Long World Series Seen Needed to Aid Small-Market Playoff
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A seven-game World Series would rescue a postseason for Major League Baseball that has lost both Los Angeles teams and doesn’t have the New York Yankees or Boston Red Sox for the first time since 1993.
The final four clubs competing for the baseball championship leaves broadcaster 21st Century Fox Inc. television markets ranging from sixth to 31st, according to Nielsen. The Baltimore Orioles face the Kansas City Royals for the American League championship, while the San Francisco Giants play the St. Louis Cardinals in the National League.