Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball league and the highest level of organized baseball in the United States and Canada. One of the big four major leagues,MLB comprises 30 teams,divided equally between the National League (NL) and the American League (AL),with 29 in the United States and 1 in Canada. 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. They remained legally separate entities until 2000,when they merged into a single organization led by the Commissioner of Baseball. MLB is headquartered in Midtown Manhattan.
The Round Rock Express are a Minor League Baseball team of the Pacific Coast League (PCL) and the Triple-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers. They are located in Round Rock,Texas,and play their home games at the Dell Diamond. The team is named for Baseball Hall of Famer and Texas native Nolan Ryan,who was nicknamed "The Ryan Express." Ryan,along with son Reid Ryan and Don Sanders make up the team's ownership group,Ryan Sanders Baseball.
Alan Stuart Trammell is an American former professional baseball shortstop,manager and coach and member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame as a player. His entire 20-year playing career in Major League Baseball (MLB) was with the Detroit Tigers. Trammell has served as a special assistant to the General Manager of the Detroit Tigers since the 2014 season.
Joshua Holt Hamilton is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as an outfielder from 2007 to 2015,most prominently as a member of the Texas Rangers teams that won consecutive American League pennants in 2010 and 2011. A five-time All-Star,Hamilton won three Silver Slugger Awards and was named the American League (AL) Most Valuable Player (MVP) in 2010. He also won an AL batting championship along with an AL RBI title. During his major league tenure,he also played for the Cincinnati Reds and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.
MLB on Five was a sports television programme on Channel 5 in the UK providing live coverage of Major League Baseball games,broadcast between 1997 and 2008. It was usually broadcast on Sunday and Wednesday nights. The Sunday broadcasts usually began at around 1 am BST leading into the live Sunday Night Baseball telecast,while the Wednesday programme began at various times and the game was usually shown with a one- to two-hour delay. Five also provided live coverage of the All-Star Game and World Series.
Michael Christopher Moustakas is an American professional baseball third baseman who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Kansas City Royals,Milwaukee Brewers,Cincinnati Reds,Colorado Rockies and Los Angeles Angels.
Maxwell Martin Scherzer,nicknamed "Mad Max",is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Arizona Diamondbacks,Detroit Tigers,Washington Nationals,Los Angeles Dodgers,and New York Mets. A right-handed starting pitcher,Scherzer is an eight-time MLB All-Star,has won three Cy Young Awards,has pitched two no-hitters,and won the World Series with the Nationals in 2019,and the Texas Rangers in 2023. Scherzer is considered to be one of the greatest pitchers of his generation and of all time.
The MLB Network is an American television sports channel dedicated to baseball. It is primarily owned by Major League Baseball,with TNT Sports,Comcast's NBC Sports Group,Charter Communications,and Cox Communications having minority ownership.
Joshua Adam Donaldson is an American former professional baseball third baseman. In his 13-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career,he played for the Oakland Athletics,Toronto Blue Jays,Cleveland Indians,Atlanta Braves,Minnesota Twins,New York Yankees,and Milwaukee Brewers.
Joshua Isaiah Harrison is an American professional baseball infielder who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates,Detroit Tigers,Washington Nationals,Oakland Athletics,Chicago White Sox,and the Philadelphia Phillies. Harrison is a two-time MLB All-Star.
Jose Carlos Altuve is a Venezuelan professional baseball second baseman for the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball (MLB). Having played for the Astros since 2011,he is the longest-tenured current member of the team,and the only one to have been with the Astros since they were in the National League. Altuve is widely regarded as one of the greatest Astros in franchise history,and one of the best second basemen of all time. On the international stage,he has represented the Venezuelan national team in the 2017 and 2023 World Baseball Classics (WBC). His .307 career batting average is the highest of any active player.
Joshua Evan Bell is an American professional baseball first baseman for the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Pittsburgh Pirates,Washington Nationals,San Diego Padres,Cleveland Guardians and Miami Marlins. Bell made his MLB debut in 2016 with the Pirates.
Carlos Antonio Rodón is an American professional baseball pitcher for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played MLB for the Chicago White Sox and San Francisco Giants. Rodón is a two-time MLB All-Star.
Corey Drew Seager is an American professional baseball shortstop for the Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Los Angeles Dodgers. He is often regarded as one of the best shortstops of his generation.
Shohei Ohtani is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher and designated hitter for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). Nicknamed "Shotime",he has previously played in MLB for the Los Angeles Angels and the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). Because of his elite contributions as a hitter and as a pitcher,a rarity as a two-way player,Ohtani's 2021,2022,and 2023 seasons are considered among the greatest in baseball history,with some comparing them favorably to the early career of Babe Ruth.
Joshua Alexander Zeid is an American-Israeli former professional baseball pitcher and current coach. He plays for Team Israel. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Houston Astros.
Kyle Joseph Schwarber is an American professional baseball outfielder and designated hitter for the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Chicago Cubs,Washington Nationals,and Boston Red Sox.
The 2020 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's 2020 season. The 116th World Series was a best-of-seven-playoff between the American League (AL) champion Tampa Bay Rays and the National League (NL) champion Los Angeles Dodgers. The Dodgers defeated the Rays to win the series in six games for their first championship since 1988.
Baseball is a growing minor sport in France. The sport in France is managed by the French Federation of Baseball and Softball,founded in October 1924. The first match played on French soil dates back to March 8 1889 as part of the Spalding World Tour while a first championship was born before the First World War. Despite these ancient roots,baseball is perceived in France as an exotic sport in the American image. The French media give it very little space.
The 2022 Major League Baseball season (MLB) was originally scheduled to begin on March 31 and end on October 2. The 2021–22 lockout caused the season to be delayed by one week,starting on April 7. The regular season ended on October 5. The start of the season was delayed by a lockout of players,which commenced on December 2,2021,following the expiration of the collective bargaining agreement (CBA) between the league and the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA). On March 10,2022,MLB and the MLBPA reached a deal on a five-year CBA,with Opening Day being held on April 7,and a full 162-game schedule played. Under the new CBA,universal designated hitter was adopted,the postseason was expanded to 12 teams,and the regular season tie-breaker game was eliminated. In November 2021,the Cleveland Indians announced their new team name,the Cleveland Guardians. The 2022 MLB All-Star Game was held on July 19 and hosted by the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.
