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2003 Major League Baseball season

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Sport
  
Baseball

AL runners-up
  
Boston Red Sox

NL runners-up
  
Chicago Cubs

Start date
  
2003

Finals champion
  
Miami Marlins

AL champions
  
New York Yankees

NL champions
  
Florida Marlins

Champion
  
Miami Marlins

End date
  
October 25, 2003

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Duration
  
March 30, 2003 – October 25, 2003

Season MVPs
  
Alex Rodriguez, Barry Bonds

Similar
  
2006 Major League Baseball, 2002 Major League Baseball, 2001 Major League Baseball, 1998 Major League Baseball, 1999 Major League Baseball

The 2003 Major League Baseball season ended when the Florida Marlins defeated the New York Yankees in a six-game 2003 World Series. The Detroit Tigers set the American League record for losses in a season, with 119, and the Marlins became the first team to win the championship twice as a wild card.

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National League

±hosted the MLB All Star Game

Postseason

  • World Series MVP: Josh Beckett
  • American League Championship Series MVP: Mariano Rivera
  • National League Championship Series MVP: Iván Rodríguez
  • All-Star Game, July 15 at U.S. Cellular Field: American League, 7–6; Garret Anderson, MVP

    • Events

  • April 2 – The Detroit Tigers become the first team to have four pitchers make their Major League debut in the same game. Jeremy Bonderman, Wilfredo Ledezma, Chris Spurling and Matt Roney all played in the 8-1 loss to the Minnesota Twins.
  • May 23 – During the Atlanta Braves 15-3 victory over the Cincinnati Reds, Braves players Rafael Furcal, Mark DeRosa and Gary Sheffield hit consecutive home runs to start the game.
  • June 23 – Barry Bonds steals his 500th career base, becoming the only member of baseball's 500 home run/500 stolen base club

    • References

    2003 Major League Baseball season Wikipedia
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