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1998 MLB Season Overview

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The 1998 season was marked by MLB’s expansion to 30 teams (16 in the NL, 14 in the AL), with two new teams–the Arizona Diamondbacks in the National League, and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the American League–added. To keep the leagues with even numbers of teams while allowing both leagues to have a new team, the Milwaukee Brewers were moved from the American League Central Division to the National League Central Division. The Detroit Tigers were shifted from...

The 1998 season was marked by MLB’s expansion to 30 teams (16 in the NL, 14 in the AL), with two new teams–the Arizona Diamondbacks in the National League, and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the American League–added. To keep the leagues with even numbers of teams while allowing

1998 MLB Champions

New York Yankees

defeated San Diego Padres

League Chairman Bud Selig

NL President Leonard Coleman

AL President Gene Budig

Union Director Donald Fehr

1998 MLB Draft

Pick Player Team

1 Pat Burrell 1B Phillies

2 Mark Mulder P Athletics

3 Corey Patterson OF Cubs

4 Jeff Austin P Royals

5 J.D. Drew OF Cardinals

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Davan S. Mani says:

April 17, 2020 at 11:36 pm

what a year. the competitiveness of the ABL really brought the NBA out of its duldrums.

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