MLB playoff bracket: Wild card standings, 2025 AL and NL division standings Jesse Yomtov, USA TODAY September 24, 2025 at 6:42 AM 0 Major League Baseball's playoff race is going down to the wire with multiple postseason spots still up for grabs as the 2025 season approaches the final weekend.
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Jesse Yomtov, USA TODAY September 24, 2025 at 6:42 AM
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Major League Baseball's playoff race is going down to the wire with multiple postseason spots still up for grabs as the 2025 season approaches the final weekend.
The Cleveland Guardians have run down the Tigers atop the American League Central, a shocking comeback that may go down as one of the biggest collapses in baseball history for Detroit. The rivals face off in Cleveland this week while scoreboard-watching the Houston Astros and Boston Red Sox in the wild-card race.
In the National League, the New York Mets fell out of a playoff spot for the first time since the beginning of April and have nearly completed an impressive meltdown of their own, now fighting with the Cincinnati Reds and Arizona Diamondbacks for the final NL wild-card spot.
Here's the latest look at the playoff race:
Francisco Alvarez celebrates his home run against the Cubs on Tuesday.Standings entering play Wednesday, Sept. 24MLB playoff bracket if season ended todayAmerican League -
Byes: Blue Jays, Mariners
AL wild card series
Tigers at Guardians
Red Sox at Yankees
National League -
Byes: Brewers, Phillies
NL wild card series
Mets at Dodgers
Padres at Cubs
AL wild card standings
Top three reach playoffs
New York Yankees (89-68): +4 games
Boston Red Sox (86-71) + 1 game
Detroit Tigers (85-72)
Houston Astros (84-73): 1 GB
NL wild card standings
Top three reach playoffs
Chicago Cubs (88-69): +7 games // clinched postseason berth
San Diego Padres (87-71): +5½ games // clinched postseason berth
New York Mets (81–76)
Cincinnati Reds (80-77): 1 GB
Arizona Diamondbacks (80-77): 1 GB
San Francisco Giants (77-80): 4 GB
St. Louis Cardinals (77-80): 4 GB
Miami Marlins (77-80): 4 GB
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Clayton Kershaw of the Los Angeles Dodgers celebrates with catcher Rod Barajas after defeating the San Francisco Giants during a game at AT&T Park on Sept. 14, 2010, in San Francisco.
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From left to right: Joey Gallo, Craig Kimbrel, Cody Bellinger, Max Muncy, Chris Taylor and Clayton Kershaw of the Los Angeles Dodgers pose together in the locker room after defeating the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field on Sept. 13, 2022, to win the NL West.
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Clayton Kershaw of the Los Angeles Dodgers celebrates after striking out Vinny Capra of the Chicago White Sox during the sixth inning to record his 3,000th career strikeout, at Dodger Stadium on July 2, 2025, in Los Angeles.
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1 / 83Clayton Kershaw: Los Angeles Dodgers World Series champion, 3-time Cy Young winnerUSA Team All-Star Clayton Kershaw of the Los Angeles Dodgers pitches against the World Team during the XM Satellite Radio All-Star Futures Game at AT&T Park on July 8, 2007, in San Francisco.AL East -
Toronto Blue Jays (90-67) – clinched postseason berth
New York Yankees (89-68): 1 game back // clinched postseason berth
Boston Red Sox (86-71): 4 GB
AL Central -
Cleveland Guardians (85-72) – holds head-to-head tiebreaker vs Tigers
Detroit Tigers (85-72)
AL West -
Seattle Mariners (88-69) – clinched postseason berth
Houston Astros (84-73): 4 GB
NL East -
Philadelphia Phillies (92-65) – clinched NL East title
New York Mets (81-76)
NL Central -
Milwaukee Brewers (95-63) – clinched NL Central title
Chicago Cubs (88-69)
NL West -
Los Angeles Dodgers (88-69) – clinched postseason berth
San Diego Padres (87-71): 1½ GB – clinched postseason berth
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