The Major League Baseball postseason has become more difficult to predict under the current format.
Only one top-three seed made it to the World Series over the last two seasons. The wild-card round fueled the playoff push of three of the last four Fall Classic participants.
However, the 2024 postseason seems to be different because of the teams at the top of the regular-season standings.
The New York Yankees, Los Angeles Dodgers, Cleveland Guardians and Philadelphia Phillies are all well equipped to win a championship, but they all have to wait a week to play their first postseason game.