Baseball Teams

Baseball teams are organized under two leagues as MLB teams. Major League Baseball is a trademarked organization that determines all the operational rules and the organizational structure of baseball.

The two MLB leagues are the National League and the American League. The leagues play under the Major League Constitution. There are 30 Major League baseball teams of which 14 are in the American League and 16 are in the National League.

The Major League teams each have unique names and trademarked MLB team logos. The Major League baseball organization maintains all official Major League baseball team records. Every year 2,430 regular season baseball games are played.

The MLB team list of Major League baseball team names is as follows.

American League

• Baltimore Orioles
  
• Boston Red Sox
  
• Chicago White Sox
  
• Cleveland Indians
  
• Detroit Tigers
  
• Kansas City Royals
  
• Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
  
• Minnesota Twins
  
• New York Yankees
  
• Oakland Athletics
  
• Seattle Mariners
  
• Tampa Bay Devil Rays
  
• Texas Rangers
  
• Toronto Blue Jays
  

National League

• Arizona Diamondbacks
  
• Atlanta Braves
  
• Chicago Cubs
  
• Cincinnati Reds
  
• Colorado Rockies
  
• Florida Marlins
  
• Houston Astros
  
• Los Angeles Dodgers
  
• Milwaukee Brewers
  
• New York Mets
  
• Philadelphia Phillies
  
• Pittsburgh Pirates
  
• San Diego Padres
  
• San Francisco Giants
  
• St. Louis Cardinals
  
• Washington Nationals
  

The MLB team list includes name changes when teams move from one city to another. The Atlanta Braves used to be the Milwaukee Braves for example. But many Major League team names have not changed for decades.

If you are interested in learning more about the MLB team names, you can find team histories online. Understanding how the teams chose their names makes the logos and traditions more meaningful.

The MLB team records are maintained on the official MLB website. You can read a lot of information about teams of interest including the astronomical payroll for Major League baseball teams and individual MLB team salaries.

Despite the high MLB team payrolls that make some fans wonder if they are getting too high, the popularity of MLB themed items continues to grow. You can purchase MLB logo desktop wallpaper, MLB team clothing or MLB team apparel, MLB team caps and visors, and many other practical and fun items.

Finding what are all the MLB teams is easy when you do your research online. Major League baseball is tightly controlled, but that doesn't stop fans from enjoying the game wearing logo apparel. So put on your favorite team hat and t-shirt and head for the stadium.

You can almost hear the crack of the bat already!