<P> On November 17 , 2011 , MLB announced that it would be adding two wild - card teams to the postseason . The two wild - card teams in each league face each other in a one - game playoff . The winner of this game advances to meet the top seed in the Division Series . The revised playoff system began with the 2012 season . </P>
<P> On November 17 , 2011 , MLB announced that it would be adding two wild - card teams to the postseason . The two wild - card teams in each league face each other in a one - game playoff . The winner of this game advances to meet the top seed in the Division Series . The revised playoff system began with the 2012 season . </P>
how many wild card teams make it to the mlb playoffs
how many wild card teams make it to the mlb playoffs
two
two