Major League Baseball interleague play

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Major League Baseball event
gptkbp:changeIn2013 Interleague games occur throughout the season
gptkbp:describes Regular season games between American League and National League teams
gptkbp:expandedInYear 2013
gptkbp:firstAppearance June 12, 1997
gptkbp:firstGameTeams gptkb:San_Francisco_Giants
gptkb:Texas_Rangers
gptkbp:frequency annual
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Major League Baseball interleague play
gptkbp:impact Greater exposure for teams and players
Increased attendance for rivalry games
gptkbp:introduced gptkb:Major_League_Baseball
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Crosstown_Classic
gptkb:Battle_of_Ohio
gptkb:Subway_Series
gptkb:Bay_Bridge_Series
gptkb:Freeway_Series
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Major_League_Baseball
gptkbp:previouslyScheduled Interleague games were grouped in blocks
gptkbp:purpose To allow AL and NL teams to play each other during the regular season
gptkbp:relatedTo National Football League
gptkbp:ruleDifference Designated hitter rule applies based on home team's league
gptkbp:startYear 1997
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Bay_Bridge_Trophy
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8