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1993 Major League Baseball season

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League
  
Major League Baseball

AL champions
  
Toronto Blue Jays

Sport
  
Baseball

AL runners-up
  
Chicago White Sox

1993 Major League Baseball season

Duration
  
April 5 – October 23, 1993

Season MVP
  
AL: Frank Thomas (CHW) NL: Barry Bonds (SF)

The 1993 Major League Baseball season was the final season of two-division play in each league, before the Central Division was added the following season, giving both the NL and AL three divisions each.

Contents

Sixteen years after the American League expanded from 12 to 14 teams, the National League finally followed suit, with the Colorado Rockies and the Florida Marlins (now the Miami Marlins) joining the NL. It was also the first season since 1976 that both leagues had the same number of teams. The Toronto Blue Jays capped off the season by winning their second consecutive World Series title, beating the Philadelphia Phillies in six games. The World Series was clinched when, in one of the most famous moments in baseball, Joe Carter hit a three-run walk off home run in the 9th to seal the victory at home.

Awards and honors

  • Most Valuable Player
  • Frank Thomas, Chicago White Sox (AL)
  • Barry Bonds, San Francisco Giants (NL)
  • Cy Young Award
  • Jack McDowell, Chicago White Sox (AL)
  • Greg Maddux, Atlanta Braves (NL)
  • Rookie of the Year
  • Tim Salmon, California Angels (AL)
  • Mike Piazza, Los Angeles Dodgers (NL)
  • Manager of the Year Award
  • Gene Lamont, Chicago White Sox (AL)
  • Dusty Baker, San Francisco Giants (NL)

    • Postseason

  • World Series: Toronto Blue Jays over Philadelphia Phillies (4–2); Paul Molitor, MVP

    • Events

  • April 8 – Carlos Baerga of the Cleveland Indians becomes the first player to hit a home run from both sides of the plate in the same inning.
  • Oct 3 – George Brett plays his final game in his career, against the Texas Rangers. He ended his career by singling in his final at-bat.

    • References

    1993 Major League Baseball season Wikipedia
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