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Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball league and is the oldest among the four major sports leagues in the United States and Canada. It consists of 30 teams, split evenly between the National League (NL) and the American League (AL), with 15 teams in each. The NL was established in 1876 and the AL in 1901 as independent organizations. Starting in 1903, the two leagues worked together while remaining separate until they officially merged into one entity under the leadership of the Commissioner of Baseball in 2000. MLB also governs Minor League Baseball, which includes 256 teams that are affiliated with the Major League teams. Additionally, MLB collaborates with the World Baseball Softball Confederation to organize the World Baseball Classic, an international tournament.

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  • 21 hours ago | mlb.com | Mark Bowman

    ATLANTA -- How long might it take before Spencer Strider begins pitching like himself again? Strider’s patience was again tested as he allowed three homers in an 8-3 loss to the D-backs on Tuesday night at Truist Park. The Braves right-hander has battled inconsistent command as he attempts to regain the dominant form he had before tearing the UCL in his right elbow for a second time at the start of the 2024 season. “Command without stuff is batting practice,” Strider said.

  • 1 day ago | mlb.com | Paige Leckie

    Crow-Armstrong, who led off the fourth inning of the Cubs’ series opener vs. the Nats on Tuesday night with a double, swiped third base before coming home to score. With the steal, his 20th of the season, Crow-Armstrong became the fourth-fastest Major Leaguer in the Modern Era (since 1900) to record 15 home runs and 20 stolen bases in a season, reaching the marks in just 60 games.

  • 1 day ago | mlb.com | Jason Beck

    This story was excerpted from Jason Beck’s Tigers Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. Sawyer Gipson-Long took pre-med studies and MCAT exams while at Mercer University. He was prepared to go to medical school before pro baseball was a real option for him. He didn’t necessarily expect the two pursuits to merge in quite this way.

  • 1 day ago | mlb.com | Rhett Bollinger

    BOSTON -- Habían pasado casi 10 años desde que los Angelinos tuvieron una primera entrada como la que vivieron contra los Medias Rojas el lunes, y en el proceso, hicieron historia en el Fenway Park.

  • 1 day ago | mlb.com | Joey Pollizze

    The Athletes Unlimited Softball League begins its inaugural season on Saturday. It’s a bold and fun new venture that will be barnstorming the country this summer. The league is guided by its commissioner, the barrier-breaking former MLB executive Kim Ng.The league’s season will involve four teams -- Bandits, Blaze, Volts, and Talons -- playing 24 games apiece in 10 different cities, culminating in a best-of-three championship series in Tuscaloosa, Ala., on July 26-28.