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30 teams in AL, NL · 898 regular-season games · 2020-07-23 to 2020-09-27

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World Series champion

Los Angeles Dodgers

MVP

Jose Abreu AL
Freddie Freeman NL

Cy Young

Shane Bieber AL
Trevor Bauer NL

Rookie of the Year

Kyle Lewis AL
Devin Williams NL

Hall of Fame class of 2020

Derek Jeter, Larry Walker, Marvin Miller, Ted Simmons

Postseason

Round	Result	Games
Wild Card	Oakland Athletics 2–1 Chicago White Sox	3
Wild Card	New York Yankees 2–0 Cleveland Indians	2
Wild Card	Houston Astros 2–0 Minnesota Twins	2
Wild Card	Tampa Bay Rays 2–0 Toronto Blue Jays	2
Wild Card	Atlanta Braves 2–0 Cincinnati Reds	2
Wild Card	Miami Marlins 2–0 Chicago Cubs	2
Wild Card	Los Angeles Dodgers 2–0 Milwaukee Brewers	2
Wild Card	San Diego Padres 2–1 St. Louis Cardinals	3
Division Series	Houston Astros 3–1 Oakland Athletics	4
Division Series	Tampa Bay Rays 3–2 New York Yankees	5
Division Series	Atlanta Braves 3–0 Miami Marlins	3
Division Series	Los Angeles Dodgers 3–0 San Diego Padres	3
League Championship	Tampa Bay Rays 4–3 Houston Astros	7
League Championship	Los Angeles Dodgers 4–3 Atlanta Braves	7
World Series	Los Angeles Dodgers 4–2 Tampa Bay Rays	6

Standings

AL Central

#	Team	W	L	Pct	GB	RA	Manager
1	Minnesota Twins	36	24	.600	—	215	Rocco Baldelli	Division
2	Chicago White Sox	35	25	.583	1	246	Rich Renteria	Wild Card
2	Cleveland Indians	35	25	.583	1	209	Terry Francona, Sandy Alomar	Wild Card
4	Kansas City Royals	26	34	.433	10	272	Mike Matheny
5	Detroit Tigers	23	35	.397	12	318	Ron Gardenhire, Lloyd McClendon

AL East

#	Team	W	L	Pct	GB	RA	Manager
1	Tampa Bay Rays	40	20	.667	—	229	Kevin Cash	Pennant Division
2	New York Yankees	33	27	.550	7	270	Aaron Boone	Wild Card
3	Toronto Blue Jays	32	28	.533	8	312	Charlie Montoyo	Wild Card
4	Baltimore Orioles	25	35	.417	15	294	Brandon Hyde
5	Boston Red Sox	24	36	.400	16	351	Ron Roenicke

AL West

#	Team	W	L	Pct	GB	RA	Manager
1	Oakland Athletics	36	24	.600	—	232	Bob Melvin	Division
2	Houston Astros	29	31	.483	7	275	Dusty Baker	Wild Card
3	Seattle Mariners	27	33	.450	9	303	Scott Servais
4	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	26	34	.433	10	321	Joe Maddon
5	Texas Rangers	22	38	.367	14	312	Chris Woodward

NL Central

#	Team	W	L	Pct	GB	RA	Manager
1	Chicago Cubs	34	26	.567	—	240	David Ross	Division
2	Cincinnati Reds	31	29	.517	3	243	David Bell, Freddie Benavides	Wild Card
3	St. Louis Cardinals	30	28	.517	3	229	Mike Shildt	Wild Card
4	Milwaukee Brewers	29	31	.483	5	264	Craig Counsell	Wild Card
5	Pittsburgh Pirates	19	41	.317	15	298	Derek Shelton

NL East

#	Team	W	L	Pct	GB	RA	Manager
1	Atlanta Braves	35	25	.583	—	288	Brian Snitker	Division
2	Miami Marlins	31	29	.517	4	304	Don Mattingly	Wild Card
3	Philadelphia Phillies	28	32	.467	7	311	Joe Girardi
4	New York Mets	26	34	.433	9	308	Luis Rojas
4	Washington Nationals	26	34	.433	9	301	Dave Martinez

NL West

#	Team	W	L	Pct	GB	RA	Manager
1	Los Angeles Dodgers	43	17	.717	—	213	Dave Roberts	World Series Division
2	San Diego Padres	37	23	.617	6	241	Jayce Tingler	Wild Card
3	San Francisco Giants	29	31	.483	14	297	Gabe Kapler
4	Colorado Rockies	26	34	.433	17	353	Buddy Black
5	Arizona Diamondbacks	25	35	.417	18	295	Torey Lovullo

Leaders

AL

RBI

AVG

ERA

NL

RBI

AVG

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No-hitters

Lucas Giolito, Chicago White Sox vs. Pittsburgh Pirates, 2020-08-25
Alec Mills, Chicago Cubs vs. Milwaukee Brewers, 2020-09-13

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