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The wildcard was established in 1994, but the season was shortened by a strike so the first team to win a wildcard was the Yankees in 1995. Three teams have won the World Series as a wildcard, the Red Sox in 2004, Angels in 2002 and the Marlins in 1997 and 2003.
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When did the MLB start using the Wildcard format?
Major League Baseball started using the wildcard format in 1994.
How are the MLB postseason matchups determined?
By the winners of each division and one wildcard team from each league. Wildcard team faces the best record team in each league unless the team with the best record and the wildcard team are from the same division. In that case, the wildcard team plays the divisional winner with the next best record.
Was there a wildcard in the 2003 MLB playoffs?
Yes, there was. In 2003, the Boston Red Sox (AL) and the Florida Marlins (NL) were the wildcard teams. The Marlins went on to beat the New York Yankees in the World Series.
What is the wildcard race?
A wildcard in sports is spot or spots in the playoffs that are not bound by subdivsion(s) of a league. In MLB there are 3 divsions in each league and the team that finishes the season in first in each divsion moves on to the playoffs but there is one more spot in each leagues' playoffs that goes to the team that has the best recored of the teams that did not win there divsion, this is called the wildcard. Near the end of the regulear season the sports media will hilight the teams in or near the wildcard, this is th wildcard race
Which team has the best MLB record not to make playoffs?
1993 San Francisco Giants won 102 games but were 1 game back and there was no wildcard.
