Are you ready for October? The 2022 MLB season is advancing into a brave new world, a 12-team postseason bracket that will decide a champion over the next month. Starting Friday, the contenders will duel in a newly expanded format that will give us a burst of high-stakes baseball.
The favorites are familiar — the Los Angeles Dodgers, Houston Astros, Atlanta Braves and New York Yankees hold the top seeds. The challengers are very much not — the Seattle Mariners and Philadelphia Phillies are here!