Report: MLB considering Texas, Southern California for playoff bubbles

The plan for Major League Baseball's expanded postseason is beginning to take shape.

MLB is discussing staging the American League playoffs at two of the three major-league ballparks in Southern California - Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, Angel Stadium of Anaheim, and Petco Park in San Diego - and the National League playoffs at Minute Maid Park in Houston and Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, according to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic.

The World Series would likely take place in Arlington rather than on the West Coast in order to maximize the Fall Classic's potential television audience, Rosenthal notes.

But other regions may reportedly still draw consideration, and no plan is final until it receives approval from team owners.

It was reported earlier in August that MLB is considering using a bubble for its postseason and favors a system more closely resembling the two-city approach employed by the NHL rather than the NBA's single-site plan.

Some players, such as New York Yankees star Aaron Judge, have spoken out against a playoff bubble, saying it removes home-field advantage from the postseason equation.