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2022 MLB playoffs: ranking the title contenders from first to worst, MLB
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Does The New Playoff Format Need Changing? - Metsmerized Online
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Betting Odds to Make the MLB Playoffs in 2023 - FanNation
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2022 MLB Playoff Guide: New Wild Card Format, TV Schedule Released
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