MLB regular season will be complete, and the 12 postseason berths will have been decided. Alas and alack, MLB and the MLB ...

Just two years into the new(ish) 12-team playoff format, there are still some questions amongst baseball fans about what ...

Back in 2022, the MLB introduced a new playoff format focused ... at their home ballpark regardless of playoff seeding. If two teams have the same record, they use a tiebreaker system based ...

After the playoffs expanded from 10 teams to 12 in 2022, a number of new rules were instituted to change ... their season series determines the higher seed. If three teams are tied, things get more ...

The Indiana Fever are a lock for the 6th seed in the 2024 WNBA playoffs. Here's how the tournament works, including why the ...

The Indiana Fever are a lock for the 6th seed in the 2024 WNBA playoffs. Here's how the tournament works, including why the ...

Phillies fan will need to log into Apple TV+ to watch Friday night's game against the New York Mets. Sunday's game will air ...

Just when the 2024 Atlanta Braves looked like they were turning a corner, self-inflicted issues resulted in them losing three ...

With the 2022 expansion of the postseason field from ... Also note that the above tiebreaker rules also apply to situations in which two teams tie for two spots and three teams tie for three spots and ...

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Avoiding long-term injuries, at least for the most part, helped the club enter the playoff picture ... another position player on Sept. 1, when MLB rules allow active rosters to expand.