{"id":97192,"date":"2025-08-26T01:24:06","date_gmt":"2025-08-26T01:24:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/97192\/"},"modified":"2025-08-26T01:24:06","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T01:24:06","slug":"mlb-postseason-division-wild-card-races","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/97192\/","title":{"rendered":"MLB postseason division, wild-card races"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Which Major League Baseball teams will earn MLB wild-card berths in the\u00a02025 MLB playoffs?<\/p>\n<p>Take a look at the MLB wild-card standings for the National League and the American League as the regular season starts to wind down.<\/p>\n<p>In the National League, the\u00a0Chicago Cubs, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/baseball\/mlb\/teams\/los-angeles-dodgers\/243\" data-autotag=\"71975c0f-8b3f-4650-915e-eebafe288e15\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Los Angeles Dodgers<\/a>\/<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/baseball\/mlb\/teams\/san-diego-padres\/249\" data-autotag=\"3457aa77-2e10-4b7d-a951-a30e3dcae393\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">San Diego Padres<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/baseball\/mlb\/teams\/new-york-mets\/245\" data-autotag=\"8dacea54-eb21-46b7-9478-3fd32c7f3b10\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">New York Mets<\/a>\u00a0are in position for the final three MLB postseason spots, but division races and the wild-card races are far from over in the MLB playoff picture.<\/p>\n<p>In the American League, the\u00a0Boston Red Sox, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/baseball\/mlb\/teams\/new-york-yankees\/234\" data-autotag=\"cb5e82cb-8b3a-430a-b783-5602eeb36bc3\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">New York Yankees<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/baseball\/mlb\/teams\/seattle-mariners\/236\" data-autotag=\"8a0be5f0-56a8-48ae-8940-419fdc10cf5d\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Seattle Mariners<\/a> are in line for wild-card postseason bids, but their playoff positions are far from assured.<\/p>\n<p>How will the MLB postseason races play out? Here&#8217;s the MLB playoff standings entering games on Monday, Aug. 25.<\/p>\n<p class=\"related-link\">More: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.azcentral.com\/story\/sports\/mlb\/diamondbacks\/2025\/08\/24\/diamondbacks-reds-score-news-updates-matchups\/85566620007\/\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Diamondbacks offense fails to launch, Reds roll a 5 in the 8th to avoid sweep<\/a><\/p>\n<p>MLB playoff picture: National League<\/p>\n<p>Division leaders:<\/p>\n<p>NL Central:\u00a0Milwaukee Brewers (81-50)NL East: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/baseball\/mlb\/teams\/philadelphia-phillies\/246\" data-autotag=\"6232afb4-a4cc-4201-b3b1-1cbad0ddc72b\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Philadelphia Phillies<\/a> (76-54)NL West:\u00a0Los Angeles Dodgers\/San Diego Padres (74-57)<\/p>\n<p>Wild-card teams:<\/p>\n<p>Wild card No. 1:\u00a0Chicago Cubs (76-55)Wild card No. 2:\u00a0Los Angeles Dodgers\/San Diego Padres (74-57)Wild card No. 3: New York Mets (69-61)<\/p>\n<p>Where other National League teams stand in wild-card race:<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/baseball\/mlb\/teams\/cincinnati-reds\/241\" data-autotag=\"203cc92a-9021-409d-8007-55b0c7972c44\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Cincinnati Reds<\/a> (68-63) &#8211; 1.5 games backArizona Diamondbacks (64-67) &#8211; 5.5 games backSt. Louis Cardinals (64-67) &#8211; 5.5 games backSan Francisco Giants (63-68) &#8211; 6.5 games backMiami Marlins (61-69) &#8211; 8 games backAtlanta Braves (59-71) &#8211; 10 games backPittsburgh Pirates (57-74) &#8211; 12.5 games backWashington Nationals (53-77) &#8211; 16 games backColorado Rockies (37-94) &#8211; 32.5 games back<\/p>\n<p class=\"related-link\">More: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.azcentral.com\/story\/sports\/mlb\/diamondbacks\/2025\/08\/24\/arizona-diamondbacks-milwaukee-brewers-los-angeles-dodgers-shohei-ohtani\/85746256007\/\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Arizona Diamondbacks heading for tough road games at Brewers, Dodgers<\/a><\/p>\n<p>MLB playoff picture: American League<\/p>\n<p>Division leaders:<\/p>\n<p>AL Central:\u00a0Detroit Tigers (78-54)AL East: Toronto Blue Jays\u00a0(76-55)AL West:\u00a0Houston Astros (72-59)<\/p>\n<p>Wild card teams:<\/p>\n<p>Wild card No. 1:\u00a0Boston Red Sox (71-60)Wild card No. 2:\u00a0New York Yankees (70-60)Wild card No. 3:\u00a0Seattle Mariners (70-61)<\/p>\n<p>Where other American League teams stand in wild-card race:<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/baseball\/mlb\/teams\/kansas-city-royals\/231\" data-autotag=\"4e385f64-3a66-4395-b052-9f6495f4718b\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Kansas City Royals<\/a> (67-64) &#8211; 3 games backTexas Rangers (66-66) &#8211; 4.5 games backCleveland Guardians (64-65) &#8211; 5 games backTampa Bay Rays (63-67) &#8211; 6.5 games backLos Angeles Angels (61-69) &#8211; 8.5 games backBaltimore Orioles (60-70) &#8211; 9.5 games backAthletics (60-72) &#8211; 10.5 games backMinnesota Twins (59-71) &#8211; 10.5 games backChicago White Sox (47-83) &#8211; 22.5 games back<\/p>\n<p>Reach Jeremy Cluff\u00a0at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:jeremy.cluff@arizonarepublic.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">jeremy.cluff@arizonarepublic.com<\/a>.\u00a0Follow him on X, formerly Twitter\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jeremy_Cluff\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">@Jeremy_Cluff.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Support local journalism: Subscribe to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cm.azcentral.com\/specialoffer?gps-source=CPNEWS&amp;utm_medium=onsite&amp;utm_source=TAGLINE&amp;utm_campaign=NEWSROOM&amp;utm_content=JEREMYCLUFF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">azcentral.com<\/a>\u00a0today.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Which Major League Baseball teams will earn MLB wild-card berths in the\u00a02025 MLB playoffs? 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