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List of Major League Baseball longest winning streaks
MLB longest winning streaks: 1916 Giants 26 games (with a tie), Cleveland 2017 22, Cubs 1935 21, A's 2002 20; also Expansion Era 15+ streaks and per-franchise records.
Los Angeles Angels
Los Angeles Angels, formerly California Angels and Anaheim Angels, are an MLB American League West expansion franchise founded 1961, based in Anaheim since 1966, with one World Series title in 2002 and a pending 2026 sale to Stan Kroenke.
Los Angeles Dodgers
Los Angeles Dodgers, MLB National League West franchise formerly the Brooklyn Dodgers (moved 1958). 27 pennants, 9 World Series titles including 2024 and 2025; Dodger Stadium (1962); Guggenheim-owned, record $514.6M 2025 spending.
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball (MLB): 30-club North American professional baseball league formed 1903 from the NL and AL; 162-game season, 12-team postseason, no salary cap, record $12.1B 2024 revenue, Commissioner-led governance with MLBPA collective bargaining.
Major League Baseball All-Star Game
MLB All-Star Game (Midsummer Classic): annual AL vs NL exhibition since July 6, 1933 at Comiskey Park, created by Arch Ward; AL leads 48-45-3; swing-off tiebreaker first used 2025.
Major League Baseball draft
MLB draft (Rule 4 draft), annual amateur player draft held since June 8, 1965; reverse-standing order, 20 rounds, bonus pools since 2012, top-six lottery since 2023; Rick Monday first pick, 54 drafted Hall of Famers.
Major League Baseball postseason
The Major League Baseball postseason, or MLB playoffs, is the annual elimination tournament following MLB's regular season, in which 12 teams play four rounds culminating in the World Series.
Major League Baseball schedule
Major League Baseball schedule: the 2,430-game, 162-games-per-team regular-season calendar, built by the Commissioner's Office with Sports Scheduling Group; 2023 balanced format (52 division, 64 league, 46 interleague games), rivalry pairings, constraints, history, and travel research.
Miami Marlins
Miami Marlins, MLB National League East franchise, formerly Florida Marlins (1993-2011). 1993 expansion team; World Series champions 1997 and 2003, both via wild card; plays at loanDepot park in Little Havana.
Milwaukee Braves
Milwaukee Braves, National League team 1953-1965 after moving from Boston; won the 1957 World Series with Aaron, Mathews, Spahn, Burdette; led NL attendance 1953-58; moved to Atlanta in 1966.
Milwaukee Brewers
Milwaukee Brewers, MLB franchise in the NL Central; began as the Seattle Pilots (1969), moved to Milwaukee in 1970. AL pennant 1982, no World Series title; 2026 team went 103-59 and swept the Dodgers in the NLCS.
Minnesota Twins
Minnesota Twins, MLB franchise in Minneapolis playing in the AL Central at Target Field since 2010; moved from Washington as the Senators in 1961, Pohlad family owners since 1984, 77-85 in 2026.
Montreal Expos
Montreal Expos (Les Expos de Montréal), National League expansion team 1969-2004, Canada's first MLB club, homes Jarry Park and Olympic Stadium, 1981 NLCS Blue Monday, 1994 strike, relocated to Washington as the Nationals in 2005.
National League
National League (NL), founded February 2, 1876 by William A. Hulbert with eight charter clubs, the older of MLB's two leagues; adopted the designated hitter in 2022 after the American League did so in 1973.
National League Championship Series
National League Championship Series (NLCS), MLB's best-of-seven playoff deciding the NL pennant since 1985 (best-of-five 1969-1984); winner advances to the World Series; 2026 champion Milwaukee Brewers swept the Dodgers 4-0.
New York Mets
New York Mets, MLB National League East team at Citi Field, Queens; founded 1960 as NL expansion club, first played 1962; World Series titles 1969 and 1986; owned by Steve Cohen.
New York Yankees
New York Yankees, MLB American League East club founded 1903 as the New York Highlanders, renamed Yankees in 1913; record 27 World Series titles and 41 pennants, most valuable MLB franchise at $8.2 billion.
Oakland Athletics
Oakland Athletics, MLB franchise founded in Philadelphia in 1901 (Connie Mack), also in Kansas City and Oakland; four World Series titles in Oakland, Moneyball pioneer, relocating to a $1.75 billion Las Vegas Strip ballpark in 2028 via West Sacramento.
Philadelphia Phillies
The Philadelphia Phillies is an MLB team founded in 1883, recognized as the oldest continuous one-name, one-city franchise. They won World Series titles in 1980 and 2008.
Phillie Phanatic
Phillie Phanatic, official mascot of the Philadelphia Phillies MLB team since April 25, 1978; green flightless bird designed by Bonnie Erickson and Wayde Harrison (Miss Piggy creators); center of a copyright lawsuit and 2020 redesign.
Pittsburgh Pirates
Pittsburgh Pirates, MLB National League Central franchise; began as the Pittsburgh Alleghenys (1876/1882), named Pirates in 1891 after signing Lou Bierbauer; five World Series titles era began 1909; play at PNC Park since 2001.
Rule 5 draft
Rule 5 Draft: annual MLB December draft of unprotected minor leaguers, dating to 1892. $100,000 fee, pick must stay on the MLB roster all season or be offered back for $50,000; famous pick Roberto Clemente (1954).
San Diego Padres
San Diego Padres, MLB National League West franchise founded in the 1969 expansion, also called the Friars. Two pennants (1984, 1998), no World Series title, plays at Petco Park since 2004, sold in 2026 for a record $3.9 billion.
San Francisco Giants
San Francisco Giants, MLB National League West franchise founded 1883 as the New York Gothams, renamed Giants in 1885, moved to San Francisco in 1958; 23 NL pennants, eight World Series titles, home Oracle Park.
Seattle Mariners
Seattle Mariners, MLB American League West franchise founded 1976, playing since 1999 at T-Mobile Park. Only active MLB team never to reach a World Series; record 116-win 2001 season; six playoff berths.
Seattle Pilots
Seattle Pilots, 1969 American League expansion team at Sicks Stadium; went 64-98 under Joe Schultz, then went bankrupt and became the Milwaukee Brewers in 1970.
Spring training
Spring training: MLB's preseason in Florida (Grapefruit League) and Arizona (Cactus League), 15 teams each; began 1886 in Hot Springs, Arkansas; exhibition games whose stats never count officially.
St. Louis Cardinals
The St. Louis Cardinals, called the Perfectos until 1900, are a Major League Baseball club in St. Louis, Missouri, founded in 1882, with 11 World Series championships and 23 pennants.
Tampa Bay Rays
Tampa Bay Rays, formerly Tampa Bay Devil Rays, MLB American League East expansion franchise (1998) in St. Petersburg, Florida; 2008 AL pennant; new Tampa ballpark planned for 2029.
Texas Rangers (baseball)
Texas Rangers, MLB American League West club in Arlington, Texas; began as the 1961 expansion Washington Senators, moved in 1972, and won their first World Series in 2023 at Globe Life Field.