This article is about the 2018 Major League Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see 2018 in baseball.
Sports season
2018 MLB season
League
Major League Baseball
Sport
Baseball
Duration
March 29 – October 28, 2018
Number of games
162
Number of teams
30
TV partner(s)
Fox/FS1, TBS, ESPN, MLB Network
Draft
Top draft pick
Casey Mize
Picked by
Detroit Tigers
Regular season
Season MVP
AL: Mookie Betts (BOS) NL: Christian Yelich (MIL)
Postseason
AL champions
Boston Red Sox
AL runners-up
Houston Astros
NL champions
Los Angeles Dodgers
NL runners-up
Milwaukee Brewers
World Series
Champions
Boston Red Sox
Runners-up
Los Angeles Dodgers
World Series MVP
Steve Pearce (BOS)
MLB seasons
← 2017
2019 →
The 2018 Major League Baseball season began on March 29. The regular season ended on October 1, extended a day for tiebreaker games to decide the winners of the National League Central and National League West. The postseason began on October 2. The World Series began on October 23, and ended on October 28 with the Boston Red Sox defeating the Los Angeles Dodgers in five games to win their ninth World Series championship.
The 89th Major League Baseball All-Star Game was held on July 17 at Nationals Park, the home of the Washington Nationals. The American League won, 8–6, in 10 innings.
This was also the last season for the August trade waivers.
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