MLB 2024 is in its culminating phase with the finals of the League Championship Series. At Signal Sports we tell you what the playoff format is, the outstanding players in the finalist teams, the rivals they faced to get here and the odds of each team to advance to the World Series.
MLB Playoff Tournament Format
The MLB postseason includes 12 teams, divided into six from each league (American and National). The three division champions and three wild card teams advance to the playoffs. The top two division champions in each league receive a bye to the Division Series, while the other four teams compete in the best-of-three Wild Card Series. The Division Series is played in a best of five, and both the League Championship Series and the World Series are played in a best of seven.
Colombian players in the MLB finals
In the finals of the League Championship Series, only one team has a Colombian player in its ranks, it is the New York Mets who have José Quintana, which represents that there is a possibility of having a Colombian in again. the MLB major league finals.
Finalists of the Championship Series of each League
To reach the finals of the League Championship Series in the national league, the Mets had to beat the Milwaukee Brewers in the wild card phase, then the Philadelphia Phillies in . For their part, the Los Angeles Dodgers only had to overcome the San Diego Padres since by finishing first in the national league they qualified directly to the semifinals or, as they call it in the United States, the NLDS, the National League Division Series.
While to reach the American League finals, the New York Yankees had to beat the Kansas City Royals in the semifinals or ALDS American League Division Series. For their part, the Cleveland Guardians had to beat the Detroit Tigers in the ALDS American League Division Series semifinals.
It should be remembered that starting from the finals of the national and American leagues, the winner will be determined by the best of 7 matches in round-trip matches. These confrontations have been intense and have demonstrated the quality and resilience of the finalist teams that will do everything possible to reach the MLB world series final.
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The 2024 MLB League Championship Series finals promise to be exciting and action-packed. With well-prepared teams and outstanding players, fans can expect intense and competitive games on the road to the World Series.
