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.
The 2020 @MLB Postseason will begin with the AL Wild Card Series on Tuesday, 9/29, while Game One of the 2020 World Series at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas will be played on Tuesday, 10/20. pic.twitter.com/KSzWMSAcBk
— MLB Communications (@MLB_PR) September 15, 2020
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