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The following are the baseball events of the year 2012 throughout the world.
| League | Eastern Division Champions | Central Division Champions | Western Division Champions | Wild Card Qualifier 1 | Wild Card Qualifier 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American League | New York Yankees | Detroit Tigers | Oakland Athletics | Texas Rangers | Baltimore Orioles |
| National League | Washington Nationals | Cincinnati Reds | San Francisco Giants | Atlanta Braves | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Wild Card Game (ALWC, NLWC) | Division Series (ALDS, NLDS) | League Championship Series (ALCS, NLCS) | World Series | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | NY Yankees | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Texas | 1 | 5 | Baltimore | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | Baltimore | 5 | American League | 1 | NY Yankees | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Detroit | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Oakland | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Detroit | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| AL3 | Detroit | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| NL3 | San Francisco | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Washington | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Atlanta | 3 | 5 | St. Louis | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | St. Louis | 6 | National League | 5 | St. Louis | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | San Francisco | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Cincinnati | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | San Francisco | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
BBWAA awards
Major League Baseball awards
| American League | National League | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Team | Position | Player | Team | |
| Billy Butler | Kansas City Royals | DH / Pitcher | Stephen Strasburg | Washington Nationals | |
| A. J. Pierzynski | Chicago White Sox | Catcher | Buster Posey | San Francisco Giants | |
| Prince Fielder | Detroit Tigers | 1st baseman | Adam LaRoche | Washington Nationals | |
| Robinson Canó | New York Yankees | 2nd baseman | Aaron Hill | Arizona Diamondbacks | |
| Miguel Cabrera | Detroit Tigers | 3rd baseman | Chase Headley | San Diego Padres | |
| Derek Jeter | New York Yankees | Shortstop | Ian Desmond | Washington Nationals | |
| Josh Hamilton | Texas Rangers | Outfielder | Ryan Braun | Milwaukee Brewers | |
| Mike Trout | Los Angeles Angels | Outfielder | Jay Bruce | Cincinnati Reds | |
| Josh Willingham | Minnesota Twins | Outfielder | Andrew McCutchen | Pittsburgh Pirates | |
| American League | National League | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Team | Position | Player | Team | |
| Hellickson/Peavy | TB Rays/CHI White Sox | Pitcher | Mark Buehrle | Miami Marlins | |
| Matt Wieters | Baltimore Orioles | Catcher | Yadier Molina | St. Louis Cardinals | |
| Mark Teixeira | New York Yankees | 1st baseman | Adam LaRoche | Washington Nationals | |
| Robinson Canó | New York Yankees | 2nd baseman | Darwin Barney | Chicago Cubs | |
| Adrián Beltré | Texas Rangers | 3rd baseman | Chase Headley | San Diego Padres | |
| J. J. Hardy | Baltimore Orioles | Shortstop | Jimmy Rollins | Philadelphia Phillies | |
| Alex Gordon | Kansas City Royals | Left fielder | Carlos González | Colorado Rockies | |
| Adam Jones | Baltimore Orioles | Center fielder | Andrew McCutchen | Pittsburgh Pirates | |
| Josh Reddick | Oakland Athletics | Right fielder | Jason Heyward | Atlanta Braves | |
Other Awards
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