It Is Time to Consolidate the Leagues

For much of baseball history the American and National Leagues were distinct, but that has changed.

Baseball’s new rules have generated a lot of attention this season, often obscuring the new schedule that was introduced this year. The schedule now has every team playing at least one series against every other team, including just under a third of their games against teams from the other league. This is the latest in a series of moves over the last t…