Overview
- Toronto clinched the division over New York with an 8-5 season-series edge after both clubs finished 94-68.
- The Yankees will host the Red Sox in a best-of-three Wild Card Series starting Tuesday night at Yankee Stadium.
- Cincinnati claimed the NL’s final wild-card berth over the Mets on a 4-2 head-to-head tiebreaker after both finished 83-79.
- Cleveland completed a rally from 15.5 games back to win the AL Central and will host Detroit in the Wild Card round.
- Aaron Judge secured the AL batting title at .331, while Pete Alonso said he will opt out and Clayton Kershaw ended his regular-season career with 5 1/3 shutout innings.