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How many games are in a regular MLB season?

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Each Major League Baseball team plays 162 games in a normal regular season. Of that total, 52 games are played against other teams in the division, 62 against other teams in the same league (National League or American League), and 48 against teams in the other league. The 162-game schedule—by far the longest in professional sports—has been in place since the early 1960s.