The following are the baseball events of the year 2016 throughout the world.
Wild Card Game (ALWC, NLWC) | Division Series (ALDS, NLDS) | League Championship Series (ALCS, NLCS) | World Series | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Texas | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Toronto | 1 | 4 | Toronto | 3 | ||||||||||||||
5 | Baltimore | 0 | American League | 4 | Toronto | 1 | |||||||||||||
2 | Cleveland | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Cleveland | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Boston | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
AL2 | Cleveland | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
NL1 | Chicago Cubs | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Chicago Cubs | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | NY Mets | 0 | 5 | San Francisco | 1 | ||||||||||||||
5 | San Francisco | 1 | National League | 1 | Chicago Cubs | 4 | |||||||||||||
3 | LA Dodgers | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Washington | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | LA Dodgers | 3 |
Major League Baseball awards
American League | National League | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Player | Team | Position | Player | Team |
Miguel Cabrera | (DET) | First baseman | Anthony Rizzo | (CHC) |
José Altuve | (HOU) | Second baseman | Daniel Murphy | (NYM) |
Josh Donaldson | (TOR) | Third baseman | Nolan Arenado | (COL) |
Xander Bogaerts | (BOS) | Shortstop | Corey Seager | (LAD) |
Mookie Betts | (BOS) | Outfielder | Charlie Blackmon | (COL) |
Mike Trout | (LAA) | Outfielder | Yoenis Céspedes | (NYM) |
Mark Trumbo | (BAL) | Outfielder | Christian Yelich | (MIA) |
Salvador Pérez | (KCR) | Catcher | Wilson Ramos | (WAS) |
David Ortiz | (BOS) | Designated hitter/pitcher | Jake Arrieta | (CHC) |
American League | National League | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Player | Team | Position | Player | Team |
Mitch Moreland | (TEX) | First baseman | Anthony Rizzo * | (CHC) |
Ian Kinsler | (DET) | Second baseman | Joe Panik | (SFG) |
Adrián Beltré | (TEX) | Third baseman | Nolan Arenado | (COL) |
Francisco Lindor * | (CLE) | Shortstop | Brandon Crawford | (SFG) |
Brett Gardner | (NYY) | Left fielder | Starling Marte | (PIT) |
Kevin Kiermaier | (TBR) | Center fielder | Ender Inciarte | (ATL) |
Mookie Betts | (BOS) | Right fielder | Jason Heyward | (CHC) |
Salvador Pérez | (KCR) | Catcher | Buster Posey | (SFG) |
Dallas Keuchel | (HOU) | Pitcher | Zack Greinke | (LAD) |
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