National League West
Division of Major League Baseball / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The National League West is one of Major League Baseball's six divisions. This division was created for the 1969 season when the National League (NL) expanded to 12 teams by adding the San Diego Padres and the Montreal Expos. For purpose of keeping a regular-season of 162 games, half of the teams were put into the new East Division and half into the new West Division. Within each division, the teams played 18 games each against their five division mates (90 games), and also 12 games against the teams in the opposite division (72 games), totaling 162 games. Prior to 1969, the National League had informal, internal divisions strictly for scheduling purposes.[1]
League | National League |
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Sport | Major League Baseball |
Founded | 1969 |
No. of teams | 5 |
Most recent champion(s) | Los Angeles Dodgers (2023; 21st) |
Most titles | Los Angeles Dodgers (21) |