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March 18, 2019
Dodgers
MLB’s playoff format means the Dodgers could face the very real prospect of being relegated to a wild-card playoff contest even if they win 100 games.
Aug. 29, 2021
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Oct. 4, 2010
Major League Baseball is considering expanding the playoffs to nearly half the teams and allowing higher-seeded wild-card teams to choose opponents.
Feb. 10, 2020
MLB playoffs: What do you think of the wild card format? [Poll]
Oct. 2, 2013
MLB commissioner Rob Manfred considers an expanded playoff field a sign of progress and innovation, although plenty of others view it as a gimmick.
Sept. 18, 2020
Major League Baseball and its players’ union agreed to expand the playoffs to 16 teams for the pandemic-delayed season.
July 23, 2020
The heavily favored Dodgers’ reward for winning an eighth straight division title would be negligible, especially if the playoffs are held in a neutral bubble.
Aug. 22, 2020
Sept. 16, 2014
Despite everyone here thinking the Dodgers *have* to win, MLB has set up a system that has stacked the odds against them, and Rob Manfred likes it that way.
March 25, 2024