2014 Major League Baseball season

This article is about the 2014 Major League Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see 2014 in baseball.
2014 MLB season
LeagueMajor League Baseball
SportBaseball
DurationMarch 22 – October 29, 2014
Number of games162
Number of teams30
TV partner(s)Fox/FS1, TBS, ESPN, MLB Network
Draft
Top draft pickBrady Aiken
Picked byHouston Astros
Regular season
Season MVPAL: Mike Trout (LAA)
NL: Clayton Kershaw (LAD)
Postseason
AL championsKansas City Royals
  AL runners-upBaltimore Orioles
NL championsSan Francisco Giants
  NL runners-upSt. Louis Cardinals
World Series
ChampionsSan Francisco Giants
  Runners-upKansas City Royals
World Series MVPMadison Bumgarner (SF)
MLB seasons
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Locations of AL teams for the 2013–2019 MLB seasons
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Locations of NL teams for the 2013–2016 MLB seasons
West   Central   East

The 2014 Major League Baseball season began on March 22 at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney, Australia, between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Arizona Diamondbacks.[1] The North American part of the season started on March 30 and ended on September 28.

The Major League Baseball All-Star Game's 85th edition was held on July 14 at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota, home of the Minnesota Twins. The American League (AL) beat the National League (NL) 5–3. With the win, the AL champion earned home-field advantage during the World Series.

This year the Houston Astros hosted the Civil Rights Game on May 30 at Minute Maid Park. They played host to the Baltimore Orioles.[2]

This was also the final season of Bud Selig as the Commissioner of Baseball. Selig served as the Executive Council Chairman from 1992 to 1998, acting as the commissioner, and then was appointed as the official commissioner in 1998.[3] On August 14, 2014, the franchise owners selected Rob Manfred to become the new Commissioner, starting in 2015.[4]

  1. ^ "MLB Schedule". MLB.com. Retrieved November 11, 2013.
  2. ^ "Houston Astros to host 2014 Civil Rights Game". MLB.com. November 19, 2013. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  3. ^ "MLB Commissioner Bud Selig to formally announce retirement". BaltimoreNewsJournal.com. September 26, 2013. Archived from the original on September 28, 2013.
  4. ^ Hagen, Paul (August 14, 2014). "Manfred to succeed Selig as next Commissioner". MLB.com. Retrieved June 14, 2020.