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Major League Baseball owners have proposed reducing the season from 162 games to 154 games starting in 2029, introducing a weekly off-day for player health and broadcasting purposes. Additionally, they suggest changing the Division Series from best-of-five to best-of-seven, with top-seeded teams choosing their opponents. The proposal also includes reseeding in the playoffs to avoid mismatched matchups like this year's scenario involving the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox. This plan aims to enhance player well-being and increase fan engagement during the postseason.
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MLB owners are proposing changes to the league's schedule for 2027 that include reducing the number of games from 162 to 154, eliminating eight games since the current format was established in 1961. They also suggest introducing a weekly off-day aimed at improving player health and creating more national broadcast opportunities. Additionally, owners propose changing the Division Series, which currently consists of best-of-five series, to a best-of-seven format with a unique twist: the highest-seeded team would have the ability to choose their opponent in both the Wild Card and Division Series rounds. MLB spokesman Glen Caplin stated that these changes aim to enhance player welfare and fan experience by reducing weekday afternoon games and extending the postseason excitement.
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With a second lockout this decade pending, Major League Baseball owners are coming up with creative ways to get on the baseball field as planned in 2027.
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The league announced the proposal of a 154-game season, which would knock out eight games of the 162-game slate that was implemented in 1961.
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Owners also proposed the Division Series, which has been a best-of-five since its introduction in 1995, to be a best-of-seven, but with a wild twist.
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The highest seed in both the Wild Card and Division Series, owners proposed, would be given the ability to choose their opponents.
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"Returning to a 154-game schedule would allow us to introduce a weekly off-day, which is good for player health, while also creating a new national broadcast window to showcase our most exciting teams and players," MLB spokesman Glen Caplin said.
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"A shorter regular season unlocks making October even better for our fans -- with fewer weekday afternoon games, a longer Division Series and more opportunities to see the game’s best pitchers on the biggest stage.
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And allowing the top seeds to select their opponents in the first two rounds would create compelling storylines, intensify existing rivalries and create new ones.
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The opponent-choosing could perhaps be a reaction to this year's postseason format, in which the American League teams with the second- and third-best records, the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox, will not see the Championship Series.
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Under the current format, rather than reseeding , the top seed in each league is automatically slated to face the winner of the 4-5 seed matchup, and the No. 2 seed goes against the 3-6 seed winner.
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The top three seeds are given to the three division winners (with the top two getting a bye), in record order, while the 4-6 seeds are given to the best non-division winners, also in record order.
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With the 154-game schedule, which wouldn't be implemented until 2029, all teams would be off on Mondays , except for a rare nationally televised game or a holiday, in which case they would then be off that Thursday.
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Minor League Baseball is off every Monday, which has apparently been well received , as it's normally paired with a Sunday day game.
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Each team would also have a scheduled split doubleheader against each of its division rivals during the season.
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MLB teams originally played 154 games until the 1960s.
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The proposal from the owners still includes a salary cap, which players have adamantly opposed and said is non-negotiable.
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The owners are expected to lock out the players on Dec. 1, when the current collective bargaining agreement expires.
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