2022 MLB Playoff Format: New MLB Format Explained

There are 12 teams in the MLB playoffs this year. The new format adds more excitement for baseball fans. It also offers more opportunities for those interested in MLB betting.

The one-game Wild Card game is being replaced by a best-of-three Wildcard series in 2022.

No. 3 seed is the division winner with the third-best record.

2022 MLB Playoff Format: New MLB Format Explained. No. 5 seed: Wild Card team with the second-best record.

The Wild Card round begins Oct. 7. The division series begins October 11. League championship series starts Oct 18. World Series begins on Oct 28. If necessary, the series will last through Nov. 5.

There are 12 teams in the MLB playoffs this year. Houston Astros and Los Angeles Dodgers are the current favorites to win the World Series.

Houston Astros are American League Division Leaders. New York Yankees are second, Cleveland Guardians third.

Los Angeles Dodgers are division leaders. New York Mets are second, New Jersey Mets third, St. Louis Cardinals fourth.

The Atlanta Braves, San Diego Padres and Philadelphia Phillies are the National League Wild Card teams. The Toronto Blue Jays, Tampa Bay Rays and Seattle Mariners are Wild Cards from the American League. They would play the division winners in the best-of-five series. The two winners from National and American Leagues go to the Championship Series.

The new MLB playoff format for the 2022 season will see 12 teams from each league make the playoffs. There will be six Wild Card teams, six division winners and six non-division winners with the best records. The Wild Cards are played in a best-of-three series. Until 2012, teams had to win their division to make it to the postseason. The original Wild card game was started in 2012 and it was played until the 2021 MLB playoffs, but now it's replaced by two best of three Wild cards.