"Hello, and welcome to the Amazon Prime Network, home of the 2030 MLB playoffs! We’re in Montreal today, ready to start down a winding postseason road as the Tampa-Montreal ExRays take on the visiting Minnesota Twins. I’m Joe Buck, here with color man Chris Archer, an ex-Ray himself. Chris, what a postseason this is shaping up to be!"
"That’s right, Joe. We have Tampa-Montreal vs. Minnesota here this afternoon, with seven more first-round series scheduled to start later today and tomorrow. And those are just the first steps in a lengthy sprint to the finish line: 16 teams, four rounds, and ultimately one champion to raise the World Series trophy."
Playful article from The Ringer on a hypothetical postseason scenario in the year 2030: https://www.theringer.com/mlb/2020/3/5/21165435/mlb-in-2030-expanded-playoff-field-16-teams?stream=top