When interleague play was introduced in 1997, it was a cool idea. It had its critics, to be sure, but a lot of people saw it as a fun, little novelty that was, at the very least, something new ...

When interleague play began in 1997, the only interaction between the two leagues since the creation of the American League in 1901 had been the World Series (created in 1903), the All-Star Game ...

Interleague play is now so ingrained in the baseball landscape, you couldn't uproot it with an earthquake. Jayson Stark is a senior writer for ESPN.com. Click here to send Jayson a question for ...

Interleague play can create a rematch in the World Series, such as Boston-Colorado in 2007. That cannot happen with the All-Star Game, Griffey said, because it is the only time all season when ...

There is no support group for the afflicted. Though Major League Baseball contends that interleague play is popular and backs it up with compelling attendance figures, the advocates get drowned ...

Interleague play, like many of the changes made on Bud Selig's watch, is defined by the unintended consequences left in its wake -- in this case, serious damage. Joe Sheehan | May 21, 2010.

For almost a century, the only way an American League team could play a National League team was in the World Series. Until ...

MINNEAPOLIS — It's April 12, and the Minnesota Twins are playing the New York Mets. Something about that just doesn't seem right — aside from the snow that fell prior to Friday's game. Just 10 ...

Well, it's that time again. Take a deep breath. Here's the magic word for the weekend: Interleague. Yes sir, Season No. 15 in the life of interleague play arrives this weekend. And we know exactly ...

Interleague play isn't going anywhere anytime soon, but it does need a bit of spicing up if it wants to return to the excitement that it once had.

The Yankees' Derek Jeter, 39, and the Mets' LaTroy Hawkins , 40, are among the precious few active players who predate interleague play's inception.