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2022 Playoff Procedures

Triple-A

International League

The International League's two playoff participants will be decided based on the best regular season winning percentage in each division. In the event of any ties, the following tiebreakers will apply in the order below:

1. Head-to-head record (if three or more clubs, best winning percentage in games among the clubs).

2. If the clubs remain tied, best overall winning percentage over the last 20 games.

3. If the clubs remain tied, best overall winning percentage over an additional game (i.e., the last 21 games, the last 22 games, etc.) until one emerges with a better winning percentage in that span of games.

The two division winners will meet in a one-game playoff to determine the 2022 league champion on Saturday, Oct 1, at 9:05 p.m. ET. That winner will play the Pacific Coast League champion on Sunday, Oct. 2, at 7:05 p.m. ET, to crown the overall Triple-A National Champion.

Pacific Coast League

The Pacific Coast League's two playoff participants will be decided based on the best regular season winning percentage in each division. In the event of any ties, the following tiebreakers will apply in the order below:

1. Head-to-head record (if three or more clubs, best winning percentage in games among the clubs).

2. If the clubs remain tied, best overall winning percentage over the last 20 games.

3. If the clubs remain tied, best overall winning percentage over an additional game (i.e., the last 21 games, the last 22 games, etc.) until one emerges with a better winning percentage in that span of games.

The two division winners will meet in a one-game playoff to determine the 2022 league champion on Friday, Sept. 30, at 10:05 p.m. ET. That winner will play the International League champion on Sunday, Oct. 2, at 7:05 p.m. ET to crown the overall Triple-A National Champion.


Double-A, High-A, Single-A

The format for the 2022 Postseason will consist of four teams per league in a best-of-3 division series, followed by a best-of-3 championship series.

The four participants per league will be the winners of each division from both halves based on the best winning percentage of each half. In the event the same club wins both halves, the club with the next best full-season winning percentage in that division will advance.

However, with only six clubs in the Northwest League, the format for the postseason will consist of a single, best-of-5 championship series. The two playoff participants will be decided based on the best winning percentage of each half. In the event the same club wins both halves, the club with the next best full-season winning percentage will advance.

In the event of any ties, the following tiebreakers will apply in the order below:

1. Head-to-head record (if three or more clubs, best winning percentage in games among the clubs).

2. If the clubs remain tied, best overall winning percentage over the last 20 games.

3. If the clubs remain tied, best overall winning percentage over an additional game (i.e., the last 21 games, the last 22 games, etc.) until one emerges with a better winning percentage in that span of games.

Rookie

Arizona Complex League and Florida Complex League

  • Postseason begins on Thursday, Aug. 25, 2022.
  • Three (3) division winners and one (1) wild card team (i.e., the team with the best winning percentage who is not a division winner).
  • Four (4) teams seeded according to winning percentage, regardless of whether the team is a division winner or wild card. 1 vs. 4, 2 vs. 3.
  • One game semi-final followed by best-of-three final. Semi-finals hosted by the higher ranked team; Finals Game 1 hosted by the lower ranked team; Finals Games 2 and 3 (if necessary) hosted by the higher ranked team.

Dominican Summer League

  • Postseason begins on Thursday, Aug. 25, 2022.
  • Six (6) division winners and two (2) wild card teams (i.e., the teams with the best winning percentage who are not a division winners).
  • Eight (8) teams seeded according to winning percentage, regardless of whether the team is a division winner or wild card (1 vs. 8, 2 vs. 7, 3 vs. 6, 4 vs. 5).
  • All rounds are best-of-three.