Wild Card Races Heating Up | MLB News

The 2026 MLB playoffs are heating up as the regular season winds down, with a dozen teams still vying for postseason spots. In the American League, Cleveland leads the wild card race by one game over Toronto, while Boston sits six games ahead with a magic number of eight and New York comfortably ten games up with just five needed. In the National League, San Diego clings to the final spot by half a game over Arizona (magic number 15), Chicago holds second with 12, and Philly leads with 11. With tight races everywhere, this is shaping up to be an electrifying finish. <...