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Column: MLB's playoff format is penalizing top seeds with all that time off
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Top players in 2023 MLB playoffs
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12 MLB playoff teams, ranked by their World Series chances
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Ranking the Starting Lineup of Every 2023 MLB Playoff Team, News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors
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MLB Network top 10 at each position in 2023
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The 2023 MLB Division Series Entrance Survey - The Ringer
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Ranking the Pitching Staff of Every 2023 MLB Playoff Team, News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors
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Ways the new playoff format is more exciting
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MLB predictions 2023: Final standings, playoff projections, World Series odds for every team