MLB in Chinese is the American Professional Baseball League. It was established in 1903 by the National League and the American League and is one of the four major professional sports leagues in the United States.

Baseball is the earliest professional sport in the United States. The first professional league (National Association, 1871-1875) was established in 1871. However, due to problems during its initial period, it was formed five years later. The current National League takes over.

Extended information

Competition system

Regular season

Each team plays 162 games during the season. The number of times the opponent has played each other is not necessarily certain. Generally speaking, the other teams in the division will have the most times. Since 1997, there have been cross-league competitions. One team has to play 12 to 18 games (including 162 games) with opponents from another league. The games do not adopt a tie system. The ranking of the division is determined by the winning rate. Each district has the highest winning rate. The winner is the district champion.

All-Star Game

The National League and American League All-Star Game are held in July every year, and are hosted by each city in turn.

Play-offs

If two teams tie for first place in the division, the two teams will play an extra game to determine the champion (the home court will be decided by a coin toss by the league president), but if there are other divisions in the same league, If the second place team has a worse record (meaning the loser of the playoff is the wild card team), the playoff will be cancelled, and the division champion will be determined by the results of the matchup.

If there are three or more teams tied for first place in the division, a single-elimination playoff will be arranged.

Wild Card Team

Wild Card Team is another way for each team to participate in the playoffs in addition to the division champion. The top team with the best regular season results besides the division champion Two extra games, the winner gets it.

If there are multiple teams with the same winning percentage and no division leader, the wild card will be determined in the same manner as the division championship playoffs. If there are multiple teams with the same winning percentage but some teams are tied for first place in the division, the division championship play-off rules will be used first to determine the division champion, and the teams that have not won the division championship will then use a single-elimination playoff to determine the wild card.

Various systems

Designated hitter

The American League began to adopt the DH system in 1973. American League pitchers did not need to come off the field to hit, while the National League has always The pitcher needs to come in and hit, and usually the pitcher is the ninth at bat.

Based on historical data, the National League has a lower average batting average than the American League because pitchers have to hit, and the average defensive rate is also lower. When teams from two leagues compete (in cross-league games, All-Star games, or the World Series), whichever league the home court belongs to is governed by the rules.

Situation in China

Mission Statement

In the next ten years, MLB’s goal is to popularize and promote baseball among the Chinese people and make baseball a Chinese nation. of sports and one of the most popular sports.

There are many potential baseball players in China waiting to be discovered and trained by MLB. It is MLB's mission to establish and improve the youth baseball training system and allow Chinese baseball players to enter the world's highest level MLB arena and achieve success. A long-term commitment to the development of Chinese baseball.

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Major League Baseball