MLB Playoff Picture 2026, Wild Card Standings and Bracket Review Entering Last Week

Half of the 12-team Major League Baseball postseason field still needs to be decided in the final week of the regular season.

Who might clinch NL Wild Card spots?

The National League Wild Card race is heating up as the MLB season nears an end; John Fanta and Jay Croucher discuss who might clinch the final Wild Card spots.

MLB playoff picture: Wild card standings, AL and NL bracket

MLB postseason race heating up with just a few weeks to go.
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A 3-way tie for NL Wild Card is in play. Here's how it would shake out

Heading into the final week of the regular season, most of the NL playoff picture is pretty well settled. • The Dodgers (West), Brewers (Central) and Braves (East) have clinched division titles. • The Dodgers have a four-game lead on the Braves for the No.

How potential inclement weekend weather at Fenway could impact NL wild-card race

The NL wild-card seedings may still be in flux when the Cubs head to Boston for what looks to be a rainy final regular-season series.

MLB postseason, explained: How many wild-card teams make the playoffs?

The wild card race is heating up as the MLB regular season enters its final two weeks. Will the Cubs, Phillies and Padres all make the postseason?

7 things to watch in MLB's final week include red-hot NL wild-card race, a Triple Crown chase and a historically bad division

The NL wild-card race promises good drama. Meanwhile, Pete Crow-Armstrong and Yordan Alvarez are flirting with statistical history.
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How Close Red Sox vs. Yankees Matchup in AL Wild Card Is To Becoming Official

Chances are, MLB's fiercest rivalry will be on display in the AL Wild Card round.