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Current Franchises

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Division	Team	City/Area	Stadium	Founded	Joined	Notes
American League
East	Baltimore Orioles 1	Baltimore, MD	Oriole Park at Camden Yards	1894	1901
	Boston Red Sox 2	Boston, MA	Fenway Park	1901
	New York Yankees 3	New York, NY	Yankee Stadium	1901
	Tampa Bay Rays 4	St. Petersburg, FL	Tropicana Field	1998
	Toronto Blue Jays	Toronto, ON	Rogers Centre	1977
Central	Chicago White Sox 5	Chicago, IL	U.S. Cellular Field	1894	1901
	Cleveland Indians 6	Cleveland, OH	Progressive Field	1894	1901
	Detroit Tigers	Detroit, MI	Comerica Park	1894	1901
	Kansas City Royals	Kansas City, MO	Kauffman Stadium	1969
	Minnesota Twins 7	Minneapolis, MN	Target Field	1894	1901
West	Houston Astros 8	Houston, TX	Minute Maid Park	1962 (NL)	2013 (AL)
	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 9	Anaheim, CA	Angel Stadium of Anaheim	1961
	Oakland Athletics 10	Oakland, CA	O.co Coliseum	1901
	Seattle Mariners	Seattle, WA	Safeco Field	1977
	Texas Rangers 11	Arlington, TX	Rangers Ballpark in Arlington	1961
National League
East	Atlanta Braves 12	Atlanta, GA	Turner Field	1871	1876
	Miami Marlins 13	Miami, FL	Marlins Park	1993
	New York Mets	New York, NY	Citi Field	1962
	Philadelphia Phillies	Philadelphia, PA	Citizens Bank Park	1883
	Washington Nationals 14	Washington, D.C.	Nationals Park	1969
Central	Chicago Cubs	Chicago, IL	Wrigley Field	1870	1876
	Cincinnati Reds	Cincinnati, OH	Great American Ball Park	1882	1890
	Milwaukee Brewers 15	Milwaukee, WI	Miller Park	1969 (AL)	1998 (NL)
	Pittsburgh Pirates	Pittsburgh, PA	PNC Park	1882	1887
	St. Louis Cardinals 16	St. Louis, MO	Busch Stadium	1882	1892
West	Arizona Diamondbacks	Phoenix, AZ	Chase Field	1998
	Colorado Rockies	Denver, CO	Coors Field	1993
	Los Angeles Dodgers 17	Los Angeles, CA	Dodger Stadium	1883	1890
	San Diego Padres	San Diego, CA	Petco Park	1969
	San Francisco Giants 18	San Francisco, CA	AT&T Park	1883

Notes

1. Former Milwaukee Brewers (Western League 1894–1899) 1900–1901; St. Louis Browns 1902–1953
2. Known as Boston Americans until 1907
3. Formerly known as Baltimore Orioles 1901–1902; New York Highlanders 1903–1912
4. Formerly known as Devil Rays until 2008
5. Former Sioux City Cornhuskers (Western League) 1894; St. Paul Saints (WL) 1895–1899; played in AL West 1969–1993
6. Formerly Grand Rapids Rustlers (Western League) 1894–1899; Cleveland Blues 1900–1902; Cleveland Naps 1903–1914; played in AL East 1969–1993
7. Former Kansas City Blues (Western League) 1894–1900; Washington Senators 1901–1960; played in AL West 1969–1993
8. Renamed from Houston Colt .45's in 1965; played in NL West 1969–1993, NL Central 1994-2012, will move to AL West in 2013 as part of realignment
9. Referred to as Los Angeles Angels from 1961–1965; California Angels from 1965–1996; Anaheim Angels from 1997–2004
10. Previously located in Philadelphia through 1954 and in Kansas City from 1955–1967
11. Former Washington Senators, played in AL East 1969–71
12. Originally Boston until 1952. In Boston, they were called the Braves from 1912–35 & from 1941–52 and the Bees 1936–40; before 1912 known successively as the Red Stockings, Red Caps, Beaneaters, Doves, and Rustlers; Milwaukee from 1953–1965; played in NL West 1969–1993
13. Formerly known as Florida Marlins until 2011
14. Former Montreal Expos relocated after 2004 season; owned by Major League Baseball from 2002–2004
15. Formerly Seattle Pilots (AL West) 1969; played in AL West through 1971, AL East 1972–1993, AL Central 1994–1997
16. Formerly St. Louis Brown Stockings 1882 (American Association); St. Louis Browns 1883–1898 (AA 1883–1891); St. Louis Perfectos 1899
17. Located in Brooklyn, New York until 1957. Before 1931, they were called successively the Atlantics, Grays, Bridegrooms, Grooms, Superbas, Trolley Dodgers, Dodgers, and Robins.
18. Located in New York until 1957