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There has been some criticism on how Major League Baseball schedules Division Series games.

Teams with large national fan followings like the New York Yankees are almost always scheduled to play in prime time at 8 p. m. ET / 5 p. m. PT to generate the highest TV ratings.

As a result, West Coast teams generally have to play on the road at 1 p. m. ET / 10 a. m. PT when many of their fans are unable to watch the game because they are at work or school.

Conversely, when games on the West Coast are played at 10 p. m. ET / 7 p. m. PT, many fans on the East Coast are unable to watch a game in its entirety, due to games ending around 1 a. m. ET / 10 p. m. PT, while most West Coast fans are able to watch the entire game.