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Note: Team names are given here according to the convention used by The Baseball Encyclopedia, which regularized them into the familiar form of modern team names. However, most teams in the early period had no name, aside from that of the club (as in "Hartford Base Ball Club" or "Athletic Base Ball Club of Philadelphia"), and nicknames like ...
The team has been continuously active since 1874, making it the oldest continuously active team in its original city in Major League Baseball. It joined the National League as a charter member (1876). Originally called the "Chicago White Stockings" and later the "Chicago Colts" and several other names, the team was first called "Cubs" in 1902.
Formed in 1876 and 1901, respectively, the NL and AL cemented their cooperation with the National Agreement in 1903, making MLB the oldest major professional sports league in the world. [16] [17] They remained legally separate entities until 2000, when they merged into a single organization led by the commissioner of baseball.
The Federal League (FL) challenged the primacy of the American League and the National League for two seasons, but the FL and all of its franchises went defunct after the 1915 season. Numerous Negro leagues operated during the first half of the twentieth century; seven leagues that operated from 1920 to 1948 were later recognized as major ...
MLB playoff bracket: *Standings current as of Oct. 1. American League Wild Card: No. 6 Detroit Tigers vs. No. 3 Houston Astros. No. 5 Kansas City Royals vs. No. 4 Baltimore Orioles. American ...
The Arizona Diamondbacks joined the National League, and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays—now called simply the Rays—joined the American League. In order to keep the number of teams in each league at an even number—with 14 in the AL and 16 in the NL—Milwaukee changed leagues and became a member of the National League. [46]
The 2024 MLB postseason is right around the corner, with less than 10 days until the end of the regular season.The byes and division races seem mostly settled, but there's still seeding up for ...
[Batter up: Join or create a 2019 Yahoo Fantasy Baseball league for free today] OK, so there are eight new rules being tossed out by the league and the players’ association.