Champions
Major League Baseball
Regular Season Champions
Postseason – September 30 to October 28
Higher seed had home field advantage during Division Series and League Championship Series. The National League champion has home field advantage during the World Series as a result of the NL victory in the All-Star Game.
Other Champions
Minor League Baseball
AAA
Championship: Columbus Clippers (Cleveland Indians) International League: Columbus Clippers (Cleveland Indians) Pacific Coast League: Omaha Storm Chasers (Kansas City Royals) Mexican League: Tigres de Quintana Roo AA Eastern League: New Hampshire Fisher Cats (Toronto Blue Jays) Southern League: Mobile BayBears (Arizona Diamondbacks) Texas League: San Antonio Missions (San Diego Padres) A California League: Lake Elsinore Storm (San Diego Padres) Carolina League: Frederick Keys (Baltimore Orioles) Florida State League: Daytona Cubs (Chicago Cubs) Midwest League: Quad Cities River Bandits (St. Louis Cardinals) South Atlantic League: Greensboro Grasshoppers (Florida Marlins) New York–Penn League: Staten Island Yankees (New York Yankees) Northwest League: Vancouver Canadians (Toronto Blue Jays) Rookie Appalachian League: Johnson City Cardinals (St. Louis Cardinals) Gulf Coast League: GCL Yankees (New York Yankees) Pioneer League: Great Falls Voyagers (Chicago White Sox) Arizona League: AZL Dodgers (Los Angeles Dodgers) Arizona Fall League: Salt River Rafters Independent baseball leagues American Association: Grand Prairie AirHogs Atlantic League: York Revolution CanAm League: Québec Capitales Frontier League: Joliet Slammers North American League: Edmonton Capitals Pecos League: Roswell Invaders Amateur College College World Series: South Carolina NCAA Division II: West Florida NCAA Division III: Marietta NAIA: Concordia (California) Little League World Series: Huntington Beach, California International National teams Baseball World Cup: Netherlands Pan American Games: Canada Southeast Asian Games: Philippines Pacific Games: Northern Mariana Islands International club team competitions Asia Series: Samsung Lions (Korea) Caribbean Series: Yaquis de Obregón (Mexico) European Champion Cup Final Four: San Marino Domestic leagues Australian Baseball League: Perth Heat China Baseball League: Tianjin Lions Cuban National Series: Pinar del Río Dominican League: Toros del Este France – Division Elite: Rouen Huskies Holland Series: Amsterdam Pirates Italian Baseball Series: San Marino Japan Series: Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Pacific League: Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Central League: Chunichi Dragons Korea Series: Samsung Lions Mexican League: Yaquis de Obregón Puerto Rican League: Criollos de Caguas Taiwan Series: Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions Venezuelan League: Caribes de Anzoátegui
Awards and honors
BBWAA awards
Baseball Hall of Fame honors
Three individuals were elected and subsequently inducted—players Roberto Alomar and Bert Blyleven by the Baseball Writers' Association of America, and executive Pat Gillick in voting by separate panel of the Veterans Committee. Bill Conlin received the J. G. Taylor Spink Award for excellence in writing. Roland Hemond received the Buck O'Neil Lifetime Achievement Award for excellence as a talent evaluator and in building winning teams. Dave Van Horne received the Ford C. Frick Award for excellence in broadcasting. MVP Award American League – Justin Verlander (DET) National League – Ryan Braun (MIL) Cy Young Award American League – Justin Verlander (DET) National League – Clayton Kershaw (LAD) Rookie of the Year American League – Jeremy Hellickson (TB) National League – Craig Kimbrel (ATL) Manager of the Year Award American League – Joe Maddon (TB) National League – Kirk Gibson (ARI) Silver Slugger Awards
