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Blue Jays: Tied with the Yankees atop the AL East; the winner will clinch the No. 1 seed in the AL, while the loser will settle for the top wild card and the No. 4 seed. Toronto holds the tiebreaker.<\/p>\n
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Mariners: Won the AL West<\/a>; clinched the No. 2 seed in the AL and a bye to the ALDS.<\/p>\n Yankees: Tied with the Blue Jays atop the AL East; the winner will clinch the No. 1 seed in the AL, while the loser will settle for the top wild card and the No. 4 seed.<\/p>\n Red Sox: Punched their ticket to October on Friday<\/a>; in line to secure the second AL wild card and the No. 5 seed.<\/p>\n Tigers: Despite a jaw-dropping collapse, Detroit did enough to clinch a playoff berth<\/a>. With one game to play, they’re tied with Cleveland and still have a shot to win the AL Central.<\/p>\n Guardians: The Guardians’ magical run has led to a playoff berth, with a bases-loaded hit-by-pitch clinching a postseason spot in their walk-off victory Saturday<\/a> against the Rangers. With one game to play, they hold the tiebreaker over the Tigers for the AL Central title.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n National League:<\/p>\n Brewers: Won the NL Central<\/a>; clinched the NL’s No. 1 seed, a first-round bye and home-field advantage throughout the playoffs.<\/p>\n Phillies: Won the NL East<\/a>; clinched the No. 2 seed and a bye to the NLDS.<\/p>\n Dodgers: Won the NL West<\/a>; clinched the No. 3 seed and will host the No. 6 seed in the wild-card round.<\/p>\n Cubs: Clinched the top NL wild card and the No. 4 seed; will host the Padres in the wild-card round.<\/p>\n Padres: Clinched the second NL wild card and the No. 5 seed; will face the Cubs in the wild-card round.<\/p>\n What’s left?<\/p>\n The only playoff berth still up for grabs is the final wild-card spot in the National League. With one game to play, the Reds and the Mets are tied<\/a>. The Reds hold the tiebreaker, so if they win or the Mets lose on Sunday, Cincinnati will advance to the playoffs.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n What would the playoff bracket look like if the season ended today? (Davis Long\/Yahoo Sports)<\/p>\n American League<\/p>\n Wild card: No. 6 Detroit Tigers vs. No. 3 Cleveland Guardians Wild card: No. 5 Boston Red Sox vs. No. 4 New York Yankees National League<\/p>\n Wild card: No. 6 Cincinnati Reds vs. No. 3 L.A. Dodgers Wild card: No. 5 San Diego Padres vs. No. 4 Chicago Cubs Which of these stars will lead his team to a World Series title this fall? (Davis Long\/Yahoo Sports)<\/p>\n A team-by-team look at the latest on the playoff fieldJump to a team by clicking on the links below:<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n Toronto Blue Jays<\/p>\n The Jays clinched a playoff berth last weekend, making them the first AL team in the postseason. The Jays are tied with the Yankees atop the AL East, though Toronto holds the tiebreaker. Whichever team wins the division will clinch the No. 1 seed and secure a first-round bye and home-field advantage through the championship series. The other will settle for the top wild card and the No. 4 seed.<\/p>\n Up next: The Jays conclude the regular season at home, with one more vs. the Rays.<\/p>\n Seattle Mariners<\/p>\n The Mariners swept the Astros last weekend to put them in the driver\u2019s seat for their first AL West title since 2001<\/a>. They won the division with their victory over Colorado on Wednesday, and they secured the No. 2 seed in the AL and a bye to the division series Thursday. Also, Cal Raleigh has hit 60 home runs<\/a>.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n Up next: The M\u2019s end the regular season at home with one more game against the Dodgers.<\/p>\n Cleveland Guardians<\/p>\n The Guardians have won 18 of their past 22 games and could complete MLB’s greatest comeback ever after trailing by 15.5 games in July. The clinched a playoff berth with their walk-off win Saturday and hold the tiebreaker over Detroit, meaning they are one victory away from winning the AL Central.<\/p>\n Up next: Cleveland closes out the regular season with one more against Texas at home. They can win the division with a victory or a Tigers loss on Sunday.<\/p>\n New York Yankees<\/p>\n They are tied with the Blue Jays in the AL East with one game remaining, and Toronto owns the tiebreaker. Whichever team wins the division will clinch the No. 1 seed and secure a first-round bye and home-field advantage through the championship series. The other will settle for the top wild card and the No. 4 seed.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n Up next: The Yanks finish the season at home, with one more game against the Orioles.<\/p>\n Boston Red Sox<\/p>\n Amid the chaos around them, the Red Sox have been holding on to the second AL wild card and the No. 5 seed for most of the past two months. They clinched a playoff berth Friday<\/a> and are in line to face the Yankees for three games in the Bronx to begin the playoffs.<\/p>\n Up next: The Sox finish the regular season by hosting the Tigers for one more.<\/p>\n Detroit Tigers<\/p>\n The Tigers surrendered their lead in the AL Central on Wednesday before bouncing back with a victory Thursday to end their losing streak<\/a> and move back into a tie with Cleveland. With both teams losing Friday and winning Saturday, the tie holds, but Detroit’s victory over Boston on Saturday clinched a playoff berth<\/a>. The Tigers still have a shot to win the division, but Cleveland holds the tiebreaker.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n Up next: Detroit finishes the regular season with one more game at the Red Sox.<\/p>\n Milwaukee Brewers<\/p>\n The Brewers have cruised to the No. 1 seed in the National League and the best record in baseball. With 96 wins, they\u2019ve already clinched the NL Central title and home-field advantage throughout the playoffs.<\/p>\n Up next: The Brewers host the Reds for one more game to finish the regular season.<\/p>\n Philadelphia Phillies<\/p>\n The Phillies have been one of the top teams in baseball all season, and they were the first to claim a division title, leaving the Mets in their wake as they won the NL East on Sept. 16. They clinched the No. 2 seed in the National League and, with it, a bye to the division series.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n Up next: The Phillies finish the regular season at home against a team with nothing to play for: the Twins.<\/p>\n Los Angeles Dodgers<\/p>\n The Dodgers won yet another NL West title<\/a> with this week’s victories against the Diamondbacks. They will be the NL’s No. 3 seed and host a wild-card series.<\/p>\n Up next: The Dodgers finish the season on the road, with one more game in Seattle.<\/p>\n Chicago Cubs<\/p>\n The Cubs will be in the postseason for the first time since 2020. Even though they have one of the top records in the sport, they\u2019ll claim the NL’s top wild card and finish behind the Brewers in the NL Central.<\/p>\n Up next: The Cubs finish the regular season at Wrigley Field with nothing left to play for Sunday other than sweeping the rival Cardinals.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n San Diego Padres<\/p>\n The Padres are the NL\u2019s second wild card. They clinched their postseason berth on Monday<\/a>. San Diego will be the No. 5 seed and face the Cubs at Wrigley in the wild-card round.<\/p>\n![\"(Davis](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/be8c3750-9c12-11f0-bffb-c089c46f8777.jpeg\"\/)
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