Home-field Advantage REALLY Matters for MLB World Series
by Steven Davies on Jul 16, 2013 | Views: 122 | Score: 0
Wins | |
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Home-field advantage | 25 |
No home-field advantage | 7 |
Number of World Series Wins
Sources:
theweek.com
Wins | |
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Home-field advantage | 25 |
No home-field advantage | 7 |
Of the last 32 MLB World Series, 25 (78%) have been won by the team with home-field advantage. After a tie in the All-Star Game in 2002, the MLB decided to incentivize the game by awarding the winning league home-field advantage in the World Series.