Overview

• Cincinnati claimed the National League’s last wild-card over New York via a 4–2 head-to-head edge and opens a best-of-three at Dodger Stadium on Tuesday.
• The Mets finished 83–79 after a 45–24 start, were blanked 4–0 in their finale, and Pete Alonso said he will opt out to test free agency.
• Toronto won its first AL East title since 2015 and earned an ALDS bye, with the Yankees set to host the Red Sox in the Wild Card Series beginning Tuesday.
• Cleveland completed a comeback from 15.5 games back to win the AL Central and will host Detroit in the other AL Wild Card Series.
• Aaron Judge secured the AL batting title; Shohei Ohtani hit 55 home runs to set the Dodgers’ single-season mark; Cal Raleigh finished with 60 to set catcher and switch-hitter records; Clayton Kershaw ended his regular-season career with 5 1/3 scoreless innings.