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APNewsBreak: All-Star Game no longer determines Series start

FILE - In this Sept. 28, 2016, file photo, Boston Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz reacts after flying out in a baseball game against the New York Yankees in New York. Hall of Famers Nolan Ryan and Barry Larkin along with recently retired Ortiz are among the investors in Dugout Ventures, a new private equity group that says it will support baseball-focused companies. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File)
FILE - In this Sept. 28, 2016, file photo, Boston Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz reacts after flying out in a baseball game against the New York Yankees in New York. Hall of Famers Nolan Ryan and Barry Larkin along with recently retired Ortiz are among the investors in Dugout Ventures, a new private equity group that says it will support baseball-focused companies. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File) FILE - In this Sept. 28, 2016, file photo, Boston Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz reacts after flying out in a baseball game against the New York Yankees in New York. Hall of Famers Nolan Ryan and Barry Larkin along with recently retired Ortiz are among the investors in Dugout Ventures, a new private equity group that says it will support baseball-focused companies. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File)

By Associated Press 1 min read

NEW YORK (AP) – A person familiar with the negotiations tells The Associated Press the league that wins baseball’s All-Star Game no longer will get home-field advantage in the World Series.

Instead, that will be determined by which pennant winner had the better regular season record.

The change was included in Major League Baseball’s tentative new collective bargaining agreement and disclosed early Thursday to the AP. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because details of the deal, reached Wednesday evening in Irving, Texas, have not been announced.

In addition, players and management agreed the minimum time for players going on the disabled list will be reduced from 15 days to 10.

The American League opened the World Series at home 11 times in the 14 years of the “This Time It Counts” experiment.