There have been 24 official perfect games in MLB history under the modern definition.

Quick Scoop: Perfect Games in MLB

  • A perfect game means 27 batters up, 27 down, with no hits, walks, hit batters, or errors allowing a runner on base.
  • Across more than 238,500 MLB games, only 24 have been perfect, which shows just how rare this feat is.
  • The most recent perfect game was thrown by Domingo Germán of the New York Yankees on June 28, 2023 , against the Oakland Athletics.

Tiny bit of context

  • MLB has recorded hundreds of no-hitters , but only 24 of those qualify as perfect games.
  • Don Larsen’s 1956 World Series outing remains the only postseason perfect game ever.

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      <th>Fact</th>
      <th>Detail</th>
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      <td>Total perfect games in MLB history</td>
      <td>24 official perfect games</td>
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      <td>Definition</td>
      <td>27 batters faced, 27 outs, no baserunners of any kind</td>
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      <td>Most recent perfect game</td>
      <td>Domingo Germán, New York Yankees vs. Oakland Athletics, June 28, 2023</td>
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      <td>Only postseason perfect game</td>
      <td>Don Larsen, New York Yankees, Game 5 of the 1956 World Series</td>
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