2012 Major League Baseball season
The 2012 Major League Baseball season began on April 5 because during the MLB Spring Training it was the first of a two-game series between the Seattle Mariners and the Oakland Athletics at the Tokyo Dome in Japan. Wikipedia
Champion: San Francisco Giants
Dates: Mar 28, 2012 – Oct 28, 2012
AL runners-up: New York Yankees
League: Major League Baseball
NL runners-up: St. Louis Cardinals
Number of games: 162
Location: Tokyo Dome and LoanDepot Park