In 2022, MLB introduced a new Wild Card format - as a third non-division-winning playoff squad was added to each league for a total of 12 postseason teams, the opening round also saw some changes. Previously, the MLB Wild Card round was just one game.

Here is why the Orioles are listed as a "wild card" destination for Kyle Tucker, who played last season with the Cubs.

Rookie pitcher Cam Schlittler came through in the clutch for the New York Yankees as they beat rival Boston in the MLB playoffs' Wild Card round to reach the ALDS. New York will play the Toronto Blue Jays in the ALDS. Also in the AL, Detroit beat Cleveland ...

We celebrate the past 30 years of playoff baseball with a look back at some of the most memorable moments since the wild-card era began.

There have already been some major changes for the Tampa Bay Rays this offseason, and free agency hasn’t even heated up yet. Promotions were announced for multi

The 2025 MLB Playoffs began today with the Tigers, Cubs, Red Sox and Dodgers all securing wins in Game 1 of their respective wild-card series. Tarik Skubal, Seiya Suzuki, Garrett Crochet and Shohei Ohtani were among the stars helping their teams to wins today.

It continued into the MLB wild card round this week, when three out of the four series went into the entire three-game set. That’s double the total from the last three years combined. One team that lost game one came back to win the series, the first time that’s happened since the introduction of the new format.

How are we all feeling today, friends? Feeling like a good day in Chicago as the Cubs have secured their place in the postseason, and now, after three do-or-die games, the next round of postseason play has been set. The Cubs and Dodgers both move forward ...

ESPN’s final year with Major League Baseball’s wild-card round was a historic one. The network announced Monday that the wild-card round of the playoffs last week averaged 4.6 million viewers. That’s up 64% from last year’s games and a record in ...

As the New York Yankees’ 4-0 victory over the Boston Red Sox in Game 3 of the Wild Card Series came to a close on Thursday night, Karl Ravech called attention to the elephant in the room. And while it’s still unclear what the entirety of MLB’s media ...

The Wild Card Round was pretty chalky, with only the Cubs really surprising us in the first round. We all had the Yankees moving past the rival Red Sox, and the two games they won to come back in that series provided some of the best highlights of 2025 for the team.