Fernando Tatis Jr. and the Padres are one of the feel-good stories heading into MLB’s postseason. (Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports)
An unprecedented Major League Baseball postseason is upon us, featuring 16 teams, eight best-of-three Wild Card series, bubbles, and a whole lot of unpredictability.
The playoffs start Tuesday with four games on tap, providing a March Madness feel to October baseball.
If the truncated 60-game season suggested anything, it’s that the Commissioner’s Trophy can be won by anyone in the tournament, ensuring that the next month will bring edge-of-your-seat stuff almost every night.
While it’s difficult to predict the unpredictable, amNewYork sports editor Joe Pantorno, editor-in-chief Robb Pozarycki, and staff writer Alex Mitchell attempted to foresee how things would play out this fall: