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Major League Baseball expands the playoffs, with ESPN and TBS gaining the extra games
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MLB announced today that the 2020 postseason will now have 16 teams and begin with eight best-of-three Wild Card Series preceding the Division Series. All of the new playoff games will be exclusively televised by ESPN and TBS, with ESPN holding exclusive rights to seven of the eight series. ALSO: Dr. Anthony Fauci throws out the first pitch of the 2020 season, but it's not the worst-ever celebrity pitch.
TOPICS: Major League Baseball, ESPN, TBS
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