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The 2025\u00a0MLB<\/a> regular season is in its final month. As the calendar flips to September, playoff races are coming into focus, some more than others. The AL Central, for instance, has been all but locked up for months as the Detroit Tigers<\/a> have dominated the division. The Philadelphia Phillies<\/a> and Milwaukee Brewers<\/a> also hold comfortable leads in the NL East and NL Central, respectively. The AL West remains much tighter as the Houston Astros<\/a> and Seattle Mariners<\/a> jockey for first place, as do the Los Angeles Dodgers<\/a> and San Diego Padres<\/a> in the NL West. The Blue Jays<\/a>, meanwhile, have seen their AL East lead shrink dramatically in recent days.<\/p>\n Both wild card races are heated as well, with the Boston Red Sox<\/a>, New York Yankees<\/a> and Mariners holding playoff berths in the American League and Chicago Cubs<\/a>, Padres and New York Mets<\/a> making the bracket in the National League. <\/p>\n As a reminder, MLB<\/a> now grants 12 playoff berths — a total of six to the division winners and then three wild card berths in each league. The top two division winners in each league as measured by overall record are rewarded with first-round byes, which means they won’t have to play in the best-of-three Wild Card Series that functions as that first round. The 2025 MLB postseason<\/a> gets started on Tuesday, Sept. 30.<\/p>\n Now let’s get you caught up on the bracket, standings and more. All division and postseason projections referenced in the standings come from\u00a0SportsLine<\/a>. <\/p>\n