LibGuides: Sports: MLB

American League

Baltimore Orioles
Boston Red Sox
Chicago White Sox
Cleveland Indians
Detroit Tigers
Houston Astros
Kansas City Royals
Los Angeles Angels
Minnesota Twins
New York Yankees
Oakland Athletics
Seattle Mariners
Tampa Bay Rays
Texas Rangers
Toronto Blue Jays

MLB Field Diagram

Science Buddies Staff. (2018, March 19). How Do Baseball Stadium Dimensions Affect Batting Statistics? Retrieved from https://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project-ideas/Math_p003/pure-mathematics/how-do-baseball-stadium-dimensions-affect-batting-statistics

Spring Training

Spring Training: February through March each year prior to MLB Opening Day

2 Leagues

Cactus League plays in Arizona
Grapefruit League plays in Florida

MLB Spring Training
Leagues and team information.

Minor League Baseball

Minor League Baseball is a hierarchy of baseball leagues that play at levels below Major League Baseball. They consist of farm teams, training leagues, and rookie leagues. The focus is player development with the hope of moving up to the Big Show.

Minor League Baseball
Information, standings, teams, headlines, and more.
Teams by Classification
Each of the MiLB teams by classification and their MLB affiliate.

Photo Credit: 1937 All Star Team, image obtained from WikiImages.

Official Rules

Official Rules
Printable version available as a PDF document.
Replay Review
Regulations for replay review.
Baseball Glossary
Baseball terminology. Click on word to access definition.
Keeping Score
Information and samples of how to record box scores.

National League

Arizona Diamondbacks
Atlanta Braves
Chicago Cubs
Cincinnati Reds
Colorado Rockies
Los Angeles Dodgers
Miami Marlins
Milwaukee Brewers
New York Mets
Philadelphia Phillies
Pittsburgh Pirates
San Diego Padres
San Francisco Padres
St. Louis Cardinals
Washington Cardinals

Official Team Pages for MLB

Facts & Figures

ESPN 2018 MLB Team and Player Stats
Sortable stats. Leader rankings. Links to attendance, hitting streaks, home runs, and more.
MLB Players Association
Collective bargaining agreement, association history, licensing, etc.
MLB Stats, Scores & History
Baseball Stats Today - The complete source for current and historical baseball players, teams, scores and leaders.
MLB Team Payrolls
Contracts, team payrolls, player salaries, free agents, and more.
Player Stats
Sortable player stats

Baseball History

AAGPBL Players Association
Official website for the AAGPBL Players Association (All-American Girls Professional Baseball League).
Baseball Hall of Fame & Museum
From website: The National Baseball Hall of Fame is a nonprofit committed to preserving the history of America’s pastime and celebrating the legendary players, managers, umpires and executives who have made the game a fan favorite for more than a century.
League of Women Ballplayers
History of women's role in professional baseball and the All-American Girls Baseball League.
Negro Leagues Baseball Museum
History and role of African American ballplayers from the late 1800s to the 1960s.