2023 Major League Baseball season
| 2023 MLB season | |
|---|---|
| League | Major League Baseball |
| Sport | Baseball |
| Duration | March 30 – November 1, 2023 |
| Games | 162 |
| Teams | 30 |
| TV partner(s) | Fox/FS1 TBS ESPN/ABC MLB Network |
| Streaming partner(s) | MLB.tv Apple TV+ Peacock Max (Postseason only) |
| Draft | |
| Top draft pick | Paul Skenes |
| Picked by | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Regular season | |
| Season MVP | NL: Ronald Acuña Jr. (ATL) AL: Shohei Ohtani (LAA) |
| Postseason | |
| AL champions | Texas Rangers |
| AL runners-up | Houston Astros |
| NL champions | Arizona Diamondbacks |
| NL runners-up | Philadelphia Phillies |
| World Series | |
| Venue | |
| Champions | Texas Rangers |
| Runners-up | Arizona Diamondbacks |
| World Series MVP | Corey Seager (TEX) |
The 2023 Major League Baseball season (MLB) began on March 30, while the regular season ended on October 1. The postseason began on October 3. The World Series then began on October 27 and ended on November 1 with the Texas Rangers defeating the Arizona Diamondbacks in five games to win their first title in franchise history.
The 93rd All-Star Game was played on July 11, hosted by the Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park in Seattle, Washington, with the National League winning, 3–2.
This season saw the introduction of several rule changes: in an effort to create a quicker pace of play, a pitch clock was introduced along with other minor changes, while limits on defensive shifts and larger bases were also introduced.