The Major League Baseball (MLB) postseason pits the top 12 teams from the league against each other, culminating in a best-of-seven World Series to crown that year's champion. During a November 2023 survey among MLB fans in North America, just under one quarter of respondents stated that eight teams was the ideal size of the MLB playoff field.
Public opinion on the ideal size of the MLB playoffs in North America as of November 2023
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The Athletic. (November 21, 2023). Public opinion on the ideal size of the MLB playoffs in North America as of November 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/977483/relevance-world-series-age/
The Athletic. "Public opinion on the ideal size of the MLB playoffs in North America as of November 2023." Chart. November 21, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/977483/relevance-world-series-age/
The Athletic. (2023). Public opinion on the ideal size of the MLB playoffs in North America as of November 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/977483/relevance-world-series-age/
The Athletic. "Public Opinion on The Ideal Size of The Mlb Playoffs in North America as of November 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Nov 2023, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/977483/relevance-world-series-age/
The Athletic, Public opinion on the ideal size of the MLB playoffs in North America as of November 2023 Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/977483/relevance-world-series-age/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Public opinion on the ideal size of the MLB playoffs in North America as of November 2023 [Graph], The Athletic, November 21, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/977483/relevance-world-series-age/
