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The broadcast window, not the game, now sets baseball's calendar.
MLB is reshaping regular-season length, off-days, and even live postseason start times around exclusive national TV windows and prime-time protection, with record LCS audiences raising the stakes of every slot.
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MLB Proposes 154-Game Season, Best-of-Seven Division Series, and Playoff Opponent Selection (From 2029) Even a historic structural redesign of the calendar is built around protecting and expanding premium broadcast inventory.
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ALCS Chaos: Rain Washes Out Game 4 as Guardians Lead Rays 2-1; Brewers Rest While World Series Waits With LCS audiences up 104% from last year, even live postseason start times are shuffled to protect prime-time inventory.