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Blue Jays’ loss means no Wild Cards in WS
- Updated: October 20, 2016
With the Indians punching their ticket to the World Series on Wednesday with a 3-0 win over the Blue Jays in Game 5 of the American League Championship Series and the Dodgers battling the Cubs for the National League pennant, the 2016 World Series will not involve a Wild Card team.
Cleveland won the AL Central, and Chicago (NL Central) and Los Angeles (NL West) also won their respective divisions.
Since a second Wild Card spot in each league was established in 2012, with the two Wild Card teams playing in a Wild Card Game to advance to the Division Series, a Wild …
