Those variables account, in part, for conflicting estimates of New Yorkâs land area since the city was consolidated in 1898. At that time, Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island joined Manhattan and the Bronx to form Greater New York, and the city ballooned to a trumpeted 360 square miles from 60 or so.
Confidence votes 162. Two wild card teams from each league makes the MLB playoff each year. As of 2012 there is a one game wild card playoff between the two best records in each league who didn't win their division. + 134 others found this useful.
Each team plays 162 games in the Major League Baseball regular season.   EDIT: Being that there are 30 teams in Major League Baseball (14 in the American League, 16 in the â¦ National League), this equates to 2430 scheduled games for a regular season.