Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball er efsta deildin í hafnarbolta í Bandaríkjunum. Í henni keppa 30 lið frá Bandaríkjunum og Kanada.

Major League Baseball
Merki MLB deildarinnar
Íþrótt Hafnarbolti
Stofnuð 1901
Fjöldi liða 30
Land Bandaríkin
Kanada
Núverandi meistarar Texas Rangers (1 titlar)
Sigursælasta liðið New York Yankees (27 titlar)
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Liðin í MLB breyta

Í MLB deildinni hefst tímabilið fyrsta mánudag í apríl og endar seint í október.

Þjóðardeildin breyta

Deild Lið Borg/Svæði Heimavöllur Áhorfendafjöldi
Austur Atlanta Braves Atlanta, Georgia SunTrust Park 42,000
Miami Marlins Miami Gardens, Florida (Miami svæðið) Marlins Park1 37,442
New York Mets Flushing, New York (New York-borg) Citi Field² 55,601
Philadelphia Phillies Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Citizens Bank Park 43,647
Washington Nationals Washington, D.C. Nationals Park 41,222
Mið Chicago Cubs Chicago, Illinois Wrigley Field 41,118
Cincinnati Reds Cincinnati, Ohio Great American Ball Park 42,059
Milwaukee Brewers Milwaukee, Wisconsin Miller Park 42,200
Pittsburgh Pirates Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania PNC Park 38,496
St. Louis Cardinals St. Louis, Missouri Busch Stadium 46,861
Vestur Arizona Diamondbacks Phoenix, Arizona Chase Field 49,033
Colorado Rockies Denver, Colorado Coors Field 50,445
Los Angeles Dodgers Los Angeles, California Dodger Stadium 56,000
San Diego Padres San Diego, California PETCO Park 42,445
San Francisco Giants San Francisco, California AT&T Park 41,503
1 Marlins þurfa að breyta um leikvang eftir 2010.
² Skipt verður um völl árið 2009 yfir í "Citi Field"

Ameríkudeildin breyta

Deild Lið Borg/Svæði Heimavöllur Áhorfendafjöldi
Austur Baltimore Orioles Baltimore, Maryland Oriole Park at Camden Yards 48,876
Boston Red Sox Boston, Massachusetts Fenway Park 38,805
New York Yankees Bronx, New York (New York-borg) Yankee Stadium4, 7 57,545
Tampa Bay Rays St. Petersburg, Florida Tropicana Field 38,437
Toronto Blue Jays Toronto, Ontario Rogers Centre 50,516
Mið Chicago White Sox Chicago, Illinois Guaranteed Rate Field 40,615
Cleveland Indians Cleveland, Ohio Progressive Field 43,345
Detroit Tigers Detroit, Michigan Comerica Park 41,070
Kansas City Royals Kansas City, Missouri Kauffman Stadium 40,793
Minnesota Twins Minneapolis, Minnesota Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome5 46,564
Vestur Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Anaheim, California Angel Stadium 45,050
Oakland Athletics Oakland, California Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum6 34,077
Seattle Mariners Seattle, Washington Safeco Field 47,116
Texas Rangers Arlington, Texas (Dallas/Fort Worth svæðið) Globe Life Park in Arlington 49,115
Houston Astros Houston, Texas Minute Maid Park 40,950
4 Skipt verður um völl árið 2009 yfir í völl með sama nafni, "Yankee Stadium"
5 Skipt verður um völl árið 2010 yfir í "Twins Ballpark"
6 Skipt verður um völl á árunnum 2010-2012 yfir í "Cisco Field"
7 Staðsetning Stjörnuleiksins 2008.

Titlar breyta

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Röð Lið Titlar
1. New York Yankees 27
2. St. Louis Cardinals 10
3. Oakland Athletics 9
4. Boston Red Sox 8
J-5. Los Angeles Dodgers 6
J-5. San Francisco Giants 6
J-7. Cincinnati Reds 5
J-7. Pittsburgh Pirates 5
9. Detroit Tigers 4
J-10. Atlanta Braves 3
J-10. Baltimore Orioles 3
J-10. Minnesota Twins 3
J-10. Chicago White Sox 3
J-10. Chicago Cubs 3
J-15. Toronto Blue Jays 2
J-15. New York Mets 2
J-15. Cleveland Indians 2
J-15. Florida Marlins 2
J-15. Philadelphia Phillies 2
J-15. Kansas City Royals 2
J-21. Arizona Diamondbacks 1
J-21. Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 1
J-21. Houston Astros 1