A bunch of reasons
-- the World Baseball Classic
-- the season opener is always on a monday and this year it was April 6th, later than usual
--TV, they like to avoid conflict with colleges and high schools and not play on Fridays
--MLB like to start series on Wednesday
-- they added a few off days to the lcs in case of rain
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April through October. The World Series if long enough can run into November
There was no World Series in 1904 and 1994.
Reggie Jackson, also known as Mr. October, was the highest paid player, having won the World Series the year before, and eventually the 1978 World Series too. There were no multi-year contracts back then.
none last year was their first year to make it to the world series
Mantle hit his first home run in a World Series in Game 6 of the 1952 Series, which was played on October 6 of that year. He was born on 1931 October 30, so he was two weeks short of his 21st birthday -- thus he could not have LEGALLY celebrated the event by drinking an alcoholic beverage.