What Baseball Teams Are In The Playoffs?
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The Major League Baseball playoffs are underway, and we’ve got all the info you need to know about which teams are in and how they’re doing. Stay up to date on all the action here!
American League
The Baltimore Orioles, Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Angels, and Oakland Athletics clinched playoff spots in the American League. The Orioles will face the Detroit Tigers in the first round of the playoffs.
Boston Red Sox
The Boston Red Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Boston, Massachusetts. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. The Red Sox have won nine World Series championships, tied for the third-most of any MLB team, and they have played in 13. Their most recent appearance and win was in 2018.
Cleveland Indians
The Cleveland Indians are an American professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio. The Indians compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central division. Since 1994, they have played at Progressive Field. The team’s spring training facility is at Goodyear Ballpark in Goodyear, Arizona. Since their establishment as a major league franchise in 1901, the Indians have won two World Series championships: in 1920 and 1948, along with 10 Central Division titles and six American League pennants.
Houston Astros
As of 2019, the Houston Astros are a professional baseball team based in Houston, Texas. The Astros compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) West division, having moved to the division in 2013 after spending their first 51 seasons in the National League (NL). The Astros have played their home games at Minute Maid Park since 2000.
New York Yankees
The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the Bronx, New York City. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. They are one of two major league clubs based in New York City, the other being the National League’s (NL) New York Mets. The Yankees began play in the 1901 season as the Baltimore Orioles (no relation to the Baltimore Orioles of today), moving to New York in 1903 and adopting the nickname Yankees. In 2019, they will open Yankee Stadium for its 20th season.
National League
The National League playoff teams are the Milwaukee Brewers, the Washington Nationals, the Los Angeles Dodgers, and the Atlanta Braves.
Arizona Diamondbacks
The Arizona Diamondbacks, often shortened as the D-backs, are an American professional baseball team based in Phoenix, Arizona. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division, and are one of two MLB teams in Arizona.
Chicago Cubs
The Chicago Cubs are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois. The Cubs compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Central division, where they are the defending World Series champions. The team plays its home games at Wrigley Field, located on the city’s North Side.
Los Angeles Dodgers
The Los Angeles Dodgers are a professional baseball team that plays in the National League (NL) of Major League Baseball (MLB). The Dodgers are one of the league’s eight charter franchises. They play their home games at Dodger Stadium, located in the Chavez Ravine area of Los Angeles.
Washington Nationals
The Washington Nationals are an American professional baseball team based in Washington, D.C. The Nationals compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) East division. From 2005 to 2007, the team played in RFK Stadium; since 2008 their home stadium has been Nationals Park on South Capitol Street in Southeast D.C., near the Anacostia River.
