NEW YORK — It seems like a misprint. In the three years since the best-of-three Wild Card Series format was introduced for the 2022 season, the team that won Game 1 has won each of the 12 series — ...

In the first three years of the expanded MLB playoff format, 10 of the 12 series in the Wild Card Round ended in sweeps. This year, baseball fans were treated to three win-or-go-home Game 3s to kick ...