Major League Baseball is reportedly considering major changes to its playoff format for next season, and some fans are already up in arms.
\n\nThe league is proposing several major changes, including a shorter 154-game regular season and a best-of-seven division series. These two ideas have been in discussion for some time.
\n\nBut the third big idea is raising the most clamor: the proposal that the top-seeded team can pick its opponents in the Wild Card and Division Series games, the New York Post reports.
\n\nThe proposed new rules in the Wild Card round would let the No. 3 seed choose whether to play the No. 5 or No. 6 seed to open the Wild Card games.
\n\nIn the Division Series, the change would let the No. 1 team choose which Wild Card Series winner it wants to play. In that case, the No. 2 team would play the second Wild Card team.
\n\n“Opponent selection would allow the top seed to avoid playing a stronger opponent in the Division Series, increase the importance of regular season records and generate significant fan engagement while stoking rivalries,” MLB said in a fact sheet sent to the press.
\n\nMLB says it intends to implement…
Original source: https://www.breitbart.com/sports/
