Just two games remain in the Major League Baseball season with a pair of wild card spots still up for grabs and division champions yet to be decided.
The Cleveland Guardians, Detroit Tigers and Houston Astros are jockeying for the final playoff berth in the American League, with one of the AL Central teams ending up the division winner. Cleveland and Detroit were tied entering play Saturday, with Houston trailing a game behind in the wild card standings.
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In the National League, the Reds and Mets have the same record but Cincinnati holds the head-to-head tiebreaker over New York and could clinch a postseason trip Saturday with a win and a Mets loss.
Here’s the latest look at the MLB playoff picture:
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Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh is congratulated by teammates Randy Arozarena and Julio Rodriguez after hitting a two-run home run against the Detroit Tigers at T-Mobile Park in Seattle on March 31, 2025, for his first home run of the 2025 MLB season.
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Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh is congratulated by teammates Randy Arozarena and Julio Rodriguez after hitting a two-run home run against the Detroit Tigers at T-Mobile Park in Seattle on March 31, 2025, for his first home run of the 2025 MLB season.
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Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh is congratulated by Randy Arozarena after hitting a solo home run against the San Francisco Giants in the third inning at Oracle Park in San Francisco on April 6, 2025. It was Raleigh’s second home run of the 2025 season.
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Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh rounds the bases after his two-run home run during the eighth inning against the Texas Rangers at T-Mobile Park in Seattle on April 11, 2025, for his third home run of the year.
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Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh celebrates in the dugout with teammates after hitting his fourth home run of the 2025 MLB season, a solo home run against the Texas Rangers at T-Mobile Park in Seattle on April 12, 2025.
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Cal Raleigh of the Seattle Mariners gestures after hitting a home run during the first inning against the Texas Rangers at T-Mobile Park in Seattle on April 13, 2025. The two-run blast marked Raleigh’s fifth home run of the year.
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Cal Raleigh of the Seattle Mariners runs the bases after hitting a solo home run during the fifth inning against the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park on April 16, 2025, in Cincinnati. It was Raleigh’s sixth home run of the 2025 MLB season.
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Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh hits a solo home run during the seventh inning against the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park on April 16, 2025, in Cincinnati. Raleigh’s second home run of the night marked his seventh on the season.
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Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh rounds the bases after hitting a home run during against the Cincinnati Reds on April 17, 2025, at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, for his eighth home run of the year.
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Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh hits a home run against the Toronto Blue Jays in the first inning at the Rogers Centre in Toronto on April 20, 2025. The two-run round-tripper was Big Dumper’s ninth home run in 2025.
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Cal Raleigh of the Seattle Mariners celebrates his solo home run against the Miami Marlins during the first inning at T-Mobile Park in Seattle on April 27, 2025, for his 10th long ball of the year.
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Cal Raleigh of the Seattle Mariners runs the bases after a home run in the fourth inning against the Texas Rangers at Globe Life Field on May 2, 2025, in Arlington, Texas. The solo shot was Raleigh’s 12th homer of the 2025 MLB season.
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Cal Raleigh of the Seattle Mariners celebrates with teammates at the dugout after hitting a grand slam against the Texas Rangers in the fifth inning at Globe Life Field on May 2, 2025, in Arlington, Texas. Raleigh’s second home run of the game was also his 12th on the year.
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Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh hits a home run against the New York Yankees during the eighth inning at T-Mobile Park in Seattle on May 12, 2025. The two-run blast marked Raleigh’s 13th homer of the season.
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Cal Raleigh of the Seattle Mariners is congratulated by Julio Rodriguez after hitting a two-run home run — his 14th homer of the year — against the San Diego Padres during the sixth inning at Petco Park on May 16, 2025, in San Diego.
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Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh celebrates after hitting a solo run home run during the seventh inning against the San Diego Padres at Petco Park on May 17, 2025. Raleigh tallied his 15th homer of the year.
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Cal Raleigh of the Seattle Mariners hits a solo home run — his 16th homer of the 2025 MLB season — off Brandon Eisert of the Chicago White Sox during the sixth inning at Rate Field on May 21, 2025, in Chicago.
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Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh reacts after hitting a two-run home run against the Houston Astros during the seventh inning at Daikin Park in Houston on May 23, 2025, for his 17th homer of the year.
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Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh hits his 18th home run of the 2025 MLB season, a solo homer during the first inning against the Washington Nationals at T-Mobile Park in Seattle on May 27, 2025.
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Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh celebrates in the dugout after hitting his second solo home run of the night against the Washington Nationals during the fifth inning at T-Mobile Park in Seattle on May 27, 2025. The two-homer game put Raleigh at 19 on the year.
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Cal Raleigh runs the bases after hitting a three-run home run against the Minnesota Twins during the first inning at T-Mobile Park in Seattle on May 30, 2025, giving the Seattle Mariners catcher 20 home runs in the 2025 MLB season.
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Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh hits a two-run home run against the Minnesota Twins during the eighth inning at T-Mobile Park in Seattle on May 30, 2025. Raleigh’s second homer of the night marked his 21st of the season.
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Seattle Mariners designated hitter Cal Raleigh runs the bases after hitting a two-run home run against the Minnesota Twins during the third inning at T-Mobile Park in Seattle on May 31, 2025, to give Raleigh 22 homers in 2025.
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Cal Raleigh of the Seattle Mariners hits a solo home run during the seventh inning of a game against the Minnesota Twins at T-Mobile Park on June 1, 2025, in Seattle, marking his 23rd homer of the year.
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Cal Raleigh of the Seattle Mariners reacts to hitting his 24th home run of 2025 after hitting a two-run homer during the fifth inning against the Baltimore Orioles at T-Mobile Park in Seattle on June 5, 2025.
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Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh hits a home run in the first inning against the Los Angeles Angels at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, on June 7, 2025. The three-run blast marked Raleigh’s 25th homer of the year.
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Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh circles the bases after hitting his second home run of the night against the Los Angeles Angels on June 7, 2025, at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California. The multi-homer game gave Raleigh 26 home runs on the season.
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Fans and the Seattle Mariners dugout watch a grand-slam home run by catcher Cal Raleigh against the Boston Red Sox during the second inning at T-Mobile Park in Seattle on June 17, 2025, for his 27th home run in 2025.
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Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh hits a home run — his 28th of the season — against the Chicago Cubs during the first inning at Wrigley Field in Chicago on June 20, 2025.
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Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh celebrates in the dugout after hitting a two-run home run against the Chicago Cubs during the seventh inning at Wrigley Field in Chicago on June 20, 2025. Raleigh’s second homer of the game gave him 29 on the season.
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Cal Raleigh of the Seattle Mariners celebrates with teammate Jorge Polanco hitting a home run during the ninth inning against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field on June 21, 2025, in Chicago, for his 30th home run of the 2025 MLB season.
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Seattle Mariners designated hitter Cal Raleigh celebrates with shortstop J.P. Crawford after hitting a home run against the Chicago Cubs during the first inning at Wrigley Field in Chicago on June 22, 2025. The two-run blast marked Raleigh’s 31st home run of the year.
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Cal Raleigh of the Seattle Mariners rounds the bases after hitting a two-run home run against the Minnesota Twins in the ninth inning at Target Field on June 23, 2025, in Minneapolis, for Raleigh’s 32nd homer in 2025.
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Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh hits a solo home run — his 33rd homer of the year — against the Kansas City Royals during the seventh inning at T-Mobile Park in Seattle on June 30, 2025.
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Seattle Mariners designated hitter Cal Raleigh rounds the bases after hitting a two-run home run during the first inning against the Pittsburgh Pirates at T-Mobile Park in Seattle on July 4, 2025, to give Raleigh 34 homers in the 2025 MLB season.
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Seattle Mariners designated hitter Cal Raleigh hits a solo home run during the sixth inning against the Pittsburgh Pirates at T-Mobile Park in Seattle on July 4, 2025. Raleigh’s second homer in the game marked his 35th on the season.
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Cal Raleigh of the Seattle Mariners watches his eighth-inning two-run home run against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium on July 8, 2025, in New York, giving “Big Dumper” 36 long balls in 2025.
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Cal Raleigh of the Seattle Mariners celebrates his home run with teammates while playing against the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park on July 11, 2025, in Detroit. The eighth-inning blast marked Raleigh’s 37th homer of the year.
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Seattle Mariners designated hitter Cal Raleigh hits a grand slam against the Detroit Tigers in the ninth inning at Comerica Park in Detroit on July 11, 2025. Raleigh’s second home run of the game was his 38th of the season.
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Cal Raleigh hits a solo home run against the Milwaukee Brewers during the sixth inning at T-Mobile Park in Seattle on July 22, 2025, for the Seattle Mariners catcher’s 39th homer of the year.
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Seattle Mariners designated hitter Cal Raleigh hits a home run — his 40th in 2025 — against the Los Angeles Angels during the sixth inning at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, on July 26, 2025.
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Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh hits a home run during the seventh inning against the Los Angeles Angels at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, on July 27, 2025. The seventh-inning solo shot marked Raleigh’s 41st home run of the season.
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Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh hits his 42nd home run of the 2025 MLB season, a solo homer against the Texas Rangers during the fifth inning at T-Mobile Park in Seattle on July 31, 2025.
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Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh runs the bases after hitting a three-run home run against the Tampa Bay Rays at T-Mobile Park in Seattle on Aug. 8, 2025. The eighth-inning blast was Raleigh’s 43rd homer in 2025.
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Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh hits a three-run home run — his 44th homer of the season — against the Tampa Bay Rays during the third inning at T-Mobile Park in Seattle on Aug. 9, 2025.
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Cal Raleigh of the Seattle Mariners rounds the bases after hitting a two-run home run against the Tampa Bay Rays at T-Mobile Park on August 10, 2025, in Seattle. The first-inning homer marked Raleigh’s 45th of the 2025 MLB season.
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Cal Raleigh rounds the bases after hitting a two-run home run against the New York Mets during the third inning at Citi Field in New York on Aug. 15, 2025, giving the Seattle Mariners catcher 46 homers on the year.
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Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh hits a two-run home run against the New York Mets in the 2025 Little League Classic at Journey Bank Ballpark at Historic Bowman Field in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, on Aug. 17, 2025. It was Raleigh’s 47th home run of the season.
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Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh hits a two-run home run during the first inning against the Athletics at T-Mobile Park in Seattle on Aug. 24, 2025, to give Raleigh 48 homers on the season.
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Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh rounds the bases after hitting a two-run home run during the second inning against the Athletics at T-Mobile Park in Seattle on Aug. 24, 2025. Raleigh’s second homer of the game marked his 49th of the 2025 MLB season.
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Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh hits a solo home run against the San Diego Padres during the first inning at T-Mobile Park in Seattle. The home run is the 50th of the season for Raleigh.
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Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh hits a home run during the fourth inning against the Tampa Bay Rays at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Florida, on Sept. 2, 2025, to give “Big Dumper” 51 long balls in 2025.
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Cal Raleigh of the Seattle Mariners hits a solo home run in the ninth inning against the Atlanta Braves at Truist Park on Sept. 6, 2025, in Atlanta, for his 52nd homer of the season.
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Cal Raleigh of the Seattle Mariners runs to second base after hitting a three-run home run against the Atlanta Braves at Truist Park on Sept. 7, 2025, in Atlanta. The ninth-inning homer was Raleigh’s 53rd of the season.
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Cal Raleigh of the Seattle Mariners hits a two-run home run, tying him with Mickey Mantle at 54 for the most hit by a switch hitter in a season, during the first inning against the Los Angeles Angels at T-Mobile Park on Sept. 14, 2025, in Seattle.
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Cal Raleigh of the Seattle Mariners celebrates in the dugout after hitting a home run against the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium on Sept. 16, 2025. Raleigh’s 55th home run broke Mickey Mantle’s 1961 single season home run record by a switch hitter.
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Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh is congratulated by left fielder Randy Arozarena after hitting a home run in the fourth inning against the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, on Sept. 16, 2025. It was Raleigh’s 56th homer of the season.
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Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh rounds the bases after hitting a home run during the third inning against the Houston Astros at Daikin Park in Houston on Sept. 20, 2025. The solo shot gave Raleigh 57 homers in the 2025 MLB season.
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Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh rounds the bases after hitting a two-run home run against the Houston Astros at Daikin Park in Houston on Sept. 21, 2025. Raleigh’s 58th home run of the season broke Ken Griffey Jr.’s single season franchise home run record.
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Cal Raleigh of the Seattle Mariners flips his bat and watches his solo home run, his 59th of the season, during the first inning against the Colorado Rockies at T-Mobile Park in Seattle on Sept. 24, 2025.
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Cal Raleigh of the Seattle Mariners celebrates his solo home run, his 60th of the season and second of the game, during the eighth inning against the Colorado Rockies at T-Mobile Park on Sept. 24, 2025, in Seattle.
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Top three reach playoffs
AL East
Toronto Blue Jays (92-68) – clinched postseason berth // holds head-to-head-tiebreaker vs. Yankees
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AL Central
Cleveland Guardians (86-74) – holds head-to-head tiebreaker vs. Tigers
AL West
Seattle Mariners (90-69) – clinched AL West title
NL East
Philadelphia Phillies (95-65) – clinched NL East title
NL Central
Milwaukee Brewers (96-63) – clinched NL Central title
NL West
Los Angeles Dodgers (90-69) – clinched NL West title
San Diego Padres (88-72): – clinched postseason berth
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