MLB Teams Abbreviations

Last Modified Sep 30, 2024 07:35 GMT
MLB Teams Abbreviations
MLB Teams Abbreviations

Major League Baseball (MLB), like other professional sports leagues, is notable for having several teams that compete in the league. These teams are from the United States and Canada and are divided into the American League (AL) and National League (NL). The teams are also categorized into several different divisions within these leagues.

The MLB teams compete to become the MLB champions. They go through the regular season and postseason stages and finally reach the World Series, where the last team standing becomes the MLB champion. Amongst all the teams in the league, the New York Yankees are the most successful franchise. Likewise, other teams have not been so successful in winning championships in the league. The MLB teams are once again competing in the 2024 MLB season to win the World Series title.

What are the Abbreviations of the MLB teams?

Major League Baseball (MLB) has thirty different teams across the United States and Canada as per the MLB official site. Fifteen of these teams have been divided into the National League (NL) while the remaining 15 teams have been divided into the American League. These teams also have several abbreviations that are used during the games -

List of MLB National League (NL) Team Abbreviations

The following table includes the abbreviated forms of all the teams in the National League (NL) in MLB as per MLB The Show Wiki -

Team Name Abbreviated Name Division
Arizona Diamondbacks ARINL West
Atlanta Braves ATL NL East
Chicago Cubs CHCNL Central
Cincinnati Reds CINNL Central
Miami Marlins MIA NL East
Los Angeles Dodgers LADNL West
Milwaukee Brewers MILNL Central
New York Mets NYMNL East
Philadelphia Phillies PHI NL East
Pittsburgh Pirates PITNL Central
San Diego Padres SADNL West
San Francisco Giants SFNL West
Washington Nationals WSHNL East
St. Louis Cardinals STLNL Central
Colorado Rockies COLNL West

List of MLB American League (AL) Team Abbreviations

The following table includes the abbreviations of all the MLB teams that are in the American League (AL) as per MLB The Show Wiki -

Team Name Abbreviated Name Division
Baltimore Orioles BALAL East
Boston Red Sox BOS AL East
Chicago White Sox CWSAL Central
Cleveland Guardians CLE AL Central
Detroit Tigers DETAL Central
Houston Astros HOUAL West
Kansas City Royals KC AL Central
Los Angeles Angels LAA AL West
Minnesota Twins MINAL Central
New York Yankees NYYAL East
Oakland Athletics OAKAL West
Seattle Mariners SEA AL West
Tampa Bay Rays TBAL East
Texas Rangers TEXAL West
Toronto Blue Jays TORAL East

MLB Teams Abbreviation FAQs

A. No, there are 30 MLB teams as of 2024.

A. TB stands for the Tampa Bay Rays in MLB Baseball.

A. MIA stands for Miami Marlins in MLB Baseball.


A. ATL means Atlanta Braves in MLB Baseball.

A. The Cleveland Guardians are notable for having the G logo. 

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