The 2023 MLB playoffs begin Tuesday with the Wild Card series. Here's what fans need to know before the first pitch.
Twelve MLB teams are one step closer to their World Series dreams. Eight of them— four each in the American and National Leagues—will compete in the first round of the playoffs with spots in the Division Series on the line. Last year, the Philadelphia Phillies reached the Fall Classic as a Wild Card team.
The Nos. 1 and 2 seeds in both leagues receive first-round byes and advance directly to the Division Series. In the Wild Card round, the No. 3 seed faces the No. 6 seed, while the No. 4 seed faces the No. 5 seed.That format was used from 2012-19 and again in 2021, but has since been replaced by a best-of-three Wild Card series. Each Wild Card game will be played at the home park of the team with the higher seed.
Teams that advance from the Wild Card Round are not reseeded moving forward. That means the No. 1 seed will face the winner of the series between Nos. 4 and 5 seeds, while the No. 2 seed will face whoever comes out on top between Nos. 3 and 6. Other than the Wild Card becoming a best-of-three series, there are no other structural changes to MLB's previous playoff format.Game 1: Texas Rangers at Tampa Bay Rays , 3:08 p.m. ET, ABCGame 1: Arizona Diamondbacks at Milwaukee Brewers , 7:08 p.m.
The Division Round is scheduled to start on October 7. League Championship Series' will begin a week later on October 15, followed by Game 1 of the World Series on October 27.The 104-win, NL top-seeded Atlanta Braves are the favorites to win the World Series title ahead of the postseason's first pitch, at least as far as Vegas is concerned.
DraftKings Sportsbook gives the Braves +310 odds to win it all as of Monday afternoon. The Houston Astros, who won their second World Series since 2017 last year, are tied for the second-best odds at +450 along with the Los Angeles Dodgers. The AL's top-seeded Baltimore Orioles are right behind at +700.Newsweek is committed to challenging conventional wisdom and finding connections in the search for common ground.Robert Read is a Newsweek writer and reporter based in Florida.
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