1993 Major League Baseball season

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The 1993 Major League Baseball season was the final year before league realignment and the introduction of the wild card, highlighted by the Toronto Blue Jays winning a dramatic World Series over the Philadelphia Phillies.

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instanceOf Major League Baseball season
allStarGame 1993 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
allStarGameHostCity Baltimore
allStarGameHostTeam Baltimore Orioles
allStarGameMVP Kirby Puckett
allStarGameVenue Oriole Park at Camden Yards
alsoPlayedInCountry Canada
americanLeagueChampion Toronto Blue Jays
americanLeagueEastChampion Toronto Blue Jays
americanLeagueWestChampion Chicago White Sox
commissioner Bud Selig (acting commissioner)
linked to: Bud Selig
country United States
cyYoungAwardAL Jack McDowell
cyYoungAwardNL Greg Maddux
divisionFormat two divisions per league
endDate 1993-10-23
featuredExpansionTeam Colorado Rockies
Florida Marlins
linked to: Miami Marlins
finalSeasonBefore MLB league realignment
introduction of the wild card
followedBy 1994 Major League Baseball season
league Major League Baseball
leagueAddedTeams Colorado Rockies
Florida Marlins
linked to: Miami Marlins
mostValuablePlayerAL Frank Thomas
mostValuablePlayerNL Barry Bonds
mostWinsTeam Atlanta Braves
mostWinsTotal 104
nationalLeagueChampion Philadelphia Phillies
nationalLeagueEastChampion Philadelphia Phillies
nationalLeagueWestChampion Atlanta Braves
notableEvent first season for Colorado Rockies franchise
first season for Florida Marlins franchise
last MLB season before three-division alignment
last MLB season without a wild card
notablePennantRace Atlanta Braves vs San Francisco Giants for NL West title
numberOfGamesPerTeam 162
numberOfLeagues 2
numberOfTeams 28
precededBy 1992 Major League Baseball season
rookieOfTheYearAL Tim Salmon
rookieOfTheYearNL Mike Piazza
sanFranciscoGiantsPostseasonQualification missed playoffs despite 103 wins
sanFranciscoGiantsRecord 103–59
sport baseball
startDate 1993-04-05
worldSeries 1993 World Series
worldSeriesChampion Toronto Blue Jays
worldSeriesMVP Paul Molitor
worldSeriesResult Toronto Blue Jays defeated Philadelphia Phillies 4–2
worldSeriesRunnerUp Philadelphia Phillies

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Game 6 (1993 World Series) season 1993 Major League Baseball season
subject linked to: Game 6
Mark Gardner participantIn Major League Baseball season 1993
subject linked to: Mark Gardner (baseball player)
linked to: 1993 Major League Baseball season