1998 Major League Baseball expansion the American League. Following that transaction, MLB consequently altered its season structure so as to include interleague play throughout the regular season. 1998 Major League Baseball expansion The 1998 Major League Baseball expansion resulted in the establishment of Major League Baseball (MLB)'s 29th and 30th teams beginning play for the 1998 season. After initiating an expansion committee in March 1994, 27 groups representing nine cities submitted bids for the proposed expansion teams. After a yearlong process, on March 9, 1995, the league awarded the National League franchise to Phoenix and the American League franchise to Tampa. The Arizona Diamondbacks and
Pioneer Collegiate Baseball League Pioneer Collegiate Baseball League The Pioneer Collegiate Baseball League is a collegiate summer baseball league comprising teams of the top college players from North America and beyond. All players in the league must have college eligibility remaining in order to participate. Players are not paid, so as to maintain their college eligibility. PCBL formed in the summer of 2017 with five member teams competing. Teams play a 32-game regular season beginning in June followed by a league playoff. Carroll Merchants finished season one with the best regular season record and swept their way to the championship game eliminating Bancroft Bandits