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2002 Major League Baseball season

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Sport
  
Baseball

AL runners-up
  
Minnesota Twins

NL runners-up
  
St. Louis Cardinals

AL champions
  
Anaheim Angels

NL champions
  
San Francisco Giants

Start date
  
2002

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Duration
  
March 31, 2002 – October 27, 2002

Champion
  
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

Finals champion
  
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

Season MVPs
  
Miguel Tejada, Barry Bonds

Similar
  
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The 2002 Major League Baseball season finished with two wild-card teams, the Anaheim Angels defeating the San Francisco Giants, in Game 7 of the 2002 World Series. This was the first season for mlb.tv .

Contents

Postseason

  • American League Champion – Anaheim Angels
  • National League Champion – San Francisco Giants
  • World Series Champion – Anaheim Angels
  • Postseason – October 1 to 27
  • Postseason MVPs
  • World Series MVP – Troy Glaus
  • ALCS MVP – Adam Kennedy
  • NLCS MVP – Benito Santiago
  • All-Star Game

  • All-Star Game, July 9 at Miller Park – The game ended in a tie 7–7. The game was called after the managers declared they had no more pitchers available. After this game Bud Selig stated the winner of future All-Star games would earn home-field advantage in the World Series; No MVP was named.
  • Century 21 Home Run Derby, July 8 – Jason Giambi, New York Yankees
  • National League

    ±hosted the MLB All Star Game

    References

    2002 Major League Baseball season Wikipedia