Does the 2020 MLB season matter?

Photo by Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images What if this happens at the end of October?We’re nearly halfway through the short 2020 season, and the Oakland A’s have the best record in the American League at 17-8. They haven’t clinched anything yet, and nothing in the regular season ever equates to a guarantee in October, but the A’s are clearly heavy contenders this year.

With that in mind, we need to pause for a moment and have a quick talk before the summer goes any further. Specifically, does this 2020 season actually matter, and how are we going to look at the World Series champion?

To a literal extent, yes this year matters and the winner will go in the record books right next to everyone…