2023 MLB season | |
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League | Major League Baseball |
Sport | Baseball |
Duration | March 30 – November 1, 2023 |
Number of games | 162 |
Number of teams | 30 |
TV partner(s) | Fox/FS1 TBS ESPN/ABC MLB Network |
Streaming partner(s) | MLB.tv Apple TV+ Peacock Max (Postseason only) |
Draft | |
Top draft pick | Paul Skenes |
Picked by | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Regular season | |
Season MVP | NL: Ronald Acuña Jr. (ATL) AL: Shohei Ohtani (LAA) |
Postseason | |
AL champions | Texas Rangers |
AL runners-up | Houston Astros |
NL champions | Arizona Diamondbacks |
NL runners-up | Philadelphia Phillies |
World Series | |
Champions | Texas Rangers |
Runners-up | Arizona Diamondbacks |
World Series MVP | Corey Seager (TEX) |
The 2023 Major League Baseball season (MLB) began on March 30.[1] The 93rd All-Star Game was played on July 11, hosted by the Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park in Seattle, Washington, with the National League winning, 3–2.[2] The regular season ended on October 1, and the postseason began on October 3, and ended with Game 5 of the World Series on November 1. This season saw the introduction of several rule changes: in an effort to create a quicker pace of play, a pitch clock was introduced along with other minor changes, while limits on defensive shifts and larger bases were also introduced.