September 2025

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Jonathan Kuminga’s agent says qualifying offer in play, eventual trade out of Golden State likely

Three things remain true about Jonathan Kuminga and his future: 1) He wants a bigger role with a team, to be a top-two focal point, something not happening in Golden State anytime soon; 2) Kuminga remains at a stalemate with the Golden Warriors over his next contract (an issue that will be resolved by Oct. 1, one way or another); 3) A divorce between the sides seems inevitable.

All of which is why Kuminga’s agent, Aaron Turner, made the media rounds recently. He made the case that if the Warriors don’t up the offers to the restricted free agent — specifically giving Kuminga a player option rather than a team option on the final year of their offers — he will take the qualifying offer, play for one year, then become a free agent. Here is what Turner said on ESPN’s “The Hoop Collective” podcast.

“He wants to pick where he wants to go. So the QO is real for sure.”

Golden State has made three offers to Kuminga (that we know of). The most recent and largest contract is a three-year deal worth $75.2 million, with a team option for the third year. The other primary one was a two-year, $45 million offer, but with a team option on the second year and the Warriors are demanding Kuminga give up the no-trade clause that would come with this offer. The third was a three-year, $54 million deal that was well below fair market value for the forward entering his fifth season.

The first two of those are set up to make Kuminga a trade chip — but one where he has no real control. Kuminga’s leverage is that he will take the Warriors’ qualifying offer — he gets a no-trade clause, likely would play out the season with the Warriors, then become a free agent next summer. That comes with risk and about $16 million left on the table this season, but Turner emphasized it’s in play.

“If JK wants to take [the qualifying offer], it does have upside, right? We’ve talked about that. You’re not getting traded. You’re going to have unrestricted free agency. People are going to say, ‘Well, Aaron, there’s not going to be 10 or 12 teams [with cap space].’ Fine, there’ll be six teams with cap space for the clear-cut under-35 top wing on the market. So there’s a lot of upside.”

One way or another, it seems the Warriors and Kuminga are headed for a split — on a team aiming to win now with Jimmy Butler and Draymond Green as natural fours, where does Kuminga fit in? Warriors coach Steve Kerr has never fully trusted Kuminga (with reason at times), and it feels like the sides are locked in. The Warriors talked trade with Sacramento and Phoenix, but no deal was reached.

The most likely outcome is a compromise contract between the Warriors and Kuminga that gets him some money, some control, but sets up a trade, something Turner talked about in an appearance on 95.7 The Game in San Francisco.

“Another point is: he’s probably… there’s a good chance he gets traded. Okay? There’s a good chance he gets traded, and that’s halfway through the year. And he has to go to some team that he doesn’t necessarily know which team that’s going to be, or what exactly that’s going to entail. So when we look at those factors, and just the fact that he’s been there for four years and it’s been up and down and up and down… when you look at all that, you go, ‘Okay, the player option is the signal to him that like, make this work.’ And you know, for us, we view it as we see his market at a certain level right now, you know, $24 million. We could all argue about that or whatnot. But making sure that the [Warriors] can stay under the second apron? No problem. We can help with that.”

It’s a sticky mess of a situation, but one with an absolute deadline — Kuminga has to take the qualifying offer by Oct. 1. Either a new deal is worked out by then, or Kuminga will pick up the offer and play out this season with the Warriors, eyes forward on next summer. That’s not a good situation for Kuminga or the Warriors, which is why some kind of two- or three-year contract likely gets worked out in the coming 10 days.

However it shakes out, by Oct. 1 Kuminga will have a new contract and be on a path to another team. Wherever that might be.

The Guardians are 1 game shy of the biggest comeback in MLB history

On July 8, the Cleveland Guardians were 15.5 games back from the first-place Detroit Tigers. By the end of the month, they had traded away two key pieces in starting pitcher Shane Bieber and reliever Paul Sewald. They did nothing to improve an offense that ranked last in MLB in batting average entering Saturday.

They are now on the verge of the biggest comeback in the history of MLB.

With their ninth and 10th straight wins on Saturday, the Guardians moved to just one game back from the Tigers, with six games left to play for both teams. If they manage to emerge with the division crown, it will be the biggest deficit overcome to win a division or league, via MLB.com’s Sarah Langs.

In addition to their proximity to the Tigers, the Guardians also moved into a tie for the final AL wild-card spot and are only five games back from the best record in the American League, which has been a den of chaos over the past month.

The current record-holder for largest comeback is held by the 1914 Boston Braves, who were 15 games back before going 61-16 in the second half to stun the New York Giants.

The Guardians will certainly get their chance to erase the Central deficit, as they will be hosting a three-game series with the Tigers starting Tuesday. In addition to potentially leaving the series with the division lead, they can clinch the season series and tiebreaker with just one more win.

The Guardians might really be doing this. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)
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In addition to winning 10 straight, the Guardians have also won 15 of their past 16 games. The Tigers were up 11 games on them when the span began, and have gone 4-10 since then.

Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said it was “hard trying to put into words” what the free fall has been like following a 6-5 loss to the Atlanta Braves on Saturday, which he managed to describe as “an absolute punch right to the face.”

The Guardians swept their doubleheader Saturday against the Minnesota Twins, another team that sold at the trade deadline, though much more so. Cleveland won by a combined score of 14-0, with José Ramírez, Bo Naylor, George Valera and Daniel Schneemann all supplying homers in Game 1, twice in Naylor’s case. 

The Ramírez homer gave the Guardians veteran his third career 30-30 season.

Game 2 saw a six-run rally supply more than enough runs in the fifth inning. Meanwhile, starting pitchers Logan Allen and Slade Cecconi combined for 15 scoreless innings with 15 strikeouts, two walks and six hits allowed.

Guardians manager Stephen Vogt gushed about the effort after Game 2:

“This was Games 22 and 23 in 23 days. Just super proud of them. They came with a win-today mindset two different times today. They did a great job turning off for a little while in between games, but then getting ready to go at game time and came out ready to rock.

“I’m so proud of this group. This stretch has been a lot of fun. They’re tired, but they’re overcoming it and they’re showing up every day ready to win.”

Cleveland will play the Twins one more time on Sunday before an off-day Monday. Then, that must-watch Tigers series.

Mariners pull off key series win over Astros on wild double play sparked by Victor Robles diving catch

As the Seattle Mariners and Houston Astros continue to battle for the top of the AL West, the Mariners closed out the second game of the series against the Astros with a wild win.

With Seattle up 6-4 in the bottom of the ninth, the Astros were threatening with runners on first and second and one out. Houston third baseman Carlos Correa hit a line drive to right field, where Victor Robles made a diving catch. He then tossed the ball to J.P. Crawford at second for the easy double play. Astros center field Jake Meyers, who had taken off toward home, had no shot of getting back to the base in time.

Seattle had built up a 6-0 lead in the seventh after RBI from five different players — including Cal Raleigh’s 57th home run of the season, which breaks Ken Griffey Jr.’s franchise record. But in the bottom of the seventh, the Astros started to catch up after a grand slam from shortstop Jeremy Peña.

Houston had its chance at the walk-off when two runners reached via a hit-by-pitch and walk, but Robles had another idea, pulling off the stunning, game-winning catch.

Crucially for Seattle, the win clinched the season series and tiebreaker over the Astros, who now trail the Mariners by two in the AL West with seven games left in the regular season. Houston is currently tied with the Cleveland Guardians for the third and final AL wild card spot.

The Mariners and Astros will face off one more time on Sunday. After that, Houston will have two series against easier AL West opponents, the Athletics and the Los Angeles Angels on the road. The Mariners, meanwhile, will face the league-worst Colorado Rockies at home before hosting the Los Angeles Dodgers to end the season.

Angels star Mike Trout hits 400th career home run, becoming 59th MLB player to reach the milestone

Mike Trout became the 59th member of the 400 Club on Saturday with a solo blast off Jaden Hill in the Los Angeles Angels’ 3-0 win over the Colorado Rockies.

The three-time American League MVP crushed an outside middle sinker from Hill into the center-field seats at Coors Field in the eighth inning. He joins Giancarlo Stanton as the only active MLB players with 400 career home runs. Stanton currently has 450 home runs. Trout moved past Andres Galarraga and Al Kaline for No. 59 on baseball’s all-time home run list.

Trout reaches the 400-home run milestone on the heels of a career-long drought that saw him go homer-less for 28 games — from Aug. 6 to Sept. 11, when he hit No. 399.

Naturally, the fan who caught the ball had a price to relinquish his new collector’s item. It was a lot more wholesome than usual.

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This is the second statistical milestone the 34-year-old Trout has reached this season. In July, he became the ninth active player to record 1,000 career RBI when he hit a 443-foot home run, the 497th of his career.

Trout also hit his 200th career home run at Angel Stadium on Aug. 6, becoming the 27th player in MLB history to have hit at least 200 homers in one stadium. He is also the only player who has hit 200 home runs and stolen 100 bases in one ballpark.

“To think about it, it’s just how fast it’s going,” Trout said earlier this season. “Just trying to enjoy every minute of it. The milestones are awesome. I’m looking forward to hopefully getting them.”

Trout, a three-time AL MVP and 11-time All-Star, might’ve reached 400 career home runs sooner, but injuries have kept him off the field on a regular basis in recent years. Since 2020, he has played more than 82 games in a season only once. 

He began his MLB career in 2013 and hit 250 home runs over his first seven seasons with the Angels.

This season, Trout has been regular presence as a designated hitter, rather than in the outfield. A bone bruise on his surgically repaired left knee in May forced him to miss 26 games.

“I’m just happy to be in the lineup, contributing,” Trout said last month. “Years past, it’s just come to the ballpark, not be able to at least hit. That’s been frustrating. That’s been tough.”

Giancarlo Stanton hits 450th career home run, passing Jeff Bagwell, Vladimir Guerrero on MLB’s all-time list

Giancarlo Stanton became the 41st player in baseball history to reach 450 home runs in the New York Yankees‘ 6-1 win over the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday.

The Yankees slugger hit a three-run homer in the first inning off Orioles pitcher Tomoyuki Sugano to move past Hall of Famers Jeff Bagwell and Vladimir Guerrero on Major League Baseball’s all-time home run list. 

Following consecutive two-out singles by Aaron Judge and Cody Bellinger, Stanton reached low and away at an 84 mph sweeper from Sugano, swatting it the opposite way over the right-field wall at Camden Yards for his 21st home run of the season. 

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The win also pushed the Yankees (87-68) to two games behind the Toronto Blue Jays (89-66) for first place in the AL East. The seven games remaining on the Yankees’ regular-season schedule are against the last-place Orioles (73-82) and last-place Chicago White Sox (58-96), the worst team in the American League. 

With those seven games left, Stanton has an opportunity to break into the top 40 among the all-time home run leaders. Up next is Carl Yastrzemski, with 452 home runs. 

Stanton is easily the home run leader among active players. The next closest is Mike Trout, who hit his 400th career homer on Saturday. After that is Stanton’s Yankees teammate, Paul Goldschmidt, who has 372 homers in his career. 

Reaching 500 home runs definitely appears attainable for Stanton. He’s under contract with the Yankees for two more seasons with a club option for 2028. The question, as it often is with Stanton, is whether or not he can stay healthy. However, if he follows his usual production, the 16-year veteran should break into the 500-homer club within the next two years. 

Even this season, when tendinitis in both of his elbows sidelined him until June 16, Stanton has surpassed 20 home runs in 70 games. During the seasons in which he’s played 120 games, he’s averaged 27 homers. Last year, that’s exactly the total he reached in 114 games. 

He hit his 400th home run just over two years ago, on Sept. 5, 2023 versus the Detroit Tigers.

When Stanton hits his 494th career home run, he’ll pass Lou Gehrig and Fred McGriff — two more Hall of Famers — for 29th on the all-time list. After that will be joining the 28 other players in baseball history who have hit 500 or more homers. To get up to No. 28, he’ll have to hit 505 home runs to leapfrog Eddie Murray. 

Cal Raleigh home run tracker: Mariners’ slugger reaches 57 homers to break Ken Griffey Jr.’s franchise record

Cal Raleigh’s historic 2025 season has seen him reach the 50-home run mark, marking the most homers in a season by a primary catcher in MLB history. He has also become the first player in MLB history to hit at least 20 home runs from each side of the plate in one season, and stands alone with the single-season record for a switch-hitter.

And on Saturday, Raleigh made history again, hitting his 57th home run of the season in the third inning against the Houston Astros. With the solo homer, the catcher now stands alone with the Mariners’ single-season home run record.

With No. 57, Raleigh has now passed Ken Griffey Jr.’s Mariners record of 56 home runs, which “The Kid” reached twice, in 1997 and ’98.

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The Mariners catcher’s road to home run history began on the final day of March, with his first dinger of the season, and he has continued the power surge ever since. Raleigh has hit blasts in consecutive games eight times and recorded 10 multi-homer games this season.

As Raleigh approaches more history in his MVP-worthy season, we are tracking his notable 2025 home runs all the way through Game 162.

Home runs hit: 1

March 31: Raleigh opened his 2025 home run account in the Mariners’ fifth game of the season, a 9-6 loss to the Detroit Tigers. His 358-foot blast came six days after he signed a six-year, $105 million extension.

Home runs hit: 9

April 11: The history-making started early for Raleigh. During the Mariners’ 14th game, he launched his third blast of the season off Texas Rangers pitcher Chris Martin and set the franchise record for career home runs by a catcher with his 96th.

Home runs hit: 12

May 2: Raleigh’s first grand slam of the season came on a two-homer, five-RBI night in a 13-1 rout of Jack Leiter and the Rangers.

May 27: Raleigh’s third multi-home-run game of the season put his total up to 19 on the year and set an MLB record for home runs by a catcher in a team’s first 53 games of a season. Both dingers came against Washington Nationals pitcher Mitchell Parker.

May 30: Raleigh became the first catcher in MLB history with 20 home runs before the end of May with another multi-blast night that saw him knock in five runs in a 12-6 loss to the Minnesota Twins.

Home runs hit: 11

June 20: A prolific May continued into June for Raleigh, as he reached double-digit home runs again and set the MLB record for homers by a catcher before the All-Star break with his 29th of the season at Wrigley Field against the Chicago Cubs.

June 21: Still at Wrigley one day later, Raleigh hit No. 30 to become the first switch-hitter in MLB history to do so before the All-Star break, moving ahead of of Mickey Mantle, José Ramírez and Lance Berkman. He also became the first player to hit 30 home runs in his team’s first 75 games since 2001, when Barry Bonds and Luis Gonzalez achieved that feat.

Cal Raleigh’s historic season with the Seattle Mariners has featured him winning the Home Run Derby and becoming the first MLB player to reach 50 home runs. (Photo by Gene Wang, Capture At Media/Getty Images)
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Home runs hit: 9

July 14: By the time the baseball world descended on Atlanta for the All-Star Game, Raleigh had 38 home runs. He brought his power to Georgia, where he became the first catcher to win the Home Run Derby, edging Tampa Bay Rays third baseman Junior Caminero in the final. Raleigh is the second Mariner to win the event, joining Griffey, who won the Derby three times. Raleigh is also the first switch-hitter to win the Derby outright, as Rubén Sierra, the only other switch-hitter to win, shared the title in 1998.

July 26: Nearly two weeks after Raleigh’s Derby win, he hit No. 40 to become the seventh catcher in MLB history to post a 40-homer season, joining Salvador Perez, Johnny Bench, Javy López, Todd Hundley, Roy Campanella and Mike Piazza. It was the 133rd blast of Raleigh’s career, putting him ahead of Ken Griffey Jr. for the most by a Mariner in his first five MLB seasons.

Home runs hit: 8

Aug. 15: Homer No. 46 was launched during a win over the New York Mets that also saw Raleigh reach 100 RBI on the season. That matched his career high, set in 2024, and made Raleigh the first catcher since Mike Piazza in 1999 and 2000 with 100 RBI in consecutive seasons while playing at least 50% of his games behind the plate.

Aug. 24: An 11-4 win over the Athletics delivered yet another multi-homer game from Raleigh — one that saw him tie and then break the MLB record for home runs hit by a catcher in a single season when he hit Nos. 48 and 49 to leapfrog Salvador Perez.

Aug. 25: Raleigh reached 50 home runs before any other MLB player this season, getting there with a first-inning dinger during a win over the San Diego Padres. He is the only primary catcher to ever hit 50 blasts in a single season.

Home runs hit: 6 (and counting)

Sept. 2: Raleigh hit his first homer of September in a 6-5 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays. Rays starter Drew Rasmussen left a 96 mph fastball high and over the middle of the plate, and Raleigh launched it into the right-field stands at Steinbrenner Field.

Sept. 14: After a one-week home run drought, Raleigh hit his 54th home run of the season to tie Mickey Mantle for the most home runs by a switch-hitter in a single season.

Sept. 16: Raleigh hit two milestones with a two-homer night against the Kansas City Royals. The catcher started off by hitting his 55th blast of the year in the third inning, breaking Mickey Mantle’s MLB record for homers by a switch-hitter in a single season. Mantle set the record with 54 homers in 1961.

Then, in the fourth, Raleigh hit home run No. 56 with a two-run shot to center field, tying Mariners legend Ken Griffey Jr. for the franchise single-season record.

With the two-homer performance, Raleigh became the first player in MLB history with a multi-home run game against 10 different teams in the same season.

MLB offseason previews 2025: What’s next for the Rockies, White Sox, Twins and other eliminated teams?

The baseball season is a marathon. Each major-league roster is in constant flux as teams deal with surges, slumps, injuries and disappointments throughout the 162-game campaign. When the dust settles, the front office in each city begins analyzing successes and failures and building plans to improve in the future. After all, every year, 29 of 30 teams fall short of the ultimate goal.

With that in mind,

So many Twins had mediocre offensive seasons. Among the disappointments were several of those who were expected to make a real impact. That list is headlined by Royce Lewis, who was again injured and inconsistent. Lewis missed most of the first half due to a hamstring injury and had a .583 OPS in the 42 games he played. He picked things up a bit in the second half, with a .764 OPS through Sept. 13, but it was too little, too late.

Carlos Correa was the other potential star who fell far short of expectations. He produced just seven homers and a .704 OPS in 93 games prior to the trade deadline, when the front office made the decision to send him back to Houston. Given that the team wasn’t far out of the race at that point, it’s easy to see how the Twins’ season could’ve been completely different if Lewis and Correa had been impact players in the first half. Read more

The Pirates’ success this season can be summed up in two words: Paul Skenes. The sophomore ace can make an excellent case for being the best pitcher in baseball, as he could finish his first two big-league seasons with an ERA under 2.00. Skenes seemingly does everything well, dominating hitters on both sides of the plate, striking out batters by the truckload and rarely surrendering walks or home runs. He is the front-runner to take home the NL Cy Young Award and already seems well on his way to a Hall of Fame career.

Of course, Skenes can pitch in only about 20% of the team’s games, so thankfully, he was supported in the rotation by Mitch Keller, who slumped during August but was otherwise effective. They were also joined in late August by Bubba Chandler, who put his elite skill set on full display while appearing mostly as a bulk reliever. The Pirates should finish with a team ERA that’s top-10 in baseball. Read more

The Angels’ biggest failures were on the pitching staff. The starters often struggled to keep the bases clean, which limited how long they could remain in games. The bottom three starters — Tyler Anderson, Kyle Hendricks and Jack Kochanowicz — spent most of the season with ERAs north of 4.50. And aside from Jansen and Brock Burke, the team’s key relievers struggled to log ERAs below 4.00. The staff seemed to consist entirely of innings-eaters, lacking anyone who could make a real difference.

Although the Angels’ offense improved overall, there were still a couple of hitters who let the team down. Luis Rengifo experienced a major offensive decline. Jorge Soler was arguably even more disappointing, as he was expected to be a middle-of-the-lineup presence after he was acquired via trade last October. His play was acceptable during April but then tailed off, and he spent a significant amount of the summer on the IL due to recurring back inflammation. Read more

Nick Kurtz opened the season as the organization’s top prospect and will likely finish as the AL Rookie of the Year and the centerpiece of the Athletics’ lineup. The slugger needed time to get acclimated, as he hit .208 with one homer in his initial 23 games. Then he became dominant in late May and stayed that way for the rest of the summer, which included one of the most memorable single-game performances in MLB history.

Kurtz wasn’t the only A’s rookie to make a major impact. After getting his feet wet last season, Jacob Wilson spent 2025 ranked among the sport’s batting average leaders, and he emerged as a lineup sparkplug who rarely strikes out and has a little more pop than some expected. His campaign was interrupted in late July by a fractured forearm, but by that point Wilson had already established his significant upside. Read more

There were nearly as many disappointments at the plate as there were on the mound. Adley Rutschman was the highest profile letdown. He was supposed to rebound from a poor second half in 2024 and return to being one of the best young catchers in baseball. Instead, Rutschman regressed further, a huge problem when factoring in that he usually hit second in the lineup. 

Ascending youngsters Jordan Westburg and Colton Cowser both missed a significant portion of the first half due to injuries, free-agent signee Tyler O’Neill was a massive bust, and Ryan Mountcastle’s contributions were virtually nonexistent. Former prospects such as Heston Kjerstad and Coby Mayo did not take the next step, and with that, a lineup that was supposed to be among the best in baseball was full of holes from top to bottom. Read more

Junior Caminero is at the outset of a memorable career. Just 22 years old, Camerino has already surpassed 40 homers and 100 RBI in his first full MLB campaign. For an organization known for developing pitchers, having a superstar hitter in the heart of the lineup for years to come will be incredibly valuable. The next challenge for Caminero will be to rank among baseball’s best batters without the benefit of George M. Steinbrenner Field, as he was much more effective at home than on the road in 2025.

Caminero wasn’t the only Rays hitter who had a strong season. Jonathan Aranda, Yandy Díaz and Brandon Lowe each made a significant impact. The success of Aranda was especially encouraging, considering he entered the season as a 26-year-old with 293 career at-bats who was running out of time to take the next step. Díaz used the power-inducing nature of his temporary home park to post a career-best homer total, while the oft-injured Lowe was selected for the All-Star Game and will finish with his most games played (149) since 2021. Read more

MLB playoffs 2025 tracker: Standings, schedule, clinch scenarios and more

The MLB postseason is right around the corner. And with less than two weeks left in the regular season, every team with World Series aspirations still has a lot left to play for.

Let’s break down the MLB standings and the playoff picture as they look ahead of games on Sept. 20.

The Brewers clinched the first spot in the playoffs on Sept. 13. They are in line to win the NL Central and secure the NL’s No. 1 seed.

The Phillies clinched a postseason spot on Sept. 14. They won the NL East and are in line to secure the NL’s No. 2 seed.

The Cubs clinched a postseason spot on Sept. 17. They are in line to secure the top wild card in the NL and the No. 4 seed.

The Dodgers clinched a postseason spot on Sept. 19. They are in line to win the NL West and secure the No. 3 seed. 

No AL team has clinched a postseason berth yet, though the same 12 teams have been in playoff position since July 11.

The Blue Jays are in line to be the first team in the postseason in the American League, with a magic number at 2.

On the NL side, the Padres have playoff odds above 99%, according to FanGraphs. The Brewers and Dodgers are in position to win their divisions, while the Cubs currently hold the top wild card. The Mets are also in wild-card position.

In the AL, the Blue Jays, Yankees, Tigers and Mariners all have playoff odds of 92% or better. Also in playoff position are the Astros and Red Sox. The Tigers, Blue Jays and Mariners currently lead their divisions, with the Yankees, Astros and Red Sox making up the wild-card field. 

But someone could still shake up the wild-card picture, as the Guardians are within 1.5 games of the Red Sox for the final spot in the AL, and the Reds and Diamondbacks are within 3 games of the Mets for the final spot in the NL.

Which of these MLB stars will lead his team to a World Series title this fall? (Davis Long/Yahoo Sports)

Once a team clinches its ticket to the postseason, there’s still a lot to play for. Beyond division leads and wild cards, teams could be battling for playoff positioning until the final weekend of the season.

The Nos. 1 and 2 seeds in each league go to the division winners with the two best records. Those teams earn a bye through the wild-card round and hosting rights in the division series. Currently, the Brewers, Phillies, Mariners and Blue Jays are in line to claim those byes.

The No. 3 seed goes to the third division winner, and that team will host the three-game wild-card series against the No. 6 seed (which goes to the third wild card). The top wild-card team will earn the No. 4 seed and host the No. 5 seed (the second wild card) in the wild-card round.

The higher seed also gets home-field advantage in the championship series, once we get that far.

No longer do teams play a Game 163 if they finish the season tied. Instead, tiebreakers are determined by head-to-head records first and, if needed, intradivision records second.

Here are the tiebreakers that could come into play:

  • The Blue Jays have clinched the tiebreaker against the Red Sox, Yankees and Tigers.

  • The Red Sox have clinched the tiebreaker against the Yankees.

  • The Tigers have clinched the tiebreaker against the Astros.

  • The Mariners have clinched the tiebreaker against the Tigers.

  • The Mets have clinched the tiebreaker against the Phillies and Padres.

  • The Phillies have clinched the tiebreaker against the Dodgers.

  • The Brewers have clinched the tiebreaker against the Phillies.

  • The Cubs have clinched the tiebreaker against the Brewers.

  • The Dodgers have clinched the tiebreaker against the Padres.

  • The Astros have clinched the tiebreaker against the Blue Jays.

  • The Mariners are 6-5 against the Astros this season with two games left to play.

(Davis Long/Yahoo Sports)

Wild card: No. 6 Houston Astros vs. No. 3 Detroit Tigers
ALDS: Wild-card winner vs. No. 2 Seattle Mariners

Wild card: No. 5 Boston Red Sox vs. No. 4 New York Yankees
ALDS: Wild-card winner vs. No. 1 Toronto Blue Jays

Wild card: No. 6 New York Mets vs. No. 3 L.A. Dodgers
NLDS: Wild-card winner vs. No. 2 Philadelphia Phillies

Wild card: No. 5 San Diego Padres vs. No. 4 Chicago Cubs
NLDS: Wild-card winner vs. No. 1 Milwaukee Brewers

Game 1: Tuesday, Sept. 30
Game 2: Wednesday, Oct. 1
Game 3: Thursday, Oct. 2*

ALDS

Game 1: Saturday, Oct. 4
Game 2: Sunday, Oct. 5
Game 3: Tuesday, Oct. 7
Game 4: Wednesday, Oct. 8*
Game 5: Friday, Oct. 10*

NLDS

Game 1: Saturday, Oct. 4
Game 2: Monday, Oct. 6
Game 3: Wednesday, Oct. 8
Game 4: Thursday, Oct. 9*
Game 5: Saturday, Oct. 11*

ALCS

Game 1: Sunday, Oct 12
Game 2: Monday, Oct. 13
Game 3: Wednesday, Oct. 15
Game 4: Thursday, Oct. 16
Game 5: Friday, Oct. 17*
Game 6: Sunday, Oct. 19*
Game 7: Monday, Oct. 20*

NLCS

Game 1: Monday, Oct 13
Game 2: Tuesday, Oct. 14
Game 3: Thursday, Oct. 16
Game 4: Friday, Oct. 17
Game 5: Saturday, Oct. 18*
Game 6: Monday, Oct. 20*
Game 7: Tuesday, Oct. 21*

Game 1: Friday, Oct. 24
Game 2: Saturday, Oct. 25
Game 3: Monday, Oct. 27
Game 4: Tuesday, Oct. 28
Game 5: Wednesday, Oct. 29*
Game 6: Friday, Oct. 31*
Game 7: Saturday, Nov. 1*

(*if necessary)