As they head into the American League Championship Series against the Toronto Blue Jays, the Seattle Mariners and their fans got some very positive news. 15-gam

Yes, MLB’s divisional playoff round (the ALDS and NLDS) is best-of-five. That has been the case since its inception in 1995, when MLB expanded to three divisions per league and added a Wild Card team for the first time. Since then, the eight teams have met in the divisional round for a best-of-five series.

The New York Yankees' season ended on Wednesday night in the American League Divisional Series, less than a month after President Donald Trump told them that they would "go all the way."

But Seattle recently received quite an exciting reinforcement. With the season on the line, the Mariners are getting back their ace, Bryan Woo. Woo is expected to be available at some point in the ALCS and he's officially on the postseason roster for this series.

"One of the most exciting things to do is hand the ball to the best pitcher in baseball,” Tigers manager AJ Hinch said.