2013 Major League Baseball season
| 2013 MLB season | |
|---|---|
| League | Major League Baseball |
| Sport | Baseball |
| Duration | March 31, 2013 – October 30, 2013 |
| Regular season | |
| Season MVP |
AL: Miguel Cabrera (DET) NL: Andrew McCutchen (PIT) |
| League Postseason | |
| AL champions | Boston Red Sox |
| AL runners-up | Detroit Tigers |
| NL champions | St. Louis Cardinals |
| NL runners-up | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| World Series | |
| Champions | Boston Red Sox |
| Runners-up | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Finals MVP | David Ortiz (BOS) |
The 2013 Major League Baseball season started on March 31 with a Sunday night game between the Texas Rangers and the Houston Astros. Opening Day for most clubs was a day later on April 1. The regular season ended on September 30, extended one day for a one-game playoff between the Tampa Bay Rays and the Texas Rangers to decide the second American League Wild Card winner.
The 2013 season was the first with the Houston Astros as a member of the American League (AL) in the West Division. This marks the first growth in the number of American League teams since the 1977 Major League Baseball expansion added the Seattle Mariners and Toronto Blue Jays. When the then-named Tampa Bay Devil Rays were added to the AL in 1998, the Milwaukee Brewers were reassigned to the National League (NL) the same year, keeping the AL at 14 teams. Owing to the Astros' league switch, both leagues have fifteen teams, necessitating inter-league games to be played throughout the entire season for the first time in MLB history.
The Major League Baseball All-Star Game's 84th edition was held on July 16 at Citi Field in Queens, New York City, home of the New York Mets with the American League winning the All-Star Game with a 3–0 shutout of the National League. With the win, the American League champion (Boston Red Sox) earned home field advantage for the 2013 World Series.
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