2016 Major League Baseball season

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The 2016 Major League Baseball season was the 147th regular season of MLB, culminating in a historic postseason highlighted by the Chicago Cubs ending their 108-year championship drought.


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instanceOf Major League Baseball season
sports season
AllStarGame 2016 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
AllStarGameCity San Diego, California
AllStarGameDate 2016-07-12
AllStarGameMVP Eric Hosmer
AllStarGameVenue Petco Park
AllStarGameWinnerLeague American League
alsoPlayedIn Canada
AmericanLeagueChampion Cleveland Indians
AmericanLeagueCyYoung Rick Porcello
AmericanLeagueDivisions AL Central
AL East
AL West
AmericanLeagueManagerOfTheYear Terry Francona
AmericanLeagueMVP Mike Trout
AmericanLeagueRookieOfTheYear Michael Fulmer
champion Chicago Cubs
collectiveBargainingAgreementStatus final season under the 2011–2016 MLB CBA
country United States
designatedHitterRule used in American League only
endDate 2016-11-02
followedBy 2017 Major League Baseball season
league Major League Baseball
NationalLeagueChampion Chicago Cubs
NationalLeagueCyYoung Max Scherzer
NationalLeagueDivisions NL Central
NL East
NL West
NationalLeagueManagerOfTheYear Dave Roberts
NationalLeagueMVP Kris Bryant
NationalLeagueRookieOfTheYear Corey Seager
notableEvent Chicago Cubs ended a 108-year World Series championship drought
Introduction of MLB Statcast data as a regular part of broadcasts
numberOfDivisions 6
numberOfGamesPerTeam 162
numberOfTeams 30
postseasonEndDate 2016-11-02
postseasonStartDate 2016-10-04
precededBy 2015 Major League Baseball season
regularSeasonEndDate 2016-10-02
regularSeasonStartDate 2016-04-03
runnerUp Cleveland Indians
seasonNumber 147
sport baseball
startDate 2016-04-03
WorldSeries 2016 World Series
WorldSeriesChampion Chicago Cubs
WorldSeriesGame7City Cleveland, Ohio NERFINISHED
WorldSeriesGame7Venue Progressive Field
WorldSeriesMVP Ben Zobrist
WorldSeriesResult 4–3
WorldSeriesRunnerUp Cleveland Indians

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2016 World Series
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