A Regular MLB season starts this Tuesday (18/03) with the game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Chicago Cubs in games that will be held in Tokyo, in Japan.
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The series brings to the Asian country some of the great stars in the country that now play in the United States League: the pitcher and counters Shohei Ohtani, Dodgers, and the throwing Shota Imanagatwo cubs.
It brings a guide to the new MLB season with the main players, favorites to the title, where to watch the games and more.
When does the MLB season start?
Os two first games of the regular season, between Dodgers and Cubs, will be on March 18 and 19, In Tokyo, Japan, in a special series held by MLB.
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O Called “Opening Day”, however, with virtually all games being played, will be on March 27. The only teams that will not play on the date will be the Bay Rays ramp and Colorado Rockies, which will play on the 28th.
Not total, Each will play 162 matches in the regular season, which will go until September 28, 2025when playoffs start to define who will be the World Series champion.
A season is composed of series. A team faces the same opponent on days in a row before changing their opponents. Each series is composed of Two to four consecutive games. They are 13 games against each of the division opponents, six or seven games against the other ten teams of the conference, Four duels against a geographical rival from the other conference, and Three duels against the other 14 teams of the other conference.
What are MLB’s conferences and divisions?
American League – Conference
AL EAST – Division
- New York Yankees
- Baltimore Orioles
- Boston Red Sox
- Tampa Bay Rays
- Toronto Blue Jays
AL CENTRO – DIVISION
- Cleveland Guardians
- Kansas City Royals
- Detroit Tigers
- Minnesota Twins
- Chicago White Sox
AL West
- Houston Astros
- Seattle Mariners
- Texas Rangers
- Oakland Athletics
- Los Angeles Angels
National League – Conference
NL East – Division
- Philadelphia Phillies
- Atlanta Braves
- New York Mets
- Washington Nationals
- Miami Marlins
NL Central – Division
- Milwaukee Brewers
- Chicago Cubs
- St. Louis Cardinals
- Cincinnati Reds
- Pittsburgh Pirates
NL WEST – Division
- Los Angeles Dodgers
- San Diego Padres
- Arizona Diamondbacks
- San Francisco Giants
- Colorado Rockies
What are the main players of the MLB season?
Shohei Ohtani – Los Angeles Dodgers
Los Angeles Dodgers’ throwing and rebate is one of the rare players in the history of MLB to be a threat on both sides of the field. The 30 -year -old has three MVP awards in six seasons in the League – arrived in 2018 to defend the Los Angeles Angels before going to the Dodgers. Although it has not thrown last season because of physical problems, the player must be ready to, besides being deadly in the rebounds, also cause a series of strikeouts.
Emmanuel Clase – Cleveland Guardians throwing
Clase had UME was 0.61 last season and was elected the best closer throwing in a survey conducted among MLB athletes. The 26 -year -old Dominican player saved 47 matches last season, 13 more than second place.
Aaron Judge – rebatedor do New York Yankees
Aaron Judge led MLB in a series of statistics in the 2024 season: had 10.8 WAR, with offensive 11.7 War, 0.701 in slugging and oops of 1,159. Although it has not shown the same performance in playoffs, the player is a threat to all pitches, as he had a total of 59 home, 144 rbis and 133 walks in 2024.
Bobby Witt Jr. – rebatedor do Kansas City Royals
Bobby Witt Jr, 24, from Royals, had a magic season. The athlete had the second best WAR of the League, being the player with the most rebound in the season, painting among the first places in multiple offensive categories.
Jarren Duran – rebatedor do Boston Red Sox
The leader in pairs and triples last season, as well as being the player who had the most with the stick in hand in 2025. He is the only one to appear in the top 10 of both offensive and defensive war. Duran, 28, was chosen for All-Star for the first time last season and expects to keep the pace in 2025.
Juan Soto – rebatedor do New York Mets
Juan Soto was at the top 10 of almost all MLB offensive categories in 2024. The athlete was the fourth with the most home and one of the most rbis in the league. The player has left Yankees and will now defend Mets, also in New York.
Gunnar Henderson – rebatedor do Baltimore Orioles
One of the highest War players was the sixth with the most scored the most races of the season, the fifth to arrive more often on the basis and the eighth in chances in the bat, as well as appearing at the top 10 athletes in 2024. Henderson, just 23, expects to keep the pace after his first MVP season.
Ronald Acuña Jr. – Atlanta Braves Reporter
The 2023 season MVP suffered a serious injury in 2024 and was left out of most of the season. Although there is always a question of question about which physical condition the athlete will return to active, Aceña lives high expectation for the 2025 season.
Luis Arráez – Rebatter do San Diego Padres
Luis Aráez was the athlete with the most simple hits of the season, a major acquisition of the priests after leaving Miami Marlins during the last season. Now 100% integrated into the cast of San Diego’s team, should become one of the club’s big names alongside Fernando Tatís Jr, Luis Campusano, Manny Machado and Cia.
TARIK SKUBAL – Room of Detroit Tigers
The player with more strikeouts in 2024, who had the best wins of the season and who had more wins in total, with 18. Skubal had the best war between the throws and the smallest was among the holders, totaling only 2.39, with a large advantage for the second place, Blanco, from Houston Astros, which had 2.80. The purposes of comparison, the difference between Skubal and Blanco was the same between the second and the ninth ranking of the ranking.
What are the favorites of the MLB title?
Los Angeles Dodgers
The Dodgers set up a “Dream Team” for last season and got the MLB title. The team arrives as the big favorite to win again in 2025 as they maintained the base that won the title in 2024. The team has some of the biggest names in baseball today, such as Mookie Betts and Shoi Ohtani.
Atlanta Braves
The Braves, which last season disappointed, being eliminated by the San Diego Padres in the Wild Cards, seek to recover the strength for the 2025 season. The team has players such as Ronald Acuña Jr, which hopes to return 100% of the injury suffered last season, as well as Marcell Ozuna, Ozzie Albies and the new reinforcement Jurkson Prof, which was all-scar in 2024.
New York Yankees
The team, which has a spectacular rebate body, reached the final in MLB season 2024, but lost the decision to Los Angeles Dodgers. Despite having lost Soto to the METS, the team was reinforced with some important names, such as the rebate Cody Bellinger and the throwing Max Fried.
New York Mets
The METS qualified in the sixth and last place of the National League for the 2024 playoffs, but reached the final of the conference, when they lost to the Dodgers 4-2. The team, which already had strong names in the rebate, adds with Juan Soto, hired at the free agency after the athlete left the Yankees. New York’s “poor cousins” seek to overcome the victorious Yankees to win the World Series.
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Where to watch MLB in Brazil?
MLB games have ESPN transmission (closed TV), Disney+ (streaming). AppleTV (streaming) and with MLB TV (streaming).
Which teams were most often MLB champions?
Disputed since 1903, the World Series, as the MLB final is known, had 25 Different Championswith the New York Yankees being the greatest champion, with 27 titles. The second place is the St. Louis Cardinals, com 11 achievements. THE Oakland Athletics and the Boston Red Sox complete the top 3, with 9 Trophies.
Of the 30 league teams, only five were never champions: San Diego Padres, Tampa Bay Rays, Milwaukee Brewers, Colorado Rockies e Seattle Mariners, Since only Mariners never came to a World Series in history.
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MLB Champions more often teams
- New York Yankees – 27 titles
- St. Louis Cardinals – 11 Títulos
- Oakland Athletics – 9 Títulos
- Boston Red Sox – 9 titles
- Los Angeles Dodgers – 8 titles
- San Francisco Giants – 8 titles
- Cincinnati Reds – 5 títulos
- Pittsburgh Pirates – 5 titles
- Detroit Tigers – 4 titles
- Atlanta Braves – 4 titles
- CUBS HOAD – 3 TITLES
- Baltimore Orioles – 3 titles
- Minnesota Twins – 3 Títulos
- Chicago White Sox – 3 titles
- Philadelphia Phillies – 2 Títulos
- Cleveland Guards – 2 titles
- New York Mets – 2 titles
- Houston Astros – 2 titles
- Kansas City Royals – 2 Títulos
- Toronto Blue Jays – 2 titles
- Miami Marlins – 2 titles
- Texas Rangers – 1 tiet
- Arizona Diamondbacks – 1 tiet
- Los Angeles Angels – 1 Title
- Washington Nationals – 1 Title
- San Diego Padres – 0 Title
- Tampa Bay Rays – 0 Título
- Milwaukee Brewers – 0 títlo
- Colorado Rockies – 0 Title
- Seattle Marers – 0 tini
