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2016 MLB season

2016 MLB season
League Major League Baseball
Sport Baseball
Duration April 3, 2016 – November 2, 2016
Number of games 162
Number of teams 30
Regular season
Season MVP AL: Mike Trout (LAA)
NL: Kris Bryant (CHC)
League Postseason
AL champions Cleveland Indians
  AL runners-up Toronto Blue Jays
NL champions Chicago Cubs
  NL runners-up Los Angeles Dodgers
World Series
Champions Chicago Cubs
  Runners-up Cleveland Indians
Finals MVP Ben Zobrist
MLB seasons

The 2016 Major League Baseball season began on April 3, 2016 with a Sunday afternoon matchup between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Pirates, the two teams with the best regular season records in 2015, at PNC Park in Pittsburgh. The regular season ended on Sunday, October 2, 2016, and the postseason on Wednesday, November 2, 2016, with the Chicago Cubs coming back from a three games to one deficit to defeat the Cleveland Indians in the World Series and win their first championship since 1908.

The Major League Baseball All-Star Game's 87th edition was played on July 12 at Petco Park in San Diego, California, home of the San Diego Padres. The American League was awarded home-field advantage in the World Series by winning the game 4–2.







As was the case in 2015, teams were scheduled to play 19 games against each division opponent for a total of 76 games, and six or seven games against each team from the other two divisions in its league for a total of 66 games. The Civil Rights Game was not played this year.

All teams were scheduled to play 20 interleague games throughout the season. For 2016, the interleague matchups were to be AL East vs. NL West, AL Central vs. NL East, and AL West vs. NL Central.


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