Major League Baseball

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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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Predicate Object
instanceOf baseball league
professional sports league
abbreviation Major League Baseball self-linksurface differs
surface form: MLB
activeRostersInclude pitchers
position players
allStarGame MLB All-Star Game
ballType hardball
batsAllowed wooden bats
championshipSeries World Series
collectiveBargainingPartner Major League Baseball Players Association
commissioner Commissioner of Baseball
surface form: Rob Manfred
commissionerTitle Commissioner of Baseball
continent North America
country Canada
United States of America
surface form: United States
designatedHitterRuleLeagueWideSince 2022
draft MLB Draft
formedByMergerOf American League
National League
founded 1903
governingDocument Official Baseball Rules
governs American League
Minor League Baseball (since 2021 restructuring)
National League
hallOfFameAffiliation National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
headquartersBorough Manhattan
headquartersCountry United States of America
surface form: United States
headquartersLocation New York City
instantReplayExpanded 2014
isPremierLeagueFor professional baseball in North America
levelOfPlay major league
minorLeagueSystem Minor League Baseball (since 2021 restructuring)
surface form: Minor League Baseball
numberOfAmericanLeagueTeams 15
numberOfNationalLeagueTeams 15
numberOfTeams 30
officeLocation Rockefeller Center
surface form: 1271 Avenue of the Americas
officialWebsite https://www.mlb.com
organizes World Baseball Classic
pitchClockIntroducedInRegularSeason 2023
postseasonTournament MLB playoffs
predecessor American League
National League
rosterSizeRegularSeason 26
rosterSizeSeptemberMaximum 28
seasonStructure postseason
regular season
seasonTypicalEndMonth October
seasonTypicalStartMonth March
sport baseball
streamingService MLB.TV
televisionPartnersUnitedStates ESPN
Fox
TBS
umpireCrewSizeOnField 4
usesDesignatedHitterRule yes
usesInstantReplayReview yes
usesPitchClock yes
usesReplayCenterLocation New York City

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American League wins leader governingBody Major League Baseball
Rene Tosoni league Major League Baseball
Sid Fernandez league Major League Baseball
Joe Ross league Major League Baseball
subject surface form: Joe Ross (baseball)
Randall David Johnson league Major League Baseball
The Big Unit league Major League Baseball
subject surface form: Randy Johnson
J-Rod league Major League Baseball
High-A West (historical) governingBody Major League Baseball
1950 MLB All-Star Game league Major League Baseball
Ken Brett league Major League Baseball
Kubek league Major League Baseball
subject surface form: Tony Kubek
Billy Maharg, American gambler league Major League Baseball
subject surface form: Billy Maharg
1953 MLB All-Star Game governingBody Major League Baseball
1980 MLB season league Major League Baseball
1984 MLB season league Major League Baseball
Matt Wieters league Major League Baseball
Charlie Blackmon league Major League Baseball
John Rikard Dempsey league Major League Baseball
2017 MLB All-Star Game league Major League Baseball
1962 World Series league Major League Baseball
William Maharg league Major League Baseball
Stanley Robison league Major League Baseball
William Lamar Beane III league Major League Baseball
Kinsler league Major League Baseball
subject surface form: Ian Kinsler
Texas Rangers Hall of Fame league Major League Baseball
Joe Hicks league Major League Baseball
Bibb Falk league Major League Baseball
Gerrit Alan Cole league Major League Baseball
Josh Sborz league Major League Baseball
Julio Yarnel Rodríguez league Major League Baseball
Byron McLaughlin league Major League Baseball
The Miracle Man league Major League Baseball
Fred Hutchinson league Major League Baseball
Sonny league Major League Baseball
subject surface form: Sonny Siebert
Siebert league Major League Baseball
subject surface form: Sonny Siebert
Joe L. Brown league Major League Baseball
Pirate Parrot league Major League Baseball
Mel Stottlemyre league Major League Baseball
Johnny Callison league Major League Baseball
Dick Radatz league Major League Baseball
1963 All-Star Game league Major League Baseball
David Mark Eckstein league Major League Baseball
1965 All-Star Game league Major League Baseball
Chuck Tanner Baseball Manager of the Year Award named in his honor league Major League Baseball
subject surface form: Chuck Tanner Baseball Manager of the Year Award
Francisco Rodríguez league Major League Baseball
Darin Erstad league Major League Baseball
Bill Greason league Major League Baseball
Charles William Tanner league Major League Baseball
Millville Meteor league Major League Baseball