2019 Major League Baseball season
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The 2019 Major League Baseball season began on March 20, while the regular season ended on September 29. It was the 150th anniversary of professional baseball, dating back to the 1869 foundation of the Cincinnati Red Stockings. The postseason began on October 1. The World Series began October 22 and ended October 30 with the Washington Nationals defeating the Houston Astros in seven games to win their first World Series championship. The entire schedule was released on August 22, 2018.[1]
2019 MLB season | |
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League | Major League Baseball |
Sport | Baseball |
Duration | March 20 – October 30, 2019 |
Number of games | 162 |
Number of teams | 30 |
TV partner(s) | Fox/FS1, TBS, ESPN, MLB Network |
Draft | |
Top draft pick | Adley Rutschman |
Picked by | Baltimore Orioles |
Regular season | |
Season MVP | AL: Mike Trout (LAA) NL: Cody Bellinger (LAD) |
Postseason | |
AL champions | Houston Astros |
AL runners-up | New York Yankees |
NL champions | Washington Nationals |
NL runners-up | St. Louis Cardinals |
World Series | |
Champions | Washington Nationals |
Runners-up | Houston Astros |
World Series MVP | Stephen Strasburg (WSH) |
MLB seasons | |
The 90th Major League Baseball All-Star Game was held on July 9 at Progressive Field, home of the Cleveland Indians. The American League won, 4–3, for its seventh straight victory.[2]
This was the final season when anyone on the 40-man expanded roster could be used in games from September 1 through the end of the regular season (so-called September call-ups).