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Ranking the lineups of every potential MLB playoff team
More than half the league is headed to the postseason, so we rank the starting lineup of everyone that has clinched or is in the running for a playoff spot.
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SPRINT TO THE POSTSEASON
Passan: Inside a final week like MLB has never seen before
The Marlins are looking like a playoff team? Jose Ramirez for AL MVP? Jeff Passan has 20 questions -- and answers -- about baseball's frantic finish.
MLB playoff push: Indians, Braves and Cubs all clinch, plus current bracket
Here's the latest on the postseason picture.
ON THIS DATE: SEPTEMBER 23, 1983
STEVE CARLTON WINS 300TH GAME
Carlton became the 16th pitcher in MLB history to win his 300th game with this 12-strikeout performance against the Cardinals
UNUSUAL TIMES
'This isn't fun': How everyone in baseball has navigated a very different season
The game has gone on. It's good that it has. But it has felt different, sounded different, looked different. As Indians manager Terry Francona put it: "Everything is hard now."
PENNANT CHASE SCORES
AL: BATTLE FOR NO. 1 | NL: WIDE-OPEN
TUESDAY'S WALK-OFFS
Jose Ramirez's walk-off HR sends Indians to postseason
Pirates edge Cubs on Stallings' walk-off HR
Yadiel Hernandez's 1st career homer gives Nats walk-off win
POWER RANKINGS
MLB Power Rankings: The 2020 MVP for all 30 teams
With the Yankees reclaiming a spot in our top five, we look at each team's most valuable player for this most unusual season.
Everything you need to know for final week of the MLB season
Must-see matchups, pennant race-defining moments, potential MVPs.
What are MLB teams that are out of the race playing for the rest of the way?
Players whose teams have fallen out of contention still can open some eyes with their drive and work ethic.
PLAYOFF BASEBALL CLASSIC
Make your picks and compete for up to $5,000!
'I CAN HELP'
How Dodgers phenom Gavin Lux wants to make a difference in Kenosha
The rookie may still be making his way in the majors, but the volatile events in his hometown have him thinking about how he can help.
Top Headlines
- Dodgers claim NL's top seed, another division title
- Simmons opts out as Angels' season nears end
- Indians in playoffs after Ramirez's walk-off HR
- Braves rout Marlins, win 3rd straight NL East title
- Cubs clinch playoff berth, lose 3-2 to Pirates
- Pirates prospect Cruz in custody after fatal crash
- Olney: Reactions to expanded playoffs
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Doing it his way
- AP Photo/Patrick Semansky
MLB umpire Joe West has never missed a call. Just ask him
Joe West can be seen as a good umpire or a jerk. He is self-deprecating one minute and vindictive the next. He will put his arm around you as quickly as he will throw you out of a game. For 44 years, he's done it the only way that matters to him: his way.
Unique October
- Tom Pennington/Getty Images
2020 MLB playoffs schedule, bubble locations and how to watch every postseason game
From the expanded 16-team wild-card round through the World Series in Arlington, Texas, here's the schedule for every matchup of this unique October.
