Toronto Blue Jays center fielder Kevin Kiermaier celebrates with teammate Alejandro Kirk after scoring during fourth inning of baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays in Toronto, Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023. in a best-of-three American League Wild Card playoff series, which opens Tuesday, October 3, 2023, at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota.Major League Baseball’s playoffs open Tuesday with Toronto at Minnesota, Texas at Tampa Bay, Arizona at Milwaukee and Miami at Philadelphia.
There will be a lot of familiar faces in October, particularly in the National League. The speedy and strong Ronald Acuña Jr. — the one and only member of the 40-70 club — will lead the Braves as they try to win their second title in three years. Mookie Betts, Freddie Freeman and the Dodgers also look like a tough out.
Houston will be trying to become the first repeat champion since the 1998-2000 New York Yankees won three in a row.The best-of-three wild card format is in its second season. The format was changed in 2022 from the sudden death one-game format that was in place since 2012 with the exception of the COVID-19 pandemic-affected 2020 season.
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