Major League Baseball reveals postseason plans, World Series location

The decision to play at a neutral site was made due to “health, safety and competitive considerations,” Major League Baseball announced.

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The expanded postseason, which will include 16 of the 30 MLB teams, begins Sept. 29 with the openers of three American League wild-card series. The National League wild-card series will begin a day later. The four top seeds in each league will host the best-of-three series in the first round.

From that point forward, all games in the best-of-five Division Series and best-of-seven league championship series and World Series will be played at neutral sites: Los Angeles, San Diego, Arlington and Houston.

The ALCS will be played at Petco Park in San Diego. The NLCS will be played in Arlington.