2008 Major League Baseball season
| 2008 MLB season | |
|---|---|
| League | Major League Baseball |
| Sport | Baseball |
| Duration | March 25, 2008 – October 29, 2008 |
| Regular Season | |
| Season MVP |
AL: Dustin Pedroia (BOS) NL: Albert Pujols (STL) |
| League Postseason | |
| AL champions | Tampa Bay Rays |
| AL runners-up | Boston Red Sox |
| NL champions | Philadelphia Phillies |
| NL runners-up | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| World Series | |
| Champions | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Runners-up | Tampa Bay Rays |
| Finals MVP | Cole Hamels (PHI) |
The 2008 Major League Baseball season began on March 25, 2008 in Tokyo, Japan with the 2007 World Series champion Boston Red Sox defeating the Oakland Athletics at the Tokyo Dome 6–5 (in 10 innings) in the first game of a two-game series, and ended on September 30 with the host Chicago White Sox defeating the Minnesota Twins in a one-game playoff to win the AL Central division. The Civil Rights Game, an exhibition, in Memphis, Tennessee took place March 29 when the New York Mets beat the Chicago White Sox, 3–2.
The All-Star Game was played on July 15 at Yankee Stadium in The Bronx, New York City, with the AL winning 4 to 3 in 15 innings. For the eighth straight season, a defending World Champion – the Boston Red Sox – failed to defend their championship. The Philadelphia Phillies won the World Series 4 games to 1 over the Tampa Bay Rays. This was Philadelphia's second championship, and also the first World Series appearance for the Rays.
Note: Major League Baseball's playoff format automatically seeds the Wild Card team 4th. Normally, the No. 1 seed plays the No. 4 seed in the Division Series. However, MLB does not allow the No. 1 seed to play the 4th seed/Wild Card winner in the Division Series if they are from the same division, instead having the No. 1 seed play the next lowest seed, the No. 3 seed. Hence, Milwaukee and the Chicago Cubs did not face each other in the NLDS.
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