Come October, Major League Baseball’s postseason will look nothing like it has before, a vast departure even from its last alteration in 2012.
Author: Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY
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The good (Blue Jays), bad (Yankees) and downright ugly (A’s) of MLB attendance this season
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