Overview
- Cincinnati clinched the NL’s final Wild Card over the Mets via a 4–2 head-to-head season-series edge after both finished 83–79, sending the Reds to Dodger Stadium.
- New York will host Boston in the AL Wild Card series, and the Red Sox officially named left-hander Garrett Crochet their Game 1 starter against Max Fried.
- Toronto captured its first AL East title since 2015 on a season-series tiebreaker over the Yankees, who finished 94–68 and enter as the top Wild Card.
- Cleveland completed a comeback from 15.5 games back to win the AL Central and will face Detroit in the other AL Wild Card matchup.
- Postseason preparations and reviews are underway, with reports of Giants manager Bob Melvin meeting about his job status, Pete Alonso announcing he will opt out with the Mets, and Clayton Kershaw not expected on the Dodgers’ Wild Card roster.