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Should MLB have promotion and relegation?

Welcome to the next installment of the Hustle Double, where we debate questions and determine the winner based on your votes!

This week, we’re debating whether or not Major League Baseball would be better by adopting European-style promotion and relegation.

For those not familiar, European soccer leagues exist in a kind of hierarchy where every season the top three teams and bottom three teams in the standings are either promoted to a more prestigious league or relegated to a lower league. The English football divisions are composed of the Premier League, Championship, League One, League Two, and further down to an eighth division.