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MLB Playoffs Set as Wild Card Series Open Tuesday

Head-to-head results sent the Reds past the Mets for the final spot.

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ATLANTA, GEORGIA - AUGUST 23: Carlos Mendoza #64 of the New York Mets looks on from the dugout against the Atlanta Braves during the first inning at Truist Park on August 23, 2025 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by John David Mercer/Getty Images)

Overview

  • The Reds edged the Mets for the last NL berth via a 4–2 season-series tiebreaker after both finished 83–79.
  • Wild Card openers feature Reds at Dodgers on Tuesday at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN and the Yankees hosting the Red Sox in a Bronx best-of-three.
  • Cleveland captured the AL Central after erasing a 15.5-game deficit, clinching on a Game 162 walk-off.
  • Aaron Judge secured his first AL batting title, and Shohei Ohtani finished with 55 home runs to set a Dodgers single-season record.
  • Mets slugger Pete Alonso said he will opt out to test free agency, and the Giants enter evaluations with Bob Melvin’s status uncertain.