This article is about the 2016 Major League Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see 2016 in baseball.
Sports season
2016 MLB season
League
Major League Baseball
Sport
Baseball
Duration
April 3 – November 2, 2016
Number of games
162
Number of teams
30
TV partner(s)
Fox/FS1, TBS, ESPN, MLB Network
Draft
Top draft pick
Mickey Moniak
Picked by
Philadelphia Phillies
Regular season
Season MVP
AL: Mike Trout (LAA) NL: Kris Bryant (CHC)
Postseason
AL champions
Cleveland Indians
AL runners-up
Toronto Blue Jays
NL champions
Chicago Cubs
NL runners-up
Los Angeles Dodgers
World Series
Champions
Chicago Cubs
Runners-up
Cleveland Indians
World Series MVP
Ben Zobrist (CHC)
MLB seasons
← 2015
2017 →
The 2016 Major League Baseball season began on April 3, 2016, with a Sunday afternoon matchup between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Pirates, the two teams with the best regular-season records in 2015, at PNC Park in Pittsburgh. The regular season ended on Sunday, October 2, 2016, and the postseason on Wednesday, November 2, 2016, with the Chicago Cubs coming back from a three games to one deficit to defeat the Cleveland Indians in the World Series and win their first championship since 1908.
The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim shortened their name to its original Los Angeles Angels.
The Major League Baseball All-Star Game's 87th edition was played on July 12 at Petco Park in San Diego, California, home of the San Diego Padres. The American League was awarded home-field advantage in the World Series by winning the game 4–2.
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