2016 Major League Baseball season

2016 MLB season
2016 MLB season
League	Major League Baseball
Sport	Baseball
Duration	April 3 – November 2, 2016
Number of games	162
Number of teams	30
TV partner(s)	Fox/FS1, TBS, ESPN, MLB Network
Draft
Top draft pick	Mickey Moniak
Picked by	Philadelphia Phillies
Regular season
Season MVP	AL: Mike Trout (LAA) ; NL: Kris Bryant (CHC)
Postseason
AL champions	Cleveland Indians
AL runners-up	Toronto Blue Jays
NL champions	Chicago Cubs
NL runners-up	Los Angeles Dodgers
World Series
Champions	Chicago Cubs
Runners-up	Cleveland Indians
World Series MVP	Ben Zobrist (CHC)
MLB seasons
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The 2016 Major League Baseball season began on April 3, 2016, with a Sunday afternoon matchup between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Pirates, the two teams with the best regular-season records in 2015, at PNC Park in Pittsburgh. The regular season ended on Sunday, October 2, 2016, and the postseason on Wednesday, November 2, 2016, with the Chicago Cubs coming back from a three games to one deficit to defeat the Cleveland Indians in the World Series and win their first championship since 1908.

The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim shortened their name to its original Los Angeles Angels.

The Major League Baseball All-Star Game's 87th edition was played on July 12 at Petco Park in San Diego, California, home of the San Diego Padres. The American League was awarded home-field advantage in the World Series by winning the game 4–2.