Below is the 2020 MLB Playoffs Bracket. You know, the postseason we did not know we would have because the season didn’t appear to be happening at all.
Somehow, Major League Baseball’s teams gutted out a 60-game schedule, and we are left with 16. In a normal year, it would be ten teams standing, but with the short season, MLB threw its teams a bone and expanded the playoffs. This left us with some teams in the postseason that it’s rare to see, and will give us some very quick eliminations on the front end.
There are more differences from a normal postseason. In addition to the best-of-three Wild Card series, of which there will be eight (four American League, four National League), the later rounds will be played at neutral sites. The higher seeds will host all games in the opening round. Once a team advances to the Division Series, they are heading into the playoff bubble. Because it’s 2020 and we need more twists, the ALDS and ALCS will be played in National League parks, while the NLDS and NLCS will be in American League parks. The 2020 World Series will take place in Arlington, Texas.
This is a lot to absorb, so we will stop there and proceed with haste to the bracket.
2020 MLB Playoffs Bracket: Postseason Start
2020 MLB Playoff Teams
American League
| Seed | Team (Record) | Last PS Appearance |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tampa Bay Rays (40-20) | 2019 |
| 2 | Oakland Athletics (36-24) | 2019 |
| 3 | Minnesota Twins (36-24) | 2019 |
| 4 | Cleveland Indians (35-25) | 2018 |
| 5 | New York Yankees (33-27) | 2019 |
| 6 | Houston Astros (29-31) | 2019 |
| 7 | Chicago White Sox (35-25) | 2008 |
| 8 | Toronto Blue Jays (32-28) | 2016 |
National League
| Seed | Team (Record) | Last PS Appearance |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles Dodgers (43-17) | 2019 |
| 2 | Atlanta Braves (35-25) | 2019 |
| 3 | Chicago Cubs (34-26) | 2018 |
| 4 | San Diego Padres (37-23) | 2006 |
| 5 | St. Louis Cardinals (30-28) | 2019 |
| 6 | Miami Marlins (31-29) | 2003 |
| 7 | Cincinnati Reds (31-29) | 2013 |
| 8 | Milwaukee Brewers (29-31) | 2019 |
2020 MLB Playoffs Bracket: Sites
| All Wild Card Series | Home Stadium of Higher Seed |
| American League Division Series | San Diego, CA OR Los Angeles (NL), CA |
| National League Division Series | Arlington, TX OR Houston, TX |
| American League Championship Series | Arlington, TX |
| National League Championship Series | San Diego, CA |
| 2020 World Series | Arlington, TX |
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