A best-of-five series would determine who would play for the pennant and the three division champions would face off with a fourth "wildcard", determined by the second-place team with the best record from any of the three divisions. Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a series of charts...
Moving to the hits, autograph cards remain a key part of the 2023 Topps Series 1 Baseball checklist. The Baseball Stars Autographs line boasts on-card autographs for past and present players. Other signed versions include 1988 Topps Baseball Autographs, Baseball Stars Dual Autographs (#'d), Po...
The playoffs were again expanded in 2012, when a second Wild Card was added to each league, and once more in 2022, when a third Wild Card was added, bringing the number of teams that qualify for the playoffs in each league to six. Under the revised system, the two division winners ...
The Phillies acquired Robertson from the Cubs at the Trade Deadline to shore up their bullpen, but the veteran right-hander was left off the NLDS roster after straining his calf while jumping when teammate Bryce Harper hit a home run in the NL Wild Card Series. 2022:James Kaprielian, A'...
Despite a flurry at the end, where they won five out of six games, it was too little too late as the Orioles couldn't regain their form in the postseason, getting swept by the Kansas City Royals in the AL Wild Card series. While many people focused on the pitching staff for the ...
The third division winner plays the Wild Card team with the worst record while the top two Wild Card teams play each other in best-of-three series in the Wild Card round. The top seed in each matchup hosts all of the games in the series, and the winners of each series move on to ...
“We thought we had a good shot at getting there [with the Wild Card], but it’s time to get back and go for that division title, play baseball in the postseason. That’s literally why the three of us are here. There’s nothing like October baseball and that’s our responsibility,...
New Era, the official on-field brand of MLB caps, will have its logo featured on the left side of each player's cap. The new caps will debut in the wild card games, continue throughout the playoffs, and become a permanent part of uniforms in the 2017 season. ...
I’ll keep tracking him because he was the power source who was supposed to boost several of my squads. Miami is simply too focused on the Wild Card race to give him a look, it seems. Makes perfect sense. Patrick Davitt (BaseballHQ, @patrickdavitt):The young guys, for sure. I’m ...
Coming off the heels of the drama from the last day of the 2011 regular season, Major League Baseball added a second wild card spot for each league. The two wild card teams would face off in a one-game playoff, with the winner advancing to the divisional series round. Since its impleme...