MLB World Series odds are on everyone's mind as we quickly approach the end of the regular season, with fans looking toward October and the baseball playoffs.'
The new collective bargaining agreement between MLB and the MLBPA brought many changes, not the least of which was expanding the postseason schedule to include 12 teams instead of the previous 10.'
Under the new agreement, the two division-winning teams in each league with the best regular-season records will advance to the playoffs as the top two seeds, and each receives a bye in the first round (the Wild Card Series).'
The third division-winning team of each league will advance to the playoffs as the No. 3 seed in each league. Regardless of division, the three teams in each league with the next highest regular-season records will advance as seeds No. 4 to 6.
MLB Postseason Format – 12 Advancing Teams
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| Seed No. 1 – AL/NL division winner with best record |
| Seed No. 2 – AL/NL division winner with second-best record |
| Seed No. 3 – AL/NL division winner with third-best record |
| Seed No. 4 – AL/NL non division-winner with best record |
| Seed No. 5 – AL/NL non division-winner with second-best record |
| Seed No. 6 – AL/NL non division-winner with third-best record |