Overview

• The 12-team bracket is finalized with Wild Card series beginning Tuesday, Sept. 30: Red Sox at Yankees, Tigers at Guardians, Padres at Cubs, and Reds at Dodgers.
• Toronto won the AL East on the season-series tiebreaker over New York, earning a bye and a matchup against the Yankees–Red Sox winner in the ALDS.
• New York was eliminated with a 4-0 loss to Miami as Cincinnati secured the NL’s final spot via head-to-head over the Mets despite both finishing 83-79.
• Pete Alonso said he will opt out of the second year of his Mets contract to test free agency after hitting 38 homers and driving in 126 runs.
• Cleveland completed a comeback from 15.5 games back to take the AL Central and will host Detroit in a best-of-three Wild Card series.