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MLB games are one of the most sought after baseball games since the sport rose to fame in the 1920s. It is in America that baseball truly originated. It was Abner Doubleday who was said to be the one who invented modern baseball, but there is no actual proof to that. Baseball is called The National Pastime by New York Mercury Newspaper way back 1856. It was in 1903 that the Major League Baseball was born.
Today, it has a total of 30 teams, with 29 playing in the US and 1 in Canada. The league's 2014 season is set to open on March 22. It will be in Sydney, Australia while the North American section will begin on March 30 until September 28. Baseball fans are also looking forward to the All Star Games set on July at the home base of the Minnesota Twins. The winner will earn home-field advantage on the World Series, which has been the case since 2003.
Major League Baseball is made more colorful by its popular teams. The New York Yankees boast the legends of the league, from Babe Ruth, Mickey Mantle to Roger Maris, as well as Joe Dimaggio and Lou Gehrig. The Red Sox is the first to win the World Series and gave birth to Smokey Joe Wood, Tris Speaker and Bill Buckner. The Cardinals take pride in bringing players such as Branch Rickey, Chris von derAhe, Lou Brock and Bob Gibson. Who can forget Dodgers' Jackie Robinson, Walter O'Malley, Don Drysdale and Sandy Koufax? The Giants include Christy Matthewson, Roger Bresnahan and Jon McGraw.
The current MLB star players from the American League are Miguel Cabrera, Mike Trout, Robinson Cano, Chris Davis and Jose Bautista, to name a few. On the National League, you can hear the names of Brandon Phillips, Carlos Beltran and Joey Votto.
MLB games can be watched on major sports networks, and even online; but nothing compares to watching it live and seeing the real action. The game schedules can be seen over the web and many fans are already excited to watch their favorite teams in action. The All Star Games are also much awaited. It was also announced that there are a few rule changes this season, particularly expanding review process of videos and all clubs have approved new set of rules. Players are challenged to play double their efforts, which will in turn draw more excitement from the crowd.
