The National Association started in 1871 and lasted until 1875. The National League came into existence in 1876. The American League started in 1901.
The MLB started the two-division-per-league system in 1969 with the two division champions facing each other. In 1995 the MLB split into three divisions per league and added the wild card to the mix.
Yes, there are two different leagues the American League and the National League. There are some differences in the play between the two leagues and each league has its own governance.
Japanese major league baseball has two leagues; the Central and the Pacific. The Central league started play on March 30. The Pacific League started play on March 24. The Central League playoffs are scheduled to start on October 13. The Pacific League playoffs are scheduled to start on October 8. The Japan Series, equivalent to MLB's World Series, is scheduled to start on October 27.
82 mph LL x (60.5 feet MLB / 46 feet LL) = 107+ mph MLB
The start date for the Coca Cola Championship, League One and League Two in the 2010-11 season is August 7, 2010 - a week before the start of the Premier League on August 14.
The National League was founded in 1876. The American League was founded in 1901. At first, the two leagues were enemies. The American League 'stole' a lot of players from the National League by offering them more money. After two years, the two leagues made a truce and became friends, so to speak. They decided to stay as two separate leagues instead of merging into one.
AL - American League NL - National League The AL and NL make up MLB (Major League Baseball).
There is only one Major League Baseball that is from Canada and that is the Toronto Blue Jays! Long live the JAYS! Prior to being taken over by MLB and moved to Washington D.C. to become the Nationals, the Montreal Expos were also a MLB team.
Two wild card teams from each league makes the MLB playoff each year. As of 2012 there is a one game wild card playoff between the two best records in each league who didn't win their division.
There are only 30 MLB teams in the MLB, but there are many places with a minor league park, but there are a few cities like Chicago and Los Angels that have two MLB teams. There are many cities without any teams.
Two. One for each team.
Toronto Blue Jays are the only professional MLB team that is located outside of the US