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The two wild card teams in each league face each other in a one-game playoff, the Wild Card Game, with the winner advancing to meet the number one seed in the Division Series. For the 2020 postseason only, the field expanded to include three second-place teams per division, followed by the wild card teams represented by the next two best ...
The Wild Card round was initially introduced in 2012 as a single-game playoff between two wild-card teams in each league, with the winner advancing to the Division Series. With the adoption of MLB's new collective bargaining agreement in November 2011, baseball commissioner Bud Selig announced that a new playoff system would begin within the ...
Both Wild Card Series began on October 1, with Game 2s for October 2, and Game 3 for one of the series on October 3. ESPN broadcast both Wild Card Series in the United States together with ESPN Radio. [1] [2] These matchups were: (3) Milwaukee Brewers (NL Central champions) vs. (6) New York Mets (third wild card): Mets won series, 2–1.
The two wild card teams in each league faced each other in a one-game playoff. The Wild Card Game winner advanced to play the best-ranked division winner in the Division Series. The revised playoff system began with the 2012 season. [4] [5] As mentioned previously, this system was not used during the 2020 season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The 2022 National League Wild Card Series were two best-of-three playoff series in Major League Baseball (MLB) to determine the participating teams of the 2022 National League Division Series. Both Wild Card Series began on October 7, with Game 2s scheduled for October 8 and Game 3s, if necessary, scheduled for October 9.
The only time such a scheduling conflict occurred was during Wild Card weekend in 1985 when only 10 teams qualified for the postseason and there were only two wild-card games. The 10-team system was used from 1978 to 1989 excluding 1982 (the 1982 NFL season used a 16-team playoff format). Instead of playing both Wild Card games on the same day ...
This was the Yankees' fourth Wild Card Game appearance, having lost in 2015 and having won in 2017 and 2018. This was the Red Sox’ first Wild Card Game appearance. Boston's usual designated hitter, J. D. Martinez, was not included on Boston's roster for the game due to an ankle injury he suffered in the final game of the regular season. [11]
The 2021 National League Wild Card Game was a play-in game during Major League Baseball's (MLB) 2021 postseason contested between the two wild card teams in the National League (NL): the St. Louis Cardinals and the Los Angeles Dodgers. It was played on October 6, [2] at Dodger Stadium. The game was televised nationally by TBS. [2]