Commissioner Rob Manfred granted an interview to the Associated Press Tuesday, on the day the World Series began, and noted that two changes in baseball in 2020 that were somewhat controversial might remain in 2021:
“I like the idea of, and I’m choosing my words carefully here, an expanded playoff format,” Manfred said. “I don’t think we would do 16 like we did this year. I think we do have to be cognizant of making sure that we preserve the importance of our regular season. But I think something beyond the 10 that we were at would be a good change.