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2025 MLB Playoff Picture, Bracket Heading into Final Weekend of the Season

2025 MLB Playoff Picture, Bracket Heading into Final Weekend of the Season

We’ve reached the stretch run of the MLB season, and clubs are locking in on postseason baseball with the World Series in sight. Take a look at the teams who are favorites to win the World Series. Here’s a breakdown of how the playoffs would look if the season ended the morning of September 26, 2025. 2025 MLB Playoff Picture …

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The greatest comeback in MLB history might be unfolding right in front of us

The greatest comeback in MLB history might be unfolding right in front of us

Tradition in Major League Baseball dictates that teams celebrate milestone victories with booze-soaked clubhouse parties. And on Sept. 1, it surely seemed safe for the Detroit Tigers to begin ordering champagne. Even after a loss to start September, the Tigers were given a 99.8 percent chance that day to win the American League’s Central division by FanGraphs. Detroit’s odds of …

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Aaron Judge Makes MLB History With Another 50-Homer Season

Aaron Judge Makes MLB History With Another 50-Homer Season

With his 50th and 51st home runs of this season, Yankees slugger Aaron Judge has joined some seriously elite company. Judge reached the plateau for the fourth time of his career in the Yankees game against the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday when he slapped an opposite field home run in the second inning. He later added his second on …

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Ranking all MLB playoff contenders, World Series chances

Ranking all MLB playoff contenders, World Series chances

In a crazy season full of surprisingly fast climbs and unimaginably precipitous falls, the Yankees and Mets represent the extreme situations. Here’s our final postseason assessment, with World Series title odds.  1. Phillies  Strengths: Three outstanding lefty starters led by Cristopher Sánchez and red-hot Ranger Suárez; deep veteran lineup;, Kyle Schwarber; Jhoan Duran closing.  Concerns: The “benefit” of first-round bye …

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15 MLB teams that could change their manager or head of baseball operations this offseason

15 MLB teams that could change their manager or head of baseball operations this offseason

For the latest example of a major-league manager’s volatile existence, look no further than the Arizona Diamondbacks’ Torey Lovullo. True, Lovullo is the fourth-longest tenured manager, behind only the Tampa Bay Rays’ Kevin Cash, Los Angeles Dodgers’ Dave Roberts and Atlanta Braves’ Brian Snitker. But during a 1-9 stretch that dropped the DBacks in late May, it occured to me …

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2025 MLB Playoff picture, bracket updated with four games to go

2025 MLB Playoff picture, bracket updated with four games to go

We are down to the wire in the MLB season and teams are shifting into playoff mode and setting their sights on the road to the World Series. Check out the favorites to win the World Series. Here’s a breakdown of how the playoffs would look if the season ended the morning of September 25, 2025. 2025 MLB Playoff Picture …

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MLB playoff watch: There’s a new sheriff in the AL West; bracket, clinching scenarios

MLB playoff watch: There’s a new sheriff in the AL West; bracket, clinching scenarios

Entering play Thursday, here’s where every contending team stands with four days remaining in the regular season. Who’s in? Tickets already punched: Brewers, Phillies, Cubs, Dodgers, Blue Jays, Padres, Yankees, Mariners One night after popping bottles to celebrate clinching a postseason berth, the Seattle Mariners showered each other with champagne once again. This time, to celebrate winning the AL West …

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