In Major League Baseball (MLB), the wild card is the term used to describe a team that makes the playoffs without winning their division. The wild card teams are the three teams in each of the two leagues (American and National) that have qualified for the postseason despite failing to win their division. The wild card format was first introduced in 1994 to the MLB, when there was only one wild card team per league. During the initial years of the format, the wild card winner would play against a division winner in the opening round, Division Series of the playoffs. In 2012, the format then changed slightly to a total of two wild card teams per league. With this format that is still used today, the two wild card teams would play against each other in a play-in game, where the winner would advance to then play a division winner in the Divisional Series, with the remaining team’s season then coming to an end.