List of Major League Baseball rivalries
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This is a List of Major League Baseball rivalries. A rivalry in this sense is defined by two teams that are regularly scheduled to play each other and have been so for at least a generation, the teams and/or fans from both cities mutually anticipate when the two teams meet and all games nearly sell out. Interleague rivalries can be inconsistently scheduled during the regular season and generally tend to be based on several World Series match-ups.
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[edit] Historic rivalries
[edit] National League
- Braves-Marlins rivalry
- Dodgers-Giants rivalry[1][2][3]
- Cubs-Cardinals rivalry
- Braves-Mets rivalry
- Astros-Cardinals rivalry
- Mets-Phillies rivalry
- I-94 Series (Brewers-Cubs)]]
[edit] American League
- Twins-White Sox rivalry
- White Sox-Tigers rivalry
- Indians-White Sox rivalry
- Blue Jays-Yankees rivalry
- Indians-Tigers rivalry
- Angels-Athletics rivalry
- Rays-Yankees rivalry
- Yankees-Red Sox rivalry[1]
- Athletics-Rangers rivalry
- Blue Jays-Red sox rivalry
[edit] Interleague rivalries
- Bay Bridge Series ( also Earthquake Series)
- Beltway Series or Battle for the Potomac
- Border Battle
- Boston-Philly Showdown
- Buckeye Series (also Battle of Ohio)
- I-70 Series (also Show-Me Series)
- Gillick Showdown
- Boston Showdown
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- Boston Red Sox - Atlanta Braves (Used to play in Boston)
- Peoria Sports Complex Rivalry
[edit] Defunct rivalries
- Battle For Pennsylvania / Penna Turnpike Series
- New York Yankees - Los Angeles Dodgers
- Phillies - Orioles Rivalry
- Reds - Dodgers Rivalry
- Yankees-Royals rivalry
- New York Mets - St. Louis Cardinals
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b The 10 greatest rivalries, <http://espn.go.com/endofcentury/s/other/bestrivalries.html>. Retrieved on 28 August 2007
- ^ Caple, Jim, Giants-Dodgers best rivalry in baseball, <http://espn.go.com/mlb/columns/caple_jim/1432476.html>. Retrieved on 28 August 2007
- ^ Beard, Donald, Giants-Dodgers Covers a Lot of Ground, <http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A8285-2005Mar28.html>. Retrieved on 28 August 2007
