MLB *** has thirty teams, fifteen teams belong to the National League and fifteen teams belong to the American League. The second league is divided into three regions according to the geographical regions of the United States. The champion of each region and the team with the best record except the division champion team, that is, the wild card (Wild Card), can participate in the playoffs.
1. American League
1. East Division
2. Central Division
3. West Division
Two , National Alliance
1. East Region
2. Central Region
3. West Region
Extended Information
Competition system
1. Regular season
Each team plays 162 games during the season, and the number of games against the same opponent is not necessarily certain. The other teams in the division will do it the most times.
Since 1997, there have been cross-league competitions. One team has to play 12 to 18 games (included in 162 games) with its opponent from another league. The game does not adopt a draw system and is determined by the winning percentage. Ranking of divisions, the one with the highest winning percentage in each division is the division champion.
Feud:
Boston Red Sox vs. New York Yankees
Los Angeles Dodgers vs. San Francisco Giants
Chicago Cubs vs. St. Louis Cardinals
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2. 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.
3. 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 other teams in the same league If the second place team in the division has a worse record than the two teams (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.
4. Wild card team
Wild card is another way for each team to participate in the playoffs in addition to the division championship. The regular season results are the best except for the division championship. The top two teams play an extra game, and the winner wins.
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. The team that did not win the division championship will then use a single-elimination playoff to determine the wild card. .
Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia_Major League Baseball