Welcome to the Wild Card Series, a product of the tedious 99-day lockout between M.L.B. and the players’ union that finally led to a collective bargaining agreement in March.

MLB MLB playoff format explained: Making sense of baseball’s postseason seeds, Wild Card round, etc. Just two years into the relatively new 12-team playoff format, baseball fans still have some ...

The 2022 Major Leagues Baseball playoffs are nearly here, and things will be a bit different than they've been in past years. The postseason, which is set to kick off on Friday, now features 12 ...

MLB MLB playoff format explained: Making sense of baseball's postseason's seeds, Wild Card round, etc. Just two years into the new(ish) 12-team playoff format, there are still some questions ...

T he crack of the bat still echoed through empty stadiums when Major League Baseball decided it was time for a change. The old postseason system, with its single-elimination Wild Card game, had ...