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With a second lockout this decade pending, Major League Baseball owners are coming up with creative ways to get on the baseball field as planned in 2027.
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owners → pende → 2027
The league announced the proposal of a 154-game season, which would knock out eight games of the 162-game slate that was implemented in 1961.
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that → announce → 1961
Owners also proposed the Division Series, which has been a best-of-five since its introduction in 1995, to be a best-of-seven, but with a wild twist.
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which → propose → twist
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page → contain → partners
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News → sign → wager
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that → create → newsroom
The highest seed in both the Wild Card and Division Series, owners proposed, would be given the ability to choose their opponents.
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owners → propose → opponents
"Returning to a 154-game schedule would allow us to introduce a weekly off-day, which is good for player health, while also creating a new national broadcast window to showcase our most exciting teams and players," MLB spokesman Glen Caplin said.
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Caplin → return → teams
"A shorter regular season unlocks making October even better for our fans -- with fewer weekday afternoon games, a longer Division Series and more opportunities to see the game’s best pitchers on the biggest stage.
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October → unlock → stage
And allowing the top seeds to select their opponents in the first two rounds would create compelling storylines, intensify existing rivalries and create new ones.
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seeds → allow → ones
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The opponent-choosing could perhaps be a reaction to this year's postseason format, in which the American League teams with the second- and third-best records, the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox, will not see the Championship Series.
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teams → see → Series
Under the current format, rather than reseeding , the top seed in each league is automatically slated to face the winner of the 4-5 seed matchup, and the No. 2 seed goes against the 3-6 seed winner.
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seed → slat → winner
The top three seeds are given to the three division winners (with the top two getting a bye), in record order, while the 4-6 seeds are given to the best non-division winners, also in record order.
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seeds → give → order
With the 154-game schedule, which wouldn't be implemented until 2029, all teams would be off on Mondays , except for a rare nationally televised game or a holiday, in which case they would then be off that Thursday.
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they → implement → game
Minor League Baseball is off every Monday, which has apparently been well received , as it's normally paired with a Sunday day game.
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it → receive → game
Each team would also have a scheduled split doubleheader against each of its division rivals during the season.
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team → have → season
MLB teams originally played 154 games until the 1960s.
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teams → play → 1960s
The proposal from the owners still includes a salary cap, which players have adamantly opposed and said is non-negotiable.
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players → include → which
The owners are expected to lock out the players on Dec. 1, when the current collective bargaining agreement expires.
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agreement → expect → Dec.
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