With the end of the 2021 season and the current collective bargaining agreement ending in less than a month, there is speculation that the playoffs could be changed for the upcoming 2022 season. During the Pandemic shortened season, the playoffs were expanded from its usual 10 team format to a 16 team format. In those expanded playoffs, each league was represented by each of the division winners, the division runner-ups, and the remaining 2 spots in each league were determined by the best remaining two records in any of the divisions. In this format, there is no 1 game play-in game or a first round bye for being the top record in the league. The #1 seed in the A.L. played the #8 seed in the A.L in a best out of 3. This playoffs format added an additional round for all teams.
Please NO Expanded Playoffs.
Please NO Expanded Playoffs.
Please NO Expanded Playoffs.
With the end of the 2021 season and the current collective bargaining agreement ending in less than a month, there is speculation that the playoffs could be changed for the upcoming 2022 season. During the Pandemic shortened season, the playoffs were expanded from its usual 10 team format to a 16 team format. In those expanded playoffs, each league was represented by each of the division winners, the division runner-ups, and the remaining 2 spots in each league were determined by the best remaining two records in any of the divisions. In this format, there is no 1 game play-in game or a first round bye for being the top record in the league. The #1 seed in the A.L. played the #8 seed in the A.L in a best out of 3. This playoffs format added an additional round for all teams.