All 30 MLB Teams: Alphabetical List, Leagues, Divisions and Map

Major League Baseball has 30 active teams: 15 in the American League and 15 in the National League. Each league is split into East, Central, and West divisions, with five clubs in every division. The tables below provide the complete current alignment, each club's home location, and a direct link to its team schedule.

This guide was reviewed in July 2026. It is a team directory, not a live standings page, so the alignment remains useful even as records and division leaders change. For games across the entire league, start with the complete MLB schedule.

MLB teams by league and division

The American League and National League have matching structures: three divisions and five clubs in each one. MLB's official team directory is the primary reference for current club identities and home addresses. Select a team name below to see that club's schedule, opponents, dates, and game status on MLBSchedule.net.

Read the “home location” column as a practical ballpark guide, not as a replacement for the franchise name. Several clubs represent a state or region, and some play in a municipality different from the place emphasized in the club name. The Angels, for example, play in Anaheim; the Rangers play in Arlington; and the Diamondbacks play in Phoenix. Keeping the official team name and the actual home location in separate columns prevents those distinctions from getting lost.

American League East

The AL East connects four clubs in the eastern United States with Toronto, the only MLB market in Canada. It also contains the Yankees, one half of New York's two-team market; the Mets play in the NL East and therefore do not appear in this table.

Team	Home location	Schedule
Baltimore Orioles	Baltimore, Maryland	Orioles schedule
Boston Red Sox	Boston, Massachusetts	Red Sox schedule
New York Yankees	New York, New York	Yankees schedule
Tampa Bay Rays	St. Petersburg, Florida	Rays schedule
Toronto Blue Jays	Toronto, Ontario, Canada	Blue Jays schedule

American League Central

The AL Central is a five-club Midwestern grouping. Chicago's American League club is the White Sox, while the Cubs belong to the NL Central. Minnesota is the franchise name, but the Twins play their home games in Minneapolis.

Team	Home location	Schedule
Chicago White Sox	Chicago, Illinois	White Sox schedule
Cleveland Guardians	Cleveland, Ohio	Guardians schedule
Detroit Tigers	Detroit, Michigan	Tigers schedule
Kansas City Royals	Kansas City, Missouri	Royals schedule
Minnesota Twins	Minneapolis, Minnesota	Twins schedule

American League West

The AL West stretches from Seattle and California to Texas. The Athletics are the important current naming exception: MLB lists the club without a city designation, while its 2026 home ballpark is in West Sacramento. The Angels likewise use Los Angeles in the team name but play in Anaheim.

Team	Home location	Schedule
Athletics	West Sacramento, California	Athletics schedule
Houston Astros	Houston, Texas	Astros schedule
Los Angeles Angels	Anaheim, California	Angels schedule
Seattle Mariners	Seattle, Washington	Mariners schedule
Texas Rangers	Arlington, Texas	Rangers schedule

National League East

The NL East runs from the Atlanta and Miami markets through Washington, Philadelphia, and New York. The Mets are New York's National League club. Their division placement separates them from the Yankees even though both franchises play inside New York City.

Team	Home location	Schedule
Atlanta Braves	Atlanta area, Georgia	Braves schedule
Miami Marlins	Miami, Florida	Marlins schedule
New York Mets	New York, New York	Mets schedule
Philadelphia Phillies	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Phillies schedule
Washington Nationals	Washington, D.C.	Nationals schedule

National League Central

The NL Central contains five clubs across the Midwest and western Pennsylvania. Chicago appears here through the Cubs, complementing the White Sox in the AL Central. This is also the only division in which every official club name directly uses its familiar home city.

Team	Home location	Schedule
Chicago Cubs	Chicago, Illinois	Cubs schedule
Cincinnati Reds	Cincinnati, Ohio	Reds schedule
Milwaukee Brewers	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	Brewers schedule
Pittsburgh Pirates	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Pirates schedule
St. Louis Cardinals	St. Louis, Missouri	Cardinals schedule

National League West

The NL West includes three California clubs plus Arizona and Colorado. The Diamondbacks and Rockies use state names, so Phoenix and Denver appear in the location column. Los Angeles, San Diego, and San Francisco use city-based club names that match their home municipalities.

Team	Home location	Schedule
Arizona Diamondbacks	Phoenix, Arizona	Diamondbacks schedule
Colorado Rockies	Denver, Colorado	Rockies schedule
Los Angeles Dodgers	Los Angeles, California	Dodgers schedule
San Diego Padres	San Diego, California	Padres schedule
San Francisco Giants	San Francisco, California	Giants schedule

All 30 MLB teams in alphabetical order

Here is the same set of active clubs arranged A–Z by official team name. The current name is Athletics, without a city designation, so the club appears under A. Proposed expansion markets are not MLB teams and are not included.

Alphabetical order follows the complete official name rather than the nickname alone. That puts the Los Angeles Angels and Los Angeles Dodgers under L, the Minnesota Twins under M, and the Texas Rangers under T. If you are looking by nickname, use your browser's find command, then return to the matching division table for the team's schedule link and home location.

1. Arizona Diamondbacks
2. Athletics
3. Atlanta Braves
4. Baltimore Orioles
5. Boston Red Sox
6. Chicago Cubs
7. Chicago White Sox
8. Cincinnati Reds
9. Cleveland Guardians
10. Colorado Rockies
11. Detroit Tigers
12. Houston Astros
13. Kansas City Royals
14. Los Angeles Angels
15. Los Angeles Dodgers
16. Miami Marlins
17. Milwaukee Brewers
18. Minnesota Twins
19. New York Mets
20. New York Yankees
21. Philadelphia Phillies
22. Pittsburgh Pirates
23. San Diego Padres
24. San Francisco Giants
25. Seattle Mariners
26. St. Louis Cardinals
27. Tampa Bay Rays
28. Texas Rangers
29. Toronto Blue Jays
30. Washington Nationals

MLB teams map: where the clubs are located

MLB's footprint covers the United States and Canada. Twenty-nine clubs are based in the United States, while the Toronto Blue Jays are the league's only Canadian team. The East, Central, and West names provide a useful regional guide, but they are competitive divisions rather than exact geographic borders.

The league structure is perfectly even even though the map is not: two leagues contain three divisions apiece, and all six divisions contain five teams. The diagram below shows that 2-by-3-by-5 organization without using team logos or suggesting new franchises.

Three major markets have two clubs. New York has the Yankees in the American League and the Mets in the National League. Chicago has the AL White Sox and NL Cubs. In Southern California, the Dodgers play in Los Angeles while the Angels play in nearby Anaheim, so both are part of the wider Los Angeles market but use different home cities.

The map also explains why a division label should not be treated as a time-zone rule. Texas has two AL West clubs, while Colorado and Arizona are in the NL West; meanwhile, Atlanta and Miami join northeastern clubs in the NL East. Divisions organize competition, but the official alignment does not draw six neat vertical bands across North America.

The Athletics require an important 2026 note. The official club name is simply Athletics, and the team's official ballpark page identifies Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento as its home. This is the same existing AL West franchise, not a Sacramento expansion team, and no proposed future club belongs on a current 30-team list.

The Rays also changed venues between seasons. They played their 2025 home schedule at George M. Steinbrenner Field after hurricane damage made Tropicana Field unavailable, but MLB's 2026 home-opener announcement confirms their return to Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg. That is why this guide lists St. Petersburg rather than the temporary 2025 site in Tampa.

How to use the team schedule links

The division tables are designed as a starting point, not a frozen copy of live game data. Use them in three simple ways:

1. Choose a club: open the schedule link in that team's division row to see its dates, opponents, home and away games, and current game status.
2. Compare the day's slate: use MLB games today when you want every matchup on one date instead of one club's full season.
3. Plan how to watch: check the MLB TV schedule for the broadcast-oriented view after selecting the game you care about.

This separation matters because first-pitch times, game status, probable pitchers, and television information can change. The linked tools can reflect current schedule data, while this article stays focused on the stable answer: which 30 teams belong to which leagues and divisions.

MLB teams list FAQ

How many teams are in MLB?

MLB has 30 active teams. The American League has 15 and the National League has 15.

How many teams are in each MLB division?

Each MLB division has five teams. There are six divisions in total: AL East, AL Central, AL West, NL East, NL Central, and NL West.

Which MLB team is in Canada?

The Toronto Blue Jays are MLB's only Canadian club. The other 29 teams are based in the United States.

Are the Athletics an expansion team?

No. The Athletics are an established American League West franchise. The club is playing at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento in 2026, but that venue situation does not create a new or additional MLB team.

Which cities or markets have two MLB teams?

New York has the Yankees and Mets, while Chicago has the White Sox and Cubs. The greater Los Angeles market also has two clubs: the Dodgers in Los Angeles and the Angels in Anaheim.