Highlighting the best, worst and quirkiest parts of MLB’s unprecedented 60-game slate.

Never before has the Major League Baseball schedule been more important to the outcome of a season than right now. Each team plays only 60 games, which means fast starts are imperative, and each team plays only teams within its division and the corresponding division of the other league. Fairness in scheduling had to be compromised by the protocols necessary to play at all during a pandemic.

MLB announced the full schedule today. Keep in mind that this is the best-case scenario. COVID-19 will determine if the season starts on July 23 and if it ends Sept. 27.

But now that we have a schedule, let’s examine the winners, the losers and the highlights from the shortest season in MLB history.

Wild Difference

Many teams competing for wild card spots will not play one another and have zero