MLB to Know: Essential Facts of the Game, Top Players, History & Analysis

Before entering the world of betting, don’t lose sight of the most relevant of the US Baseball Season with MyBookie, check out the most interesting MLB Major League Baseball for the true baseball fans.

Learn more about this prestigious baseball league in the United States, the best players who have been the historical base of the MLB and who played there.

The Complete Guide to Major League Baseball: History, Rules, and All-Time Greats

By the other side, if you are one of the fans that are just starting in the sport, check out the information we have for you, standings, conferences, divisions and everything you need to start with your betting plans for the season, no matter what stage you are at.

MLB Top Players of the Old School

Babe Ruth

• Nickname: The Bambino
• Born: 2/06/1895, Baltimore, MD
• Teams:
  Boston Red Sox (1914-19)
  New York Yankees (1920-34)
  Boston Braves (1935)
• Debut: 7/11/1914
• Hall of Fame: 1936
• Last Game: 8/16/1948
• Home Runs: 714

Records
World Series Championship
1915	Boston Red Sox	AL
1916	Boston Red Sox	AL
1918	Boston Red Sox	AL
1923	New York Yankees	AL
1927	New York Yankees	AL
1928	New York Yankees	AL
1932	New York Yankees	AL
The American League Award
1923	New York Yankees	AL

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Willie Mays

• Nickname: Say Hey
• Born: 5/06/1931, Westfield, AL
• Teams:
  New York Giants (1951-57)
  San Francisco Giants (1958-72)
  New York Mets (1972-73)
• Debut: 5/25/1951
• Hall of Fame: 1979
• Last Game: 9/9/1973
• Home Runs: 660

Records
World Series Championship
1954	New York Giants	NL
Jackie Robinson, NL Rookie of the Year
1951	New York Giants	NL
NL MVP
1954	New York Giants	NL
1965	San Francisco Giants	NL
AP Male Athlete of the Year
1954	New York Giants	NL
Rawlings MLB Gold Glove
1957	New York Giants	NL

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Ty Cobb

• Nickname: The Georgia Peach
• Born: 12/18/1886, Narrows, GA
• Teams:
  Detroit Tigers (1905–1926)
  Philadelphia Athletics (1927–1928)
• Debut: 8/30/1905
• Hall of Fame: 1936
• Last Game: 9/11/1928
• Home Runs: 117

Records
The Chalmers Award (AL)
1911	Detroit Tigers	AL

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Mickey Mantle

• Nickname: The Commerce Comet
• Born: 10/20/1931, Spavinaw, OK
• Teams:
  New York Yankees (1951–1968)
• Debut: 4/17/1951
• Hall of Fame: 1974
• Last Game: 9/28/1968
• Home Runs: 536

Records
World Series Championship
1951	New York Yankees	AL
1952	New York Yankees	AL
1953	New York Yankees	AL
1956	New York Yankees	AL
1958	New York Yankees	AL
1961	New York Yankees	AL
1962	New York Yankees	AL
AL MVP
1956	New York Yankees	AL
1957	New York Yankees	AL
1962	New York Yankees	AL
AP Male Athlete of the Year
1956	New York Yankees	AL
Rawlings AL Gold Glove
1962	New York Yankees	AL
The Hutch Award
1965	New York Yankees	AL

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Cy Young

• Nickname: Cyclone
• Born: 3/29/1867, Gilmore, OH
• Teams:
  Cleveland Spiders (1890-1898)
  St. Louis Perfectos (1899-1900)
  Boston American/Red Sox (1901-1908)
  Cleveland Naps (1909-1911)
  Boston Rustlers (1911)
• Debut: 8/06/1890
• Hall of Fame: 1937
• Last Game: 6/10/1911
• Wins: 511

Records
World Series Championship
1903	Boston Americans	AL

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Joe DiMaggio

• Nickname: Joltin’ Joe
• Born: 11/25/1914, Martinez, CA
• Teams:
  New York Yankees (1936–1942, 1946–1951)
• Debut: 5/03/1936
• Hall of Fame: 1955
• Last Game: 9/30/1951
• Home Runs: 361

Records
World Series Championship
1936	New York Yankees	AL
1937	New York Yankees	AL
1938	New York Yankees	AL
1939	New York Yankees	AL
1941	New York Yankees	AL
1947	New York Yankees	AL
1949	New York Yankees	AL
1950	New York Yankees	AL
1951	New York Yankees	AL
AL MVP
1939	New York Yankees	AL
1941	New York Yankees	AL
1947	New York Yankees	AL

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Jackie Robinson

• Nickname: Dark Destroyer
• Born: 1/31/1919, Cairo, GA
• Teams:
  Kansas City Monarchs (1945)
  Brooklyn Dodgers (1947–1956)
• Debut: 4/15/1947
• Hall of Fame: 1962
• Last Game: 9/30/1956
• Home Runs: 141

Records
World Series Championship
1955	Brooklyn Dodgers	NL
MLB Rookie of the Year
1947	Brooklyn Dodgers	NL
NL MVP
1949	Brooklyn Dodgers	NL

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Rogers Hornsby

• Nickname: Rajah
• Born: 4/27/1896, Winters, TX
• Teams:
  St. Louis Cardinals (1915–1926, 1933)
  New York Giants (1927)
  Boston Braves (1928)
  Chicago Cubs (1929–1932)
  Baltimore Orioles (1933–1937)
• Debut: 9/10/1915
• Hall of Fame: 1942
• Last Game: 7/20/1937
• Home Runs: 301

Records
World Series Championship
926	St. Louis Cardinals	NL
The National League Award
1925	St. Louis Cardinals	NL
1929	Chicago Cubs	NL

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Stan Musial

• Nickname: The Man
• Born: 11/21/1920, Donora, PA
• Teams:
  St. Louis Cardinals (1941-1963)
• Debut: 9/17/1941
• Hall of Fame: 1969
• Last Game: 9/29/1963
• Home Runs: 475

Records
World Series Championship
1942	St. Louis Cardinals	NL
1944	St. Louis Cardinals	NL
1946	St. Louis Cardinals	NL
NL MVP
1943	St. Louis Cardinals	NL
1946	St. Louis Cardinals	NL
1948	St. Louis Cardinals	NL
Lou Gehrig Award
1957	St. Louis Cardinals	NL
SI’s Sportsman of the Year
1957	St. Louis Cardinals	NL
NL Player of the Month
05/1958	St. Louis Cardinals	NL

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Ted Williams

• Nickname: Splendid Splinter
• Born: 8/30/1918, San Diego, CA
• Teams:
  Boston Red Sox (1939-1942, 1946-1960)
• Debut: 4/20/1939
• Hall of Fame: 1966
• Last Game: 9/28/1960
• Home Runs: 521

Records
Thomas A. Yawkey Red Sox MVP
1941	Boston Red Sox	AL
1946	Boston Red Sox	AL
1949	Boston Red Sox	AL
1955	Boston Red Sox	AL
AL MVP
1946	Boston Red Sox	AL
1949	Boston Red Sox	AL
AP Male Athlete of the Year
1957	Boston Red Sox	AL

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Hank Aaron

• Nickname: Hammerin’ Hank
• Born: 2/05/1934, Mobile, AL
• Teams:
  Indianapolis Clowns (1952)
  Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves (1954-1974)
  Milwaukee Brewers (1975-1976)
• Debut: 4/13/1954
• Hall of Fame: 1982
• Last Game: 3/10/1976
• Home Runs: 755

Records
World Series Championship
1957	Milwaukee Braves	NL
NL MVP
1957	Milwaukee Braves	NL

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Not so far away, let’s see the Top 5 Outstanding Players that made the Game Great until our present days

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  Alex Rodriguez

  The New York native had 696 career home runs, 2,086 RBIs and a .296 batting average. Teams: Mariners, Rangers and Yankees. He is the youngest player to hit 500 homeruns, breaking the record set by Jimmie Foxx in 1939.

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  Barry Bonds

  The left-handed batter managed to connect 762 runs, 1,996 RBIs and a batting average of .298. Teams: Pirates and Giants. He holds the record for home runs in a single season, with 73 in 2001..

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  Pedro Martinez

  The Dominican was the first right-handed pitcher to reach 300 strikeouts with an ERA below 2.00 since Walter Johnson in 1912. He had 219 wins, 100 losses and 3,154 strikeouts.

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  Roger Clemens

  “Rocket” won seven Cy Young awards during his career, more than any other pitcher in history. His statistics are 354 games won, 184 lost and 4,619 strikeouts.

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  Greg Maddux

  He is among the 22 pitchers to have achieved 300 wins during his professional career, also, the first baseball player to receive more than 100 million dollars during his career. He has 355 wins, 227 losses and 3,371 strikeouts.

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  Justin Verlander

  “JV” aun sigue activo con los Astros, hasta el momento tiene 260 ganes, 143 perdidas y 3,013 ponches. He was named Cy Young Award winner by unanimous vote, becoming the first AL pitcher since Johan Santana in 2006 to win the award in that manner.

Interesting MLB Facts You Must Know About the Game

MLB Standings

The positions of the teams in the standings is like an x-ray of each team’s performance during the regular season.

In general, many fans view it daily to make future plans for their bets in the American League, National League and World Series.

Here are the standings of the MLB Teams for the 2024 Season:

MLB History

As claimed by Major League Baseball, the sport in the United States began its first steps with the National League in 1876.

According to MLB’s official historian, John Thorn, the first race in history took place in a game between the Boston Red Stockings (Braves) and the Philadelphia Athletics on April 22, 1876.

Catcher Tim McGinley of the Red Stockings scored that first run.

This great sport was established in 1860, thanks to the soldiers who played it during the Civil War. This sport has had different circumstances that have transformed it into what we know today.

Here are some important details about the evolution of the game:

• 1876: The National League is created.
• 1900-1919: This stage is known as the “dead ball” for different reasons, one of them was the poor scoring in the games, dominated by the pitchers of those years. It also refers to the way baseballs were made, since their thread and conditions affected their travel because they had the necessary attributes that today’s balls have.
• 1901: The American League is born.
• 1903: Both conferences have a cooperative agreement, with MLB being the oldest professional sports league in the world..
• 1903: Championship Series and World Series to be played for the first time.
• 1920: National Commission replaced by powerful Baseball Commissioner.
• 1920: The Negro leagues were created for baseball organizations to introduce African-American players to the United States..
• 1920-1930: Popularity increases due to several factors, among them, the Yankees and Babe Ruth, who was a star capable of breaking his own record of 29 home runs, and of course the Great Depression, making teams innovative in their attempts to survive, creating night games, broadcasting games live on the radio and launching promotions such as free admission for women..
• 1940: Thanks to Branch Rickey, president and general manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers, the sport’s exclusivity to white people was broken due to his efforts to introduce a black baseball player, getting Jackie Robinson drafted..
• 1939-1945: During World War II, more than 500 men went to war, leaving the MLB with a shortage of players..
• 1942: In this year, Kenesaw Mountain Landis, Commissioner of Baseball, wrote to President Roosevelt asking for the continuation of baseball during the war. Roosevelt replied: “I sincerely believe it would be better for the country to keep baseball. There will be fewer people unemployed and everyone will be working longer hours and harder than ever before. And that means they should have the opportunity to have fun and be distracted from work even more than before.”
  The war interrupted the careers of stars such as Stan Musial, Bob Feller, Ted Williams and Joe DiMaggio, but baseball clubs continued to field teams.
• 1946: Jackie Robinson is officially introduced as the first black player in MLB, joining the Montreal Royals on a $600 per month contract..
• 1952: The participation of women is prohibited by MLB..
• 1960’s: The American League and National League add eight clubs, including the first non-U.S. team, the Montreal Expos..
• 1969-1993: Each league consisted of an East Division and a West Division..
• 1992: The ban on women’s participation in the game is lifted, but to date, there have been no female players in the MLB..
• 1994: The Central Division is born.
• 1996: Until this year, the two leagues met on the field only during the World Series and the All-Star Game..
• 1997: The All-Star Game is implemented.
• 2000: Both conferences merge into a single organization, headed by Major League Baseball’s Executive Director or Commissioner of Baseball..
• 2020: Hawk-Eye is used in MLB to assess the accuracy of pitches, hits, players and skills that are prone to analysis in order to improve each team’s statistics.
• 2023: Oakland Athletics relocation to Las Vegas approved.
• 2024: The expansion of teams in the league has been promoted, with the possibility of competing for a franchise in Major League Baseball.

Winners Who Have Won the Most Games in a Season

• 1. 1906 Cubs: 116-36 (.763)
• 2. 2001 Mariners: 116-46 (.716)
• 3. 1998 Yankees: 114-48 (.704)
• 4. 1954 Cleveland: 111-43 (.721)
• 5. 2022 Dodgers: 111-51 (.685)
• 6. 1909 Pirates: 110-42 (.724)
• 7. 1927 Yankees: 110-44 (.714)
• 8. 1969 Orioles: 109-53 (.673)
• 9. 1961 Yankees: 109-53 (.673)

MLB Format for the Regular Season & Postseason

As of the 2023 season, teams play as follows in the Regular Season:

1. Thirteen matches against each of the other four teams in its own division (52 matches in total).
2. Six or seven games against each of the other ten teams in their own league (64 games in total).
3. Four matches against a “geographic rival” from the other league.
4. Three games against each of the other fourteen teams in the other league, for a total of 46 interleague games.

MLB’s rule changes for 2024

What should you know about the organization’s regulations? As we have already seen, Major League Baseball has been evolving in different aspects, the rules of the game being one of them.

What has changed? Let’s take a look at what is in effect as of Season 2024.

Runner’s Lane Widening: The runner’s lane has been widened to include the land between the foul line and the turf of the infield. The lane is marked with chalk to prevent runners from straying into foul territory.

Pitch Timer Reduction: The pitch timer has been reduced from 20 seconds to 18 seconds with runners on base. It will remain 15 seconds with the bases empty, and pitchers retain the ability to step off the plate and reset the clock twice per plate appearance without penalty.

Base Blocking Guideline: This is a guideline to the existing rule, and grants the runner the base when it is determined that the fielder has impeded the runner’s progress while not in possession of the ball and was not in the act of fielding the ball.

Pace Adjustments: There are a few other changes intended to tighten things up:

1. Pitching Changes: The clock will be reset to 2 minutes, instead of 2:15 if a new pitcher enters the warning zone with less than 2 minutes left on the inning break clock.

2. Mound visits: Reduced from five to four visits, with one additional visit to the mound in the ninth inning if the defensive team has no visits left at the end of the eighth inning.

3. Avoidance: The Field Timing Coordinator will now reset the clock after a dead ball when the pitcher has the ball and play is ready to resume.

4. Batter faced requirement: A pitcher sent to warm up for an inning must face at least one batter.

MLB News, Analysis & Predictions

Not as normal information, you could use the latest team news during the regular season, postseason and World Series.

The betting analysis make an exceptional support when making your short, medium and long term plans, as each article comes with relevant information such as injuries, pitchers’ streaks, featured players, last minute transfers, strengths and weaknesses of the rivalries.

Fan’s Corner

Currently, according to figures from Nielsen Sports Sponsorlink, Major League Baseball has more than 170 million fans in the United States and 10 million in Canada.

Tremendous, isn’t it? With such a large number, the sport is much more than just betting.

Movies are a proof of this, and here in MyBookie, we mention and recommend to you the best ones that you should not miss:

• 1. The Sandlot
• 2. The Fan
• 3. Field of Dreams
• 4. Major League
• 5. Major League 2
• 6. For Love of the Game
• 7. The Rookie
• 8. 42
• 9. Moneyball
• 10. A League of Their Own

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