With about 10 games remaining in the 2025 Major League Baseball season, the pennant races are heating up with several divisions and both wild-card races going down to the wire.
The red-hot Seattle Mariners overtook the Houston Astros atop the American League West, with the two teams squaring off in a season-defining series Daikin Park that begins Friday, Sept. 19.
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The Los Angeles Dodgers try to continue fighting off the San Diego Padres for the NL West lead, while a six-game winning streak for the Toronto Blue Jays may have put the AL East to bed. In the NL wild-card standings, the New York Mets’ eight-game skid opened the door for the Arizona Diamondbacks and San Francisco Giants to get back into contention.
Here’s the latest look at the 2025 MLB playoff picture:
Entering play Wednesday, Sept. 17
MLB playoff bracket if season ended todayAmerican LeagueNational LeagueAL wild card standings
Top three reach playoffs
Houston Astros (83-69): + 0.5 games
NL wild card standings
Top three reach playoffs
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San Diego Padres (82-69): +4 games
Arizona Diamondbacks (77-75): 1.5 GB
San Francisco Giants (75-76): 3 GB
AL East
Toronto Blue Jays (89-62)
New York Yankees (84-67): 5 games back
Boston Red Sox (82-69): 7 GB
AL Central
Cleveland Guardians (79-71): 5.5 GB
Kansas City Royals (75-76): 10 GB
AL West
Houston Astros (83-69): 0.5 GB
NL East
Philadelphia Phillies (90-61) – clinched NL East title on Sept. 15
NL Central
Milwaukee Brewers (92-59) – clinched playoff berth
NL West
Los Angeles Dodgers (84-66)
San Diego Padres (82-69): 2 GB
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: MLB wild card standings, bracket, playoff picture, AL and NL standings