List of Major League Baseball rivalries

This is a List of Major League Baseball rivalries. A rivalry in this sense is defined by two teams that are regularly scheduled to play each other and have been so for at least a generation, the teams and/or fans from both cities mutually anticipate when the two teams meet and all games nearly sell out. Interleague rivalries can be inconsistently scheduled during the regular season and generally tend to be based on several World Series match-ups.

Historic Rivalries

National League

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*Cubs-Cardinals rivalry

American League

*Yankees-Red Sox rivalry

Recent/Growing Rivalries

National League

*Mets-Phillies rivalry
*Braves-Marlins rivalry
*Dodgers-Padres
*Braves-Mets rivalry
*Braves-Phillies rivalry
*Phillies-Marlins rivalry
*Astros-Cardinals rivalry
*Astros-Cubs rivalry
*I-94 Series (Brewers-Cubs)
*Astros-Braves rivalry - Battle for the Deep South

American League

*Twins-White Sox rivalry
*White Sox-Tigers rivalry
*Indians-White Sox rivalry
*Orioles-Yankees rivalry
*Blue Jays-Yankees rivalry
*Indians-Tigers rivalry
*Angels-Athletics rivalry
*Athletics-Rangers rivalry
*Blue Jays-Red sox rivalry
*Blue Jays-Tigers Rivalry
*Rays-Red Sox Rivalry

= Interleague rivalries =

*Bay Bridge Series ( also Earthquake Series)::Oakland Athletics - San Francisco Giants
*Beltway Series or Battle for the Potomac::Baltimore Orioles - Washington Nationals
*"Border Battle"::Minnesota Twins - Milwaukee Brewers
*"Boston-Philly Showdown"::Boston Red Sox - Philadelphia Phillies
*Buckeye Series (also Battle of Ohio)::Cincinnati Reds - Cleveland Indians
*Citrus Series::Florida Marlins - Tampa Bay Rays
*Crosstown Classic (also Crosstown Showdown or Red Line Series or Windy City Series)::Chicago Cubs - Chicago White Sox
*Freeway Series::Los Angeles Dodgers - Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
*I-70 Series (also Show-Me Series)::St. Louis Cardinals - Kansas City Royals
*Lone Star Shootout::Texas Rangers - Houston Astros
*Subway Series::New York Yankees - New York Mets
*Gillick Showdown::Philadelphia Phillies - Toronto Blue Jays
*Boston Showdown::Boston Red Sox - Atlanta Braves (Used to play in Boston)
*Peoria Sports Complex Rivalry::San Diego Padres - Seattle Mariners

Defunct rivalries

*Battle For Pennsylvania / Penna Turnpike Series (1970-1992)::Philadelphia Phillies - Pittsburgh Pirates
*The Pearson Cup (1978-1986, 2003-2004)::Toronto Blue Jays - Montreal Expos
*Subway Series (1903-1956)::New York Yankees - Brooklyn Dodgers (1941, 1947, 1949, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956)::New York Yankees - New York Giants (1921, 1922, 1923, 1936, 1937, 1951)
*Philadelphia Phillies - Los Angeles Dodgers rivalry::Philadelphia Phillies - Los Angeles Dodgers
*New York Yankees - Los Angeles Dodgers
*Philadelphia Phillies - Baltimore Orioles rivalry
*Cincinnati Reds - Los Angeles Dodgers Rivalry (1970-1981)
*New York Yankees - Kansas City Royals rivalry (1969-1985)
*New York Mets - St. Louis Cardinals

See also

*Sports rivalry
*Major League Baseball

References