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2010 MLB season | |
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League | Major League Baseball |
Sport | Baseball |
Duration | April 4 – November 1, 2010 |
Number of games | 162 |
Number of teams | 30 |
TV partner(s) | Fox, TBS, ESPN, MLB Network |
Draft | |
Top draft pick | Bryce Harper |
Picked by | Washington Nationals |
Regular season | |
Season MVP | NL: Joey Votto (CIN) AL: Josh Hamilton (TEX) |
Postseason | |
AL champions | Texas Rangers |
AL runners-up | New York Yankees |
NL champions | San Francisco Giants |
NL runners-up | Philadelphia Phillies |
World Series | |
Champions | San Francisco Giants |
Runners-up | Texas Rangers |
World Series MVP | Édgar Rentería (SF) |
The 2010 Major League Baseball season began April 4, with the regular season ending on October 3. The 2010 All-Star Game was played on July 13 at Angel Stadium of Anaheim in Anaheim, California. The National League ended a 13-game winless streak with a 3–1 victory. Due to this result, the World Series began October 27 in the city of the National League Champion, the San Francisco Giants, and ended November 1 when the Giants defeated the American League Champion Texas Rangers, four games to one.