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Seeding, not record determines who bats last in World Series

by AP Baseball Writer
| September 21, 2020 3:06 PM

NEW YORK (AP) — The higher seeded team reaching the World Series will have last at-bats in Games 1 and 2 and if needed Games 6 and 7, not necessarily the team with the best record.

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