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The good news quickly dried up for the Dodgers after that, as they fell to the Padres 5-1, missing a chance to clinch a first-round bye with a win.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
He has emerged as a critical member of the AL’s best team, which earlier this week clinched a first-round bye in the playoffs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
Baseball’s playoff format, which grew from 10 entrants to 12 in 2022, gives the top two seeds in each league a first-round bye.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
New York Yankees: The return of staff ace Fried is huge for a team that has clinched a wild-card berth and remains a long step behind the Rays for a division title and first-round bye.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
Then Ah rose tuh bid ’em good bye agin.
From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston
The two highest ranked teams will receive byes into single-match finals while the other four meet in single-match semi-finals.
From Barron's ● Nov. 16, 2025
The first ball of the over flew past wicketkeeper Jamie Smith for four byes.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2025
Four byes from the final ball of the innings took England to 400.
From BBC ● May 29, 2025
Crenshaw and Fairfax have moved their scheduled game on Friday to Sept. 20 when both have byes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2024
Now, listen here, byes," said Mary Ellen, turning sober all of a sudden, and shutting the door, "you come right out to the kitchen wid me, an' we'll talk this thing over.
From Explorers of the Dawn by Christopher Morley
