As teams jockey for playoff seeding, the last two weeks of the regular season foment intense commentary about one of the great bromides of sport: the home field advantage. Keep this in mind when the subject of home field advantage comes up in these days of expanded MLB playoffs: It means almost nothing.
Home field advantage has been eroding as the playoff field expands. Since the field expanded to 12 teams in 2022, home teams are 60–64 in the postseason.
