cursor over year for division champ or World Series team. The creation of the division with the expansion of the league – with the Expos added. Florida Marlins added in the 1993 expansion The Atlanta Braves moved in from the NL West, and the Chicago Cubs, Pittsburgh Pirates, and St. Louis Cardinals moved into newly created National League Central Division The Montreal Expos relocated to Washington, D.C., becoming the Washington Nationals The Florida Marlins relocated from Miami Gardens, Florida to Miami and changed their name to the Miami Marlins Champions by year Team names link to the season in which each team played † – Due to the 1981 Major League Baseball strike, the season was split. Montreal won the second half and defeated first-half champion Philadelphia (59–48) in the postseason. § – Due to the 1994–95 Major League Baseball strike starting August 12, no official winner was awarded. Montreal was leading at the strike. †† – Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the season was shortened to 60 games. By virtue of the eight-team postseason format used for that season, division runner-up Miami (30–29, .508) also qualified for the playoffs. ††† – The Braves and Mets finished tied for first place with identical records. The Braves were declared division winners, due to having won the season series against the Mets, and the Mets received the wild card berth. Most Division titles Italics indicate teams no longer in the division. Note that because of the wild card postseason berth, the Miami Marlins have two World Series wins (1997, 2003) without ever winning the division. Other postseason teams * – Defeated the Cincinnati Reds in a one-game playoff for the Wild Card, 5–0. ** – From 2012 to 2019, and in 2021, the Wild Card was expanded to two teams. Those teams faced each other in the Wild Card Game to determine the final participant in the National League Division Series. In 2020 only, eight teams, including the three division winners, played in a best-of-three Wild Card Series, with the winners advancing to the Division Series. Starting in 2022, the Wild Card field was increased to three teams, and along with the lowest-ranked division winner, qualified for the Wild Card Series to determine the remaining two slots in the Division Series. ††† – The Braves and Mets finished tied for first place with identical records. The Braves were declared division winners, due