ESPN | Jesse Rogers: Representatives from MLB and the MLBPA are scheduled to meet today, and one of the topics they will revisit is expanded playoffs. The union offered a 12-team format in their final offer before the league’s arbitrary March 1st deadline, however it is now being reported that they would be open to a reworked version of a 14-team postseason. Max Scherzer, member of the eight-man executive subcommittee, floated the idea of top seeded teams in a five-game Wild Card series starting the series with a “ghost win.” This format of the higher seeded team starting a series up 1-0 has been used in KBO, though the owners were reportedly not thrilled with the idea prior to the deadline.
Around the Empire: Yankees news - 3/6/22
