2014 Season

Schedule
No significant changes were made to the 2014 schedule. As was the case in 2013, teams will play 19 games against each division opponent for a total of 76 games, and 6 or 7 games against each team from the other two divisions in its league for a total of 66 games. All teams will play 20 interleague games, with the majority of match-ups following the divisional rotation that has been in place since 2004. For 2014, the matchups will be AL East vs. NL Central, AL Central vs. NL West, and AL West vs. NL East. Teams will play four games against a designated "rival" in two back-to-back two-game series, one home and one away. Unlike 2013, where all of these series were played during the same week, these rivalry series will be spread from early May through mid-August. The table below shows the interleague rivals for the 2014 season.

Rule changes
On August 15, 2013, Major League Baseball announced that it will expand its video review process for the 2014 season, and MLB clubs unanimously approved the new rules on January 16, 2014. Managers are now able to challenge certain plays no more than twice per game, including force plays, fair or foul balls, and batters hit by a pitch, among others. If a manager exhausts his ability to challenge plays during the game and after the beginning of the seventh inning, the Crew Chief may choose to invoke instant replay on any reviewable call. Calls that are challenged will be reviewed by a crew in MLB headquarters in New York City, which will make the final ruling.

On December 11, 2013, the Playing Rules Committee voted overwhelmingly to outlaw home-plate collisions between runners and catchers. On February 24, 2014, the new rule was put into effect as Rule 7.13 was released.

Hall of Fame Ballot
571 votes were cast; Jack Morris appeared on his final ballot.

Retirements

 * Paul Konerko announced that 2014 would be his last season.
 * Derek Jeter announced that 2014 would be his last season.
 * Jason Bay announced his retirement on March 31.
 * Darnell McDonald announced his retirement on April 5.
 * Joe Blanton announced his retirement on April 13.
 * Clay Hensley announced his retirement on April 27.
 * Matt Treanor announced his retirement on May 8.
 * Chris Getz announced his retirement on May 15.

Retired numbers

 * Todd Helton of the Colorado Rockies will have his #17 retired by the team on August 17 against the Cincinnati Reds.  He will become the first player to have his number retired by the Rockies.
 * Joe Torre, manager of the New York Yankees from 1996 to 2007, will have his #6 retired by the team on August 23.  This will be the 17th number retired by the Yankees.