MLB commissioner Rob Manfred defends playoff format
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No plans are in place for Major League Baseball to review the playoff format giving division champions a break during the wild-card round.
Three teams that finished the regular season with 100-plus wins and rested during the opening round were bounced in the division series. The Braves (104 wins), Dodgers (100 wins) and Orioles (101 wins) are all gone as the League Champion