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Is Major League Baseball comprised of two "leagues" or "conferences"?

  • Leagues

  • Conferences

  • Both

  • Neither

Answer

Answer: Leagues. Major League Baseball (MLB) is composed of two leagues: the American League (AL) and the National League (NL). Each league consists of 15 teams divided into three divisions: East, Central, and West. The teams in each division play each other 19 times during the regular season, and the teams with the best records in each division advance to the postseason.
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