| 1988 MLB season | |
|---|---|
| League | Major League Baseball |
| Sport | Baseball |
| Duration | April 4 – October 20, 1988 |
| Number of games | 162 |
| Number of teams | 26 |
| TV partner(s) | ABC, NBC |
| Draft | |
| Top draft pick | Andy Benes |
| Picked by | San Diego Padres |
| Regular season | |
| Season MVP | NL: Kirk Gibson (LA) AL: José Canseco (OAK) |
| Postseason | |
| AL champions | Oakland Athletics |
| AL runners-up | Boston Red Sox |
| NL champions | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| NL runners-up | New York Mets |
| World Series | |
| Champions | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| Runners-up | Oakland Athletics |
| World Series MVP | Orel Hershiser (LA) |
The 1988 Major League Baseball season ended with the underdog Los Angeles Dodgers shocking the Oakland Athletics, who had won 104 games during the regular season, in the World Series. The most memorable moment of the series came in Game 1, when injured Dodger Kirk Gibson hit a dramatic pinch-hit walk-off home run off Athletics closer Dennis Eckersley to win the game for Los Angeles. The Dodgers went on to win the Series in five games.
This would also be the final full season for Peter Ueberroth as MLB commissioner.