The fact that the 107-win San Francisco Giants have to play the 106-win Los Angeles Dodgers this early in the postseason does not sit well with Giants third baseman Evan Longoria.
While speaking to reporters on Thursday, Longoria expressed a sentiment shared by many observers: The MLB should alter its postseason format.
“I feel like this may also be like a series or a moment where baseball may have to think about restructuring the way that the playoffs happen,” he said. “106 and 107 wins doesn’t feel like a [divisional series] matchup, you know?