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How New MLB Postseason Format Will Cause the New York Yankees to Be Knocked Off

most significant change to MLB's playoff format this year will be seen in the divisional series round.

Both the AL and NL Division Series will be played in a 2-3 format with the higher seed playing the final three games of a series at home, rather than the traditional 2-2-1 format that's traditionally been employed. The change was made to eliminate a travel day between Games 4 and 5, which was necessary to accommodate the one-game wild-card playoff games.

MLB has the option of returning to the 2-2-1 format next year, so this could be a one-year quirk in the playoff schedule. But the change is a controversial one because teams that finished the regular season with a better record have to play the first two games of their Division Series on the road. ...

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