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The Major League Baseball postseason is an elimination tournament conducted after the regular season, by which MLB determines its World Series champion for a given year.. The MLB postseason format has evolved throughout its history, with the number of participating teams increasing from two (for its first six-plus decades) to the current 12, with a special format in 2020 having 16.
After the 2020 postseason, MLB returned to a 10-team playoff format following the loosening of COVID-19 pandemic restrictions. This was the last postseason to feature the 10-team format, as the league expanded to a 12 team-format for the 2022 postseason.
MLB’s regular season is a marathon. Its postseason tournament is a sprint. To emerge from the six-month slog, a team typically needs at least six capable starting pitchers.
The playoffs in the American League are set with the New York Yankees, Cleveland Guardians and Houston Astros locking in the top three seeds, respectively, with the Yankees and Guardians earning ...
MLB power rankings: Late-season collapse threatens Royals and Twins' MLB playoff hopes The top two teams from each league enter at the division series stage, with a best-of-five format in place.
The 2020 Major League Baseball postseason was the playoff tournament of Major League Baseball for the 2020 season.Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the league played only a 60-game season, and an expanded 16-team postseason tournament began on September 29, with games of all but the first round being played at neutral sites.
Top seeds No. 1 New York Yankees (90-64) – bye to AL Division Series, vs. Royals-Orioles winner No. 2 Cleveland Guardians (90-65) – bye to AL Division Series, vs. Twins-Astros winner
The most successful postseason team in MLB history is the New York Yankees, who have achieved three of the four instances of a franchise winning more than two World Series championships in a row (one streak each of durations 3, 4, and 5 seasons) and five of the six instances of a franchise winning the league pennant (i.e., an appearance in the ...