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A shortened season could benefit the Chicago White Sox’s playoff chances. Here’s how.

As unusual as it might sound, a 54-game season could be the best path to a 2020 division title for the Chicago White Sox.

A number of things would have to happen, of course, not the least of which is a decision to actually play Major League Baseball this year.

Chicago White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson (7), third baseman Yoan Moncada (10) and first baseman Jose Abreu (79) stand before a spring training game against the Cincinnati Reds at Goodyear Ballpark in Goodyear, Ariz., on Sunday, Feb. 23, 2020.
Chicago White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson (7), third baseman Yoan Moncada (10) and first baseman Jose Abreu (79) stand before a spring training game against the Cincinnati Reds at Goodyear Ballpark in Goodyear, Ariz., on Sunday, Feb. 23, 2020.

Let’s say MLB goes with 54 games, and that 48 of those games are against the four division rivals with a home-and-home series against a nearby interleague rival.