What Teams Are In The Baseball Playoffs?
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baseball playoffs are here! check out which teams are in and what their records are.
American League
In the American League, the Cleveland Indians, Houston Astros, and Boston Red Sox have clinched playoff spots. The Indians have clinched the American League Central, while the Astros have clinched the American League West. The Red Sox have clinched the American League East.
Houston Astros
The Houston Astros are an American 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.
Cleveland Indians
Cleveland Indians: The Cleveland Indians are an American professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio. The Indians compete in Major League Baseball as a member club of the American League Central division.
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.
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 is the National League (NL)’s New York Mets. The Yankees began play in 1901 as an expansion team called the Baltimore Orioles (no relationship to the modern Baltimore Orioles). In 1903, Frank Farrell and Bill Devery purchased the franchise after it ceased operations and moved it to New York City, renaming the club the New York Highlanders. The Highlanders were officially renamed as the “Yankees” in 1913.
National League
The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, also known as the National League (NL), is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada, and the older of the three major professional baseball leagues in North America. Founded on February 2, 1876, to replace the National Association of Base Ball Players (NABBP) of 1871–1875, the NL is sometimes called the Senior Circuit, in contrast to MLB’s other league, the American League, which was founded 25 years later.
Los Angeles Dodgers
The Los Angeles Dodgers are a professional baseball team based in Los Angeles, California. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. Established in 1883 in Brooklyn, New York, the team relocated to Los Angeles before the 1958 season. They played four seasons at Dodger Stadium before moving to their current home of Chavez Ravine in 1962.
Washington Nationals
The Washington Nationals are a professional baseball team based in Washington, D.C. They are members of the National League East Division in Major League Baseball. From 2005 to 2007, the team played its home games at RFK Stadium, located in related to the Anacostia River on the southeast side of D.C.; since 2008 their home stadium has been Nationals Park, located on South Capitol Street near the Navy Yard in Southeast D.C.
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.
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. The team plays its home games at Chase Field, formerly known as Bank One Ballpark.
