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National League

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For other uses, see National League (disambiguation). National League Sport Baseball Founded February 2, 1876 President Bill Giles (honorary) [1] No. of teams 15 Country United States Most recent champion(s) Los Angeles Dodgers (22nd title) Most titles San Francisco Giants (23 titles) The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs , known simply as the National League ( NL ), is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada, and the world's oldest current professional team sports league. Founded on February 2, 1876, to replace the National Association of Professional Base Ball Players, it is sometimes called the Senior Circuit , in contrast to MLB's other league, the American League, which was founded 25 years later. Both leagues currently have 15 teams. The two league champions of 1903 arranged to compete against each other in the inaugural World Series. After the 1904 champions failed to reach a similar agreement, the t...

Major League Baseball

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"MLB" redirects here. For Minor League Baseball, see Minor League Baseball. For other uses, see MLB (disambiguation). Major League Baseball Current season, competition or edition: 2018 Major League Baseball season Sport Baseball Founded 1903 ; 115 years ago  ( 1903 ) [1] (National League, 1876) [2] (American League, 1901) [2] Commissioner Rob Manfred [3] No. of teams 30 [4] Countries United States (29 teams) Canada (1 team) Headquarters New York City, New York, United States Most recent champion(s) Houston Astros (1st title) Most titles New York Yankees (27 titles) [5] TV partner(s) United States: Fox/FS1 TBS ESPN/ESPN2 MLB Network Canada: Sportsnet RDS TVA Sports TSN/TSN2 MLB Network Official website mlb.com Major League Baseball ( MLB ) is a professional baseball organization, the oldest of the four major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada. A total of 30 teams play in the National League (NL) and American League (AL), with 15 teams in each league. ...