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Major League Baseball tie-breaking procedures are used by Major League Baseball (MLB) to break ties between teams for qualification and seeding into the MLB postseason.The procedures in use since 2022, when a third wild card team and resulting Wild Card Series were added for both the American League and National League, are outlined below.
The Chicago White Sox celebrate after defeating the Minnesota Twins 1–0 to win the 2008 American League Central. A tie-breaker was required in Major League Baseball (MLB) when two or more teams were tied at the end of the regular season for a postseason position such as a league pennant (prior to the introduction of the League Championship Series in 1969), a division title, or a wild card spot.
MLB playoffs 2024 tracker: Standings, clinch scenarios, tiebreakers and postseason schedule as of Sept. 20. Yahoo Sports Staff. September 20, 2024 at 2:44 AM ... National League. Wild card: No. 6 ...
The 1999 National League Wild Card tie-breaker game was a one-game extension to Major League Baseball's (MLB) 1999 regular season, played between the New York Mets and Cincinnati Reds to determine the winner of the National League (NL) wild card. It was played at Cinergy Field in Cincinnati, on October 4, 1999.
The Arizona Diamondbacks, who like the Braves and Mets finished 89-73 but lost tiebreakers to both teams, ensuring their reign as NL champions ends after one year. A look at the playoff field:
National League Wild Card: No. 6 Arizona Diamondbacks vs. No. 3 Milwaukee Brewers. No. 5 New York Mets vs. No. 4 San Diego Padres (Mets hold head-to-head tiebreaker vs. Diamondbacks) National ...
Through the 2022 postseason, every National League team has qualified as a wild card at least once, with the Philadelphia Phillies and San Diego Padres the last teams to do so. (However, the Padres did win the postseason wild card round in 2020, under MLB's modified playoff format that year, though not having the best record in the NL West ...
The National League wild card picture is down to three teams vying for two spots. The Mets and Diamondbacks are currently in position to advance, but the Atlanta Braves (86-71) are a mere half ...