The regular season ended on Sunday. The two big stories: (1) Toronto held on to win the AL East and earn a first round bye in the playoffs. (2) The NY Mets crumbled and the Cincinnati Reds earn the wild card spot while the Mets (with a high-priced payroll) are sent home.
That brings us to the "Wild Card Round" which are best-of-3 series:
Reds vs. Dodgers, played in LA. Winner gets to play the Phillies in the next round.
San Diego v. Chicago Cubs, played in Chicago. Winner goes on to play the Milwaukee Brewers.
Detroit Tigers v. Cleveland Guardians, played in Cleveland. Winner goes on to play Seattle Mariners. And I will remind you of a trivia point made back in the OP: Seattle is the only current MLB to never have played in a World Series. Will they make it there this year?
NY Yankees v. Boston Red Sox, played in NY. Winner goes on to play Toronto. Basically, the AL East just keeps playing each other.
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That brings us to the "Wild Card Round" which are best-of-3 series:
Reds vs. Dodgers, played in LA. Winner gets to play the Phillies in the next round.
San Diego v. Chicago Cubs, played in Chicago. Winner goes on to play the Milwaukee Brewers.
Detroit Tigers v. Cleveland Guardians, played in Cleveland. Winner goes on to play Seattle Mariners. And I will remind you of a trivia point made back in the OP: Seattle is the only current MLB to never have played in a World Series. Will they make it there this year?
NY Yankees v. Boston Red Sox, played in NY. Winner goes on to play Toronto. Basically, the AL East just keeps playing each other.