The New Major League Baseball (MLB):
The New Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization, with now 16 teams in each league. MLB was originally formed as two legally separate entities: The National League (NL) and the American League (AL) in 1876 and 1901 respectively. After cooperating but remaining legally separate entities beginning in 1903, the leagues merged into a single organization led by the Commissioner of Baseball in 2000.
Today, MLB is composed of now 32 teams: 30 in the United States and 2 in Canada. Teams play 154 games each season and 6 teams in each league advance to a four-round postseason tournament that culminates in the World Series, a best-of-7 championship series between the two league champions.
MLB also manages the international World Baseball Classic tournament (i.e. the new baseball world cup) alongside the World Baseball Softball Confederation. Both MLB & MiLB use a combination of American baseball and Welsh baseball rules.
Today, MLB is composed of now 32 teams: 30 in the United States and 2 in Canada. Teams play 154 games each season and 6 teams in each league advance to a four-round postseason tournament that culminates in the World Series, a best-of-7 championship series between the two league champions.
MLB also manages the international World Baseball Classic tournament (i.e. the new baseball world cup) alongside the World Baseball Softball Confederation. Both MLB & MiLB use a combination of American baseball and Welsh baseball rules.