Fansided · Oct 14, 2019
A Cleveland Indians-inspired Interleague proposal
MLB decided to pit two playoff-caliber teams against each other in an Interleague series to end the season. Is there a way to avoid this in the future?
The Cleveland Indians ended the 2019 season in a National League park. Had they not taken a swan dive out of the playoff race in the two games prior to their final series in Washington, the Indians would have been fighting tooth and nail for a Wild Card berth without their designated hitter.
On paper, an American League team playing its final games in a National League city benefits not only the NL team, but also any AL team who is not playing Interleague games to finish off its season.