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For a look last year’s MLB playoff schedule, go to page two. For the schedule two years ago, which used the prior postseason format of two Wild Card teams per league, go to page three. Espn mlb play by play New York Yankees’ Domingo Germán, center, celebrates after pitching a perfect game against the Oakland Athletics during a baseball game in Oakland, Calif., Wednesday, June 28, 2023. The Yankees won 11-0. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
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If you’ve lost the plot of MLB’s playoff format changes over the last few seasons, you wouldn’t be alone. First, there was the pandemic-shortened 2020 campaign. Things went back to relative normalcy for 2021 before the postseason expanded in 2022 to include six teams per league. It’s a lot to track. Which Previously Undefeated Team Losing Was More Surprising? Plus, Cowboys-Chargers and Monday MLB Preview. MLB eliminated ‘Game 163’, which it used as a tiebreaker for teams to determine postseason eligibility. With its elimination, MLB is moving towards a tiebreaker system that will determine postseason eligibility and seeding for the MLB playoffs. Here is the order of determination for each MLB playoff tiebreaker.
