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The 1996 Major League Baseball season was the final season of league-only play before the beginning of interleague play the following season.The season ended with the New York Yankees defeating the defending champion Atlanta Braves in six games for the World Series title, the Yankees' first championship since 1978.
January 8 – For only the seventh time in history, and the first time since 1971, the Baseball Writers' Association of America fails to select a player for induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame. February 8 – Future Hall-of-Famer Dave Winfield announces his retirement. He is the oldest to hit for the cycle (in 1991) and is one of five ...
The 1996 Major League Baseball postseason was the playoff tournament of Major League Baseball for the 1996 season.The winners of the League Division Series would move on to the League Championship Series to determine the pennant winners that face each other in the World Series.
The 1996 Senior League World Series took place from August 11–17 in Kissimmee, Florida, United States. Maracaibo , Venezuela defeated Thousand Oaks , California in the championship game. This would be the final year that 17-time champion Taiwan competed in Senior League Baseball.
The 1996 National League Division Series (NLDS), the opening round of the 1996 National League playoffs, began on Tuesday, October 1, and ended on Saturday, October 5, with the champions of the three NL divisions—along with a "wild card" team—participating in two best-of-five series. The teams were:
The 1996 American League Division Series (ALDS), the opening round of the American League side in Major League Baseball’s (MLB) 1996 postseason, began on Tuesday, October 1, and ended on Saturday, October 5, with the champions of the three AL divisions—along with a "wild card" team—participating in two best-of-five series.
April 5, 1996: Steve Decker was signed as a free agent by the Giants. [5] July 11, 1996: Jeff Juden was selected off waivers from the Giants by the Montreal Expos. [1] July 27, 1996: Kirt Manwaring was traded by the Giants to the Houston Astros for Rick Wilkins and cash. [6] July 30, 1996: Mark Leiter was traded by the Giants to the Montreal ...
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