The 2025 postseason is on the horizon. As you monitor the standings, here’s a comprehensive overview of how the playoff landscape is developing, including potential tiebreakers and clinch situations for each team in contention.
Here’s how the postseason lineup looks as of Monday (teams are listed according to their seeding).
Full bracket details can be found at the top of this page.
All best-of-three Wild Card Series are set to commence on September 30, followed by the best-of-five Division Series starting on October 4.
- NL West: Dodgers ahead of Padres by 2 games
- AL West: Astros ahead of Mariners by 2 games
- AL East: Blue Jays ahead of Yankees by 3 games
- AL Wild Card: Mariners lead the Rangers by 2.5 games and Royals by 3 games for the final spot
- NL Wild Card: Mets lead Reds by 4 games for the last playoff berth
Since 2022, all tiebreakers in the playoffs are resolved mathematically instead of through additional games. This means that ties for division titles, playoff spots, and seeding are primarily decided based on head-to-head records among the contenders, with alternate tiebreakers applied as necessary.
