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Dodgers Win World Series, Players Opt for Free Agency

by Alex Carter - Sports Editor
written by Alex Carter - Sports Editor

MLB Free Agency Begins: Alonso, Diaz Among Stars Opting Out of Contracts

The Hot Stove season is โฃofficially underwayโ€Œ as several prominent MLB players have exercised opt-outโค clauses in their contracts, choosing โ€Œto test the free โขagent market. Among those are New York Mets slugger Pete Alonso and closer Edwin Diaz, according to multiple reports.This marks the beginning of a perhaps transformative offseasonโค for numerous teams seeking to โคbolster their rosters.

The move allows these players to seek longer-term contracts and potentially larger paydays then their current deals โ€provide. Teams now have until thursday to extend qualifying offers-worth just over $22 million for the 2026 season-to their impending free agents. โฃPlayers then have one week โ€‹to decide whether to accept the offer or become free agents.

Here are some of the players who have chosen to opt out of their contracts:

* Pete Alonso, 1B, New York Mets
* โ€‹ edwinโข diaz, โฃRP, Newโค York Mets

Here are some ofโ€Œ the players who have chosen to opt into their contracts:
(The original article does not list playersโ€ who opted *in to their contracts.)*

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MLB Season Finale: Final Standings and Playoff Picture

by Alex Carter - Sports Editor
written by Alex Carter - Sports Editor

MLB Playoff Races Reach Fever Pitch on Final Day of 2025 Season

The 2025 Major League Baseball regular season culminatesโข today, september 28, with a slate of games carrying immense playoff implications for several teams vying for postseason berths. Multiple division titles and Wild Card spots remain undecided as teams make one last โคpush to secure their place in October baseball.

Thisโข final day of competition will determine the full field of 12 playoffโ€‹ teams -โฃ sixโฃ division winners and six Wild Card selections – across both the american and National Leagues. The outcomesโฃ of today’s games will not only finalize the postseason โ€bracket but alsoโฃ set the stage for a highly anticipated playoff run, with potential matchups already โขbeginning to take shape.

Here’s a look at today’s schedule:

* Arizona Diamondbacks at San Diego Padres, 3:10 p.m.
* โ€ Los Angeles Dodgers at Seattle Mariners,3:10 p.m.
* โข Texasโข Rangers at Clevelandโ€Œ Guardians,3:10 p.m.
* Cincinnati Reds at milwaukee Brewers, 3:10 p.m.
* Pittsburgh Pirates at Atlanta Braves, 3:15 p.m.
* St. Louis Cardinals at Chicago Cubs,3:20โข p.m.

Fans canโค stream today’s MLB action on Fubo.

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AL & NL playoff race: Key storylines, standings, and MLB history

by Alex Carter - Sports Editor
written by Alex Carter - Sports Editor

MLBโ€Œ playoff Picture: Wild Card Races Heatโค Up as Postseason Brackets Take Shape

As โคof September 24, 2025, severalโค MLB division titles have been secured, but the fight for the remaining postseason spots is intensifying. The Toronto Blue Jays (90-67)โ€ have clinched a postseason berth โขin the American League,โ€‹ leading the New York yankees (89-68) by one game. โ€ŒThe Boston Red Sox โข(86-71) trail by four games. In the AL โ€ŒCentral, โ€Œthe Cleveland Guardiansโฃ (85-72)โค and Detroit Tigers (85-72) are tied, with โคCleveland holding the โ€Œhead-to-head tiebreaker. The Seattle Mariners (88-69) have clinched a postseason berthโค in โ€the AL West,leading theโ€Œ Houstonโ€Œ Astros (84-73) by four games.

The stakes are โขhigh as teamsโ€Œ battle for the coveted Wild Card spots, which will determine who advances โฃto the postseason bracket. The current AL Wild Card standings feature the Yankees and Mariners in favorable positions, but the Red sox, Guardians, and tigers โคare โขallโ€ within โ€‹striking distance.In the National League,the Philadelphia phillies (92-65) have clinched โคthe NLโ€‹ Eastโข title,while the Milwaukee Brewers (95-63) have secured the NL Centralโ€ crown. The Los โคAngeles Dodgersโฃ (88-69) have clinched aโ€ postseason berth in the NL west, with the San Diego Padres (87-71) one game behind.

Current MLB Playoff Bracket Projection (as of September 24, 2025):

Americanโข League

* Division Winners: Toronto Blue Jays, โคCleveland Guardians (tiebreaker TBD), Seattle Mariners
* Wild Card: New York Yankees, Second โ€‹Wild Card TBD (Red Sox, Tigers)

national League

* โ€Œ Division Winners: Philadelphia Phillies, Milwaukee Brewers, Los Angeles Dodgers
* โ€‹ โ€‹ Wild Card: San Diego Padres, Second Wild Card TBD (Chicago Cubs)

Looking Ahead:

The final weeks of the regular season will โฃbe โฃcrucial as teams โ€‹jockeyโค for position. The Yankees and Mariners appear well-positioned for the playoffs, but the competition for the remaining Wild card spotsโ€ in both leagues promises โ€Œto be fierce.Experts predict aโ€ tight finish in the โคAL Central, with the Guardians and Tigers potentially needing to play a tiebreaker game to determine the division โขwinner.โ€ The cubs remain a threat for โคthe final NL Wild Card spot. The MLB playoffs areโ€‹ scheduled โ€Œto โฃbegin October 8,2025.

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Reds’ Odds to Make Playoffs: Betting Analysis & Wild Card Race

by Alex Carter - Sports Editor
written by Alex Carter - Sports Editor

Cincinnati Reds Playoff Push: Bettingโ€‹ Odds Revealed as Wild card Race Heats Up

cincinnati, OH – September 22, 2025 -โ€ as the regular season nears itsโค conclusion, โคthe Cincinnati Reds findโฃ themselves firmly in โ€the thick of the National League Wild Card race. With a record ofโข 80-72, the Redsโ€ currently trail the Philadelphia Phillies (80-71) and โ€‹New York Mets (80-72) for the final playoff spots. Crucially, Cincinnati holds the head-to-head tiebreakerโข over the Mets, having โ€won the regular season series 4-2.

The Reds control their own destiny with a remaining โฃschedule featuring threeโ€ gamesโ€Œ against the Pittsburgh Pirates, beginning September 23rd, and three games against the Milwaukee Brewers startingโข September 26th. The โ€‹outcome of these series will significantlyโฃ impact their playoff chances, and sportsbooks are closely monitoringโ€Œ the situation.

According to BetMGM, the Reds are currently +200 to make โ€the MLB playoffs, โ€meaning a $100 bet wouldโข yield a $200โค profit. Conversely, they are -250โค to miss the postseason. Furtherโค down the โ€line, the Reds have +2000 odds to win the National League pennant and +5000 odds to โ€win the World โ€‹Series.

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Standings and games to make MLB playoffs

by Alex Carter - Sports Editor
written by Alex Carter - Sports Editor

MLB Playoff Picture Takes Shape as Regular Season Nears Close

With just days remainingโ€ in the 2024 Major League Baseball regular season, the โคplayoff field is coming into focus. The Chicago Cubs have clinched the โ€‹National League Central division with โคan 88-66 record. Several other teams are battling for both division titles and coveted Wild Card spots. The regular season concludes Sunday, September 28,โข followed by the โ€start of the Wild โ€‹Card Series on tuesday, September 30.

This late-season surge for playoff contention impacts not onyl the participating teams and their fanbases, but also the broader baseball landscape, setting the stage for a high-stakes October. Teamsโฃ are vyingโ€‹ for a chance to compete for the World Series title, while others face elimination. Here’sโข a look at the current standings and theโค teams in โคthe hunt:

National League Standings:

* โคโ€Œ โ€Œ NL East:

โข * x-Atlanta Braves: 101-53
โฃ * โฃ Philadelphia Phillies:โข 90-64
*โข New York Mets: 80-74
* NL Central:

โ€ * x-Chicago Cubs: 88-66
* Milwaukee Brewers: 86-68
*โ€‹ Cincinnati Reds: 78-76
* NL west:

* โฃ Los Angeles Dodgers: 98-56
* San Diego Padres: 83-71
* Arizona Diamondbacks: 77-77
โ€ โฃ * San Francisco Giants: 76-78
* e-Colorado Rockies: 42-112

NL Wild Card:

  1. x-Chicago cubs: 88-66
  2. San Diego Padres: 83-71
  3. New York Mets: 80-74
  4. Cincinnatiโข Reds: 78-76
  5. Arizona Diamondbacks: 77-77
  6. San Francisco Giants: 76-78
  7. St. Louis Cardinals: 75-79
  8. Miami Marlins: 74-80

y-clinched playoff berth
x-clinched division
e-eliminated from playoff contention

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MLB Playoff Picture Tightens as Wild Card Races Heat Up

by Alex Carter - Sports Editor
written by Alex Carter - Sports Editor

MLB Playoff Picture: Phillies, Brewers, and Dodgers Clinch; wild Card โ€‹Races Heat Up

As the regular season winds down, several MLB playoff spots have been secured, while crucial wild โฃcardโค battles are intensifying with just days remaining. The Philadelphia Phillies clinched the NL โ€‹East title on September 15, boasting a 91-62 record. In the American League, the Detroit Tigers lead โ€‹the AL Central at 85-68, andโ€ the โ€ŒToronto Blue Jays top the AL โขEast with anโข 89-64 record. The Milwaukee Brewers have clinched a playoff berth with a dominantโ€Œ 94-59 record in the NL Central,โค and the Los Angeles โ€Dodgers lead the NL West at 86-67.

These clinched division titles and โฃplayoff berths set the stage for a compellingโฃ postseason, but the fight for the remaining spots is far from over. three American League wild Card โขspots and two โฃNational League Wild Card spots remain up for grabs, with several teams vying for a chance to compete forโฃ a โ€ŒWorldโ€Œ Series championship.The current standings and potential playoff bracket are rapidly taking shape, promising a thrilling finish to the 2025 regular season.

Current Standings & Wild Card Outlook โค(Septemberโฃ 19, 2025)

american League

* โข AL East:

  1. Toronto Blue Jays (89-64) – Clinched Playoff Berth

  2. New York Yankees (86-67): 3 โ€Œgames back

  3. Boston Red Sox (83-70): 6 GB

* โ€Œโ€Œ AL Central:

  1. Detroitโฃ Tigers (85-68) – Clinched Playoff Berth

  2. Clevelandโข Guardiansโ€Œ (81-71): 3.5 GB

  3. Kansas City Royals (76-77): 9 GB

* AL โ€‹West:

  1. Houston Astros (84-69)

  2. Seattle Mariners (84-69) – tiebreaker vs. Astros willโ€‹ be decided by weekend series

  3. Texas Rangers (79-74): 5 GB

National League

* NL East:

  1. Philadelphia Phillies (91-62) – Clinched NL East โ€Œtitle

* NL Central:

  1. Milwaukeeโฃ brewersโ€‹ (94-59) – Clinchedโค Playoff Berth

  2. Chicago Cubs (88-65): 6 GBโข – Clinched Playoffโข Berth

* NL West:

  1. Los Angeles Dodgers (86-67)

  2. San Diego Padres (83-70): 3 GB

Wild Card Picture

American League wild Card Standings:

Currently, the new York Yankees, Seattle Mariners, and Texas Rangers hold theโค AL wild Cardโ€ positions. Though,the Guardians are within strikingโ€‹ distance,and the Redโค Sox are still mathematically alive. Theโค tiebreaker between the Astros and Mariners will significantly impact the Wild Card seeding.

National League Wild Card Standings:

The Chicago Cubs currently hold a Wild Card โคspot alongside โคthe Phillies and Brewers as division winners. The San Diego โฃPadres are in the second Wild โ€Card position, but several teams, including those โขin โคthe NL Central, are competing for the final playoff berth.

Potential Playoff Bracket (Based on Current Standings):

American League:

* Division Series:

* โ€ โ€Œ (1) Toronto Blue Jays vs. (WC) Texas Rangers
* โ€‹ (2) Detroitโ€Œ Tigers vs. (WC) Seattle Mariners
โ€ * (3) Houston Astros vs. (WC) New York Yankees
* โฃ โ€Œ ALCS: Winner of ALโข Division Series matchups

National League:

* Division Series:

*โ€ (1) Philadelphia Philliesโ€‹ vs. (WC) San Diego Padres
* โ€Œ (2) Milwaukee Brewers vs.(WC) โคChicago Cubs
* โ€Œ (3) Los Angeles Dodgers – Bye to NLCS
* NLCS: Winner of NL Division Series matchups and Los Angeles Dodgers

Theโ€ coming weekend will be critical as teams battle for positioning and playoff berths. The Astros-Mariners series will determine the AL Westโ€‹ champion and significantly impact the Wild Card seeding.โข in the NL, the Padres and Cubs

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