Commissioner Rob Manfred floated the idea of an in-season tournament similar to the NBA Cup. It offers possibilities, and brings challenges.

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The 2025 MLB playoff schedule has moved onto the Division Series round, with eight teams remaining in the postseason bracket. Here are scores from every game on the MLB schedule in the playoffs as the ALDS and NLDS finish, plus the schedule for every ...

The MLB season is reaching a fever pitch. With one week remaining on the MLB schedule, 15 of the 30 teams entered Monday either in possession of a playoff spot or within one game of one. Only two of the divisions have been decided — the Milwaukee ...

MLB has never held any type of in-season tournament, though it has tried a split season twice. In 1892, the National League staged a split season in a bid to generate additional fan interest; it did not stick. In 1981, MLB held a split season after a players’ strike interrupted the regular year.

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Shohei Ohtani has enjoyed two wildly successful seasons with the Los Angeles Dodgers thus far, and he’s due to be celebrated by MLB Network on Wednesday.

Keep in mind that MLB players travel so much more than players in any other sport, given the 162-game schedule, even with it divided up into 2-4 game series throughout the season. Manfred also discussed what a problem the first round of playoff games can be,