MLB Talks Resume Sunday; Scherzer Favors Playoff ‘Ghost Win’
Mar 5, 2022, 2:22 PM
NEW YORK (AP) — Max Scherzer favors a radical reworking of the playoffs, one that would have the higher seed in the first round of a 14-team postseason start off a best-of-five series with a 1-0 lead.
Major League Baseball and locked-out players, who resume talks Sunday, both would expand the postseason from 10 teams.
Union, MLB scheduled to meet tomorrow, sources tell @TheAthletic.
— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) March 5, 2022
The union prefers 12 but Scherzer said players would consider 14 if clubs would agree to the “ghost win” format.
MLB’s 14-team plan calls for the division winner with the best regular-season record in each league to get a bye.
The two other division winners would choose their opponents.