How Many Games Are In A Major League Baseball Season?

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Major League Baseball
- The American League
- The National League
The Length of the Season
How Many Games Are In A Major League Baseball Season?
The American League
The National League

How Many Games Are In A Major League Baseball Season?
This question is often asked by first-time viewers of baseball.
The answer is 162 games in a season.

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Major League Baseball

A Major League Baseball (MLB) season consists of 162 games for each of the 30 teams in the American League (AL) and National League (NL), played over approximately six months—a total of 2,430 games, plus the postseason. The season starts in late March or early April and ends in late September or early October.

The American League

The American League (AL) is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada. The AL consists of 15 teams, and they play a 162-game regular season. The AL Divisional Series is a best-of-five playoff that determines who will advance to the AL Championship Series. The winner of the AL Championship Series goes on to play in the World Series.

The National League

The National League of Major League Baseball is one of two leagues that make up baseball’s major league, the other being the American League.NL Major Leaguers play 162 games per season, which is eight games more than their American League counterparts.

The Length of the Season

A Major League Baseball season is 162 games long, which is broken down into a season that is roughly 26 weeks long. There are 30 teams in Major League Baseball, and each team plays every other team at least once during the season. In a typical week, each team will play around six games.

Spring training

MLB’s spring training is a bit different from other American sports. It’s much longer, for one. And because baseball is played every day during the regular season (excluding rainouts), there are no days off during spring training. Players report to their team’s training complex in late February or early March, and the first games are played a few weeks later.

The exhibition season starts in early April and runs through the end of April or the beginning of May—usually about 30 games. MLB teams usually play their spring training games against other MLB teams in their division or in close geographic proximity.

The regular season

The Major League Baseball regular season is 162 games long, which is played over a span of approximately six months from late March/early April to late September/early October. The All-Star Game is also held during this time in July.

The season is broken up into two halves, with the first half ending around the All-Star break in July and the second half beginning after the All-Star break. Each half represents 81 regular season games. At the end of each half, the team with the best record in their respective division (or league, if there is no divisional play) goes on to play in the postseason.

In order for a team to make it to the postseason, they must either win their division or have one of the best records in their league as a wild card team. The playoffs consist of the divisional series, League Championship Series, and finally, the World Series.

During spring training, which occurs before the regular season starts, teams play exhibition games against other professional teams in order to prepare for the upcoming season.

The postseason

Certain teams have qualified for the postseason by winning their division or by having the best record in their league. The American and National League Division Series (ALDS and NLDS) determine which teams from each league will advance to the League Championship Series (ALCS and NLCS). These series are best-of-five. The winners of the ALCS and NLCS advance to the World Series, which is a best-of-seven series.