MLB will discuss playoff format; no wholesale changes set for near future, commish says

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The two-year-old MLB postseason format has become a hot topic after multiple teams that won 100 or more regular-season games were eliminated from contention.

The Atlanta Braves won 104 games during the regular season. The Los Angeles Dodgers finished the season on top of the NL West division with 100 wins. However, both teams were eliminated from the postseason in the Division Series. The Baltimore Orioles won recorded 101 wins and earned the AL East title, but they were swept in the Division series following a first-round bye. The Arizona Diamondbacks won 84 games this year and qualified for the playoffs via the wild card.

Commissioner Rob Manfred said the league will examine its playoff format, but it is in no rush implement any significant changes. 'It will at least motivate a conversation about whether we have it right,' Manfred said Friday before the World Series opener. 'I’m sure that conversation will take place the postseason. Enough has been written and said that we have to think about it and talk about it. But again, my own view is that the format served us pretty well.

If the die was cast, right, meaning that if I win 100 in the regular season, I’m going to win the World Series. I don’t think that’s as interesting as what we have witnessed over the last month,' Manfred said. The Associated Press contributed to this report.

 

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