Major League Baseball (MLB) Playoffs and World Series

Major League Baseball (MLB) Playoffs and World Series

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The current format of Major League Baseball playoffs is as follows:

First place teams in each division of each league, and two wild card teams, representing the next best records in each of the American and National Leagues regular season play, meet in an elimination series to determine the final two teams from each league
these two teams for each league play in the League Championship Series (4 of 7)
The two winners meet in the World Series to declare an overall MLB winner (4 of 7)

The original World Series held in 1903, was a best of nine affair. No World Series was held in 1904 and the best of seven series was used until 1919. The five-of-nine format was used from 1919 through 1921, but it reverted back to a best-of-seven series in 1922. That is the same format used today. The American League winners, versus the National League winners, in what is comonly known as the fall clasic. The MVP award, started in 1955, is voted on during the final game of the World Series by a committee of reporters and officials in attendance.

Previous World Series Winners and MVP's
Previous League Championship Series Winners and MVP's
Divisional Winners

Previous World Series Pitching Records
Previous World Series Hitting and Stolen Bases Records