# Condensed Game: NYM@PHI – 8/16/18
**About Major League Baseball**
Major League Baseball (MLB) is the oldest professional sports league in the United States. It consists of 30 teams in the U.S. and Canada, showcasing the highest level of professional baseball. Commissioner Robert D. Manfred, Jr. currently leads MLB. The league boasts great levels of labor harmony, fair competition, and robust revenues. Additionally, MLB has a stringent drug-testing program that is the most comprehensive in American professional sports. MLB is dedicated to making a positive impact in communities in the U.S., Canada, and worldwide, emphasizing the sport’s significant role in society. With successful ventures like MLB Advanced Media and MLB Network, MLB is always seeking new and engaging ways for fans to appreciate the game.
**Teams in the American League include:**
– Baltimore Orioles
– Boston Red Sox
– Chicago White Sox
– Cleveland Indians
– Detroit Tigers
– Houston Astros
– Kansas City Royals
– Los Angeles Angels
– Minnesota Twins
– New York Yankees
– Oakland Athletics
– Seattle Mariners
– Tampa Bay Rays
– Texas Rangers
– Toronto Blue Jays
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– Arizona Diamondbacks
– Atlanta Braves
– Chicago Cubs
– Cincinnati Reds
– Colorado Rockies
– Los Angeles Dodgers
– Miami Marlins
– Milwaukee Brewers
– New York Mets
– Philadelphia Phillies
– Pittsburgh Pirates
– San Diego Padres
– San Francisco Giants
– St. Louis Cardinals
– Washington Nationals
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– Visit MLB.com: [http://mlb.mlb.com](http://mlb.mlb.com)
– Subscribe to MLB.TV: [http://mlb.tv](http://mlb.tv)
– Download MLB At Bat: [http://mlb.mlb.com/mobile/atbat](http://mlb.mlb.com/mobile/atbat)
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– Download MLB Clubhouse: [http://mlb.com/clubhouse](http://mlb.com/clubhouse)
– Play Beat The Streak: [http://mlb.mlb.com/bts](http://mlb.mlb.com/bts)
– Play R.B.I. Baseball: [http://www.rbigame.com](http://www.rbigame.com)
– Play Home Run Derby: [http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/fantasy/hr_derby/index.jsp](http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/fantasy/hr_derby/index.jsp)
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