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| 2012 MLB season | |
|---|---|
| League | Major League Baseball |
| Sport | Baseball |
| Duration | March 28 – October 28, 2012 |
| Number of games | 162 |
| Number of teams | 30 |
| TV partner(s) | Fox, TBS, ESPN, MLB Network |
| Draft | |
| Top draft pick | Carlos Correa |
| Picked by | Houston Astros |
| Regular season | |
| Season MVP | AL: Miguel Cabrera (DET) NL: Buster Posey (SF) |
| Postseason | |
| AL champions | Detroit Tigers |
| AL runners-up | New York Yankees |
| NL champions | San Francisco Giants |
| NL runners-up | St. Louis Cardinals |
| World Series | |
| Champions | San Francisco Giants |
| Runners-up | Detroit Tigers |
| World Series MVP | Pablo Sandoval (SF) |
The 2012 Major League Baseball season began on April 5 because during the MLB Spring Training it was the first of a two-game series between the Seattle Mariners and the Oakland Athletics at the Tokyo Dome in Japan.[1] On November 22, 2011, a new contract between Major League Baseball and its players union was ratified, and as a result, an expanded playoff format adding two clubs would be adopted no later than 2013 according to the new Collective Bargaining Agreement.[2] The new format of the 2012 postseason to used the 1 game series of the Wild Card round of the format for the 2012 postseason only.[3] The restriction against divisional rivals playing against each other in the Division Series round that had existed in previous years was eliminated, as the Baltimore Orioles and New York Yankees squared off in one of the best-of-five LDS in the American League. On April 4, 2012, it was the last day of the MLB Spring Training and ended with the new Marlins Park, as the newly renamed Miami Marlins hosted the defending World Series champion St. Louis Cardinals. The regular season ended on Wednesday, October 3.[4] The entire master schedule was released on September 14, 2011.
The Major League Baseball postseason was expanded to include a second wild card team in each league beginning in the 2012 season.[3] The season marked the last for the Houston Astros as a member of the National League. Following the sale to new owner Jim Crane, the Astros agreed to move to the American League effective in the 2013 season, and would be assigned to the American League West, joining their in-state rivals, the Texas Rangers.[5]
The Major League Baseball All-Star Game's 83rd edition was held on July 10 at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, with the National League winning the All-Star Game for the third consecutive year in an 8–0 shutout of the American League.[6] With the win, the National League champion earned home field advantage for the World Series, which began on October 24 and ended on October 28 when the San Francisco Giants swept the Detroit Tigers. The Civil Rights Game was held on August 18 at Turner Field, as the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the host Atlanta Braves, 6–2.[7]
- ^ "Mariners, A's to open at Tokyo Dome". ESPN.com. Associated Press. September 29, 2011.
- ^ Bloom, Barry M. (November 22, 2011). "MLB, Union Announce Five-year Deal". MLB.com. Major League Baseball.
- ^ a b "MLB adopts expanded format for 2012 postseason". MLB.com. March 2, 2012. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
- ^ Capozzi, Joe (August 2, 2009). "Florida Marlins to open new ballpark with exhibition games against New York Yankees". The Palm Beach Post.
- ^ Bloom, Barry M. (November 17, 2011). "Astros sale to Crane, move to AL approved". Astros.MLB.com. Archived from the original on May 10, 2013. Retrieved November 19, 2011.
- ^ "Giant of a first inning sets tone for NL's rout". MLB.com. Retrieved July 11, 2012.
- ^ "Braves take on Dodgers in the 2012 Delta Civil Rights Game Saturday, August 18". MLB.com.com. July 19, 2012.