Major League Baseball is "seriously weighing" major reform to its playoff system, according to the New York Post's Joel Sherman.
Both the American League and the National League would expand to seven playoff teams, beginning in the 2022 season, reports Sherman. The team with the best record would receive a bye in the wild-card round, and the remaining six teams would play their own respective best-of-three series, per Sherman. The lower-seeded team would be on the road for all three games.
MLB's plan goes far beyond simple expansion, though. The No. 2 team in each league would reportedly select their opponent from the remaining playoff teams, followed by a pick from the No.