2019 Major League Baseball season

This article is about the 2019 Major League Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see 2019 in baseball.
2019 MLB season
LeagueMajor League Baseball
SportBaseball
DurationMarch 20 – October 30, 2019
Number of games162
Number of teams30
TV partner(s)Fox/FS1, TBS, ESPN, MLB Network
Draft
Top draft pickAdley Rutschman
Picked byBaltimore Orioles
Regular season
Season MVPAL: Mike Trout (LAA)
NL: Cody Bellinger (LAD)
Postseason
AL championsHouston Astros
  AL runners-upNew York Yankees
NL championsWashington Nationals
  NL runners-upSt. Louis Cardinals
World Series
ChampionsWashington Nationals
  Runners-upHouston Astros
World Series MVPStephen Strasburg (WSH)
MLB seasons
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Locations of AL teams for the 2013–2019 MLB seasons
West   Central   East
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Locations of NL teams for the 2017–present MLB seasons
West   Central   East

The 2019 Major League Baseball season began on March 20, while the regular season ended on September 29. It was the 150th anniversary of professional baseball, dating back to the 1869 foundation of the Cincinnati Red Stockings. The postseason began on October 1. The World Series began October 22 and ended October 30 with the Washington Nationals defeating the Houston Astros in seven games to win their first World Series championship. The entire schedule was released on August 22, 2018.[1]

The 90th Major League Baseball All-Star Game was held on July 9 at Progressive Field, home of the Cleveland Guardians. The American League won, 4–3, for its seventh straight victory.[2]

This was the final season when anyone on the 40-man expanded roster could be used in games from September 1 through the end of the regular season (so-called September call-ups).

  1. ^ Calcaterra, Craig (August 22, 2018). "MLB releases 2019 schedule".
  2. ^ "American League wins its seventh straight MLB All-Star Game". sports.yahoo.com. July 10, 2019.