Major League Baseball Cufflinks

Major League Baseball Cufflinks, made of rhodium-plated and enamelled steel. Size 18mm

The Major Leagues, in English Major League Baseball (MLB, literally Major League Baseball), are the highest level professional baseball leagues in the world. This term primarily refers to the entity that operates the two major leagues in the United States (with a team from Canada), the National League and the American League, through a common organizational structure that has existed since 1903. The American League is distinguished from the National League in that it uses the designated hitter rule. In National League games the pitcher is usually the ninth batter. During World Series games, the use of this distinction depends on the place where the game is played. For example, if the game is played at Yankee Stadium, the rules of the American League take effect because the team that plays in said stadium is from this league. In the All-Star Game the designated hitter will always be used, the difference lies in the way the designated hitter is chosen. Since 2000 the two leagues have been legally separated and are then two distinct entities that operate from the direction of the MLB commissioner's office.