New 2022 MLB playoff format, schedule and bracket, explained

The 2022 MLB playoffs are finally upon us. The playoff format is different this year.

The 2022 MLB playoffs start on Friday, Oct. 7 with the new best-of-three Wild Card round.

The new MLB playoff format is different from the old one. There are six teams in each league. The top two seeds in the league get byes to the Division Series. In the Wild Card round, the third seed hosts the sixth seed, and the fourth seed host the fifth seed. All of the games will be broadcasted on the Disney family of networks on ESPN, ESPN2 or ABC.

Jon "Boog" Sciambi is the best active baseball play-by-play broadcaster in America. He supports the new MLB playoff format. Sciambi thinks the longer the playoffs, the more likely the better teams will win. He also disagrees with the idea that top teams might get rusty after a 162-game season.

The Los Angeles Dodgers are the favorites to win the 2022 World Series.