performances and milestones across both the American and National Leagues.

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Major League Baseball season → sports season →
allStarGameDate	2008-07-15 →
allStarGameFinalScore	4–3 →
allStarGameHostCity	New York City →
allStarGameInnings	15 →
allStarGameLeagueWinner	American League →
allStarGameMVP	J.D. Drew →
allStarGameSignificance	final All-Star Game at original Yankee Stadium →
allStarGameStadium	Yankee Stadium →
alsoPlayedIn	Canada →
americanLeagueChampion	Tampa Bay Rays →
americanLeagueCyYoungAwardWinner	Cliff Lee →
americanLeagueManagerOfTheYear	Joe Maddon →
americanLeagueMVP	Dustin Pedroia →
americanLeagueRookieOfTheYear	Evan Longoria →
country	United States →
divisionChampion	Chicago Cubs → Chicago White Sox → Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim → Los Angeles Dodgers → Philadelphia Phillies → Tampa Bay Rays →
endDate	2008-10-29 →
followedBy	2009 Major League Baseball season →
homeRunDerbyChampion	Justin Morneau →
league	Major League Baseball →
nationalLeagueChampion	Philadelphia Phillies →
nationalLeagueCyYoungAwardWinner	Tim Lincecum →
nationalLeagueManagerOfTheYear	Lou Piniella →
nationalLeagueMVP	Albert Pujols →
nationalLeagueRookieOfTheYear	Geovany Soto →
notableEvent	final season at Shea Stadium → final season at original Yankee Stadium →
notablePerformance	Josh Hamilton 28 home runs in first round of Home Run Derby →
notableTeam	Tampa Bay Rays →
numberOfGamesPerTeam	162 →
numberOfTeams	30 →
openingSeriesLocation	Tokyo, Japan →
openingSeriesTeams	Boston Red Sox → Oakland Athletics →
precededBy	2007 Major League Baseball season →
seasonNumber	109 →
sport	baseball →
startDate	2008-03-25 →
tampaBayRaysNote	first American League pennant in franchise history →
wildCardTeam	Boston Red Sox → Milwaukee Brewers →
worldSeriesChampion	Philadelphia Phillies →
worldSeriesMVP	Cole Hamels →
worldSeriesResult	4–1 →
worldSeriesRunnerUp	Tampa Bay Rays →
year	2008 →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
2008 National League Championship Series → 2008 National League pennant →	season
104th World Series →	seasonOfLeague