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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 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 ...
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 ...
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.
Both Wild Card Series began on October 3, with Game 2s scheduled for October 4. ESPN broadcast both Wild Card Series in the United States together with ESPN Radio. [1] These matchups are: (3) Milwaukee Brewers (NL Central champions) vs. (6) Arizona Diamondbacks (third wild card): Diamondbacks win series 2–0.
The number of wild card qualifiers was expanded to two per conference in 1978 – the divisional winners were granted a bye week while the wild card teams, seeded #4 and #5, played each other in a "wild card game" with the #4 seed having home field advantage. Since there were two wild card games, one per conference, the phrase "wild card round ...
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The Tigers, who held just a 0.2% chance of a postseason berth on August 2 when they were 9 + 1 ⁄ 2 games back from a wild card spot, [6] are making their first postseason appearance since 2014, ending the longest current postseason drought they shared with the Los Angeles Angels. The Astros won both series against the Tigers this season, as ...