With the two top seeds meeting in the World Series, there was a lot less griping about MLB's expanded playoffs this year. That doesn't mean it's perfect.

They had to hear about how 2020 wasn't a "real" title ... It clearly speaks to the difficulty, the playoff format, all that ...

The debate about the consistency and length of playoff series format between the WNBA and MLB is a controversial but ...

The 2020 postseason was the one in which Randy Arozarena went from relative unknown to bona fide household name, and all it took was setting a few records. The expanded format of the 2020 playoffs ...

Because surmounting the Dodgers in the 162-game NL West race is close to impossible, the 2022 and 2024 Padres were forced to accept a wild card, which under the format adopted in ’22 requires playing ...

The Windup Newsletter ⚾ | This is The Athletic’s daily MLB newsletter ... second time and we take a look at Jayson Stark’s playoff format investigation. I’m Levi Weaver, here with Ken ...

MLB added a fifth wild card team in 2012, and then it went to a 12-team postseason permanently in 2022 (the COVID season in 2020 had 16 ... first year in the newest format that a six-seed ...

To win it all, the Dodgers had to give it all. Had to stare down an ugly early deficit. Had to empty their bullpen. Had to ...

Yankees vs Dodgers World Series victories: Which team has more wins in this classic MLB rivalry? World Series. MLB Playoffs 2024 Prize ... Phillies. The format of the World Series, as was the ...

Teams that win the first two games in a best-of-seven postseason series have history on their side. In 77 of 92 instances, ...

The 2024 MLB ... in 2020 after the 60-game, pandemic-shortened campaign. The last time L.A. won in a normal season was 1988. In 2022, Major League Baseball introduced a new twist to the postseason.

MLB free agency is here and any team looking for help in their starting rotation will have plenty of options to choose from.