1997 Major League Baseball expansion draft
Tampa Bay joined the American League ( AL ) East division , displacing the Detroit Tigers ( who moved to the AL Central division , thus displacing the Milwaukee Brewers , who moved to the National League ( NL ) Central division ) , and Arizona joined the NL West division . 
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