Keytron Jordan, CBS Sports
The final day of the 2025Â MLB regular season has come and gone and the Major League Baseball playoff picture is complete.
From the American League, the Toronto Blue Jays and Seattle Mariners have secured the AL East and AL West, respectively, as well as byes straight to the ALDS. The Cleveland Guardians won the AL Central in a record-setting comeback and will now face the Detroit Tigers in the Wild Card Series. The New York Yankees, who lost the AL East on the last day, will face off against their own division rivals, the Boston Red Sox, in the other Wild Card Series.
In the National League, the Milwaukee Brewers, thanks to the best record in baseball, have the No. 1 seed and the bye to the NLDS, along with the Philadelphia Phillies. The Los Angeles Dodgers won the NL West and will take on the Cincinnati Reds in the Wild Card Series. The Chicago Cubs and San Diego Padres will face each other in the other series.
As a reminder, MLB now grants 12 playoff berths — a total of six to the division winners and then three wild card berths in each league. The top two division winners in each league as measured by overall record are rewarded with first-round byes, which means they won’t have to play in the best-of-three Wild Card Series that functions as that first round. The 2025 MLB postseason gets started on Tuesday, Sept. 30.
Now let’s get you caught up on the bracket, standings and more. All division and postseason projections referenced in the standings come from SportsLine.
2025 MLB playoff picture
AL byes: No. 1 Blue Jays and No. 2 Mariners
AL Wild Card Series: No. 3 Guardians vs. No. 6 Tigers
No. 4 Yankees vs. No. 5 Red Sox
NL byes: No. 1 Brewers and No. 2 Phillies
NL Wild Card Series: No. 3 Dodgers vs. No. 6 Reds
No. 4 Cubs vs. No. 5 Padres
American League standings National League standings
x – clinched division
y – clinched wild card spot
z – clinched playoff berth
e – eliminated
MLB wild card standings
New York Yankees – y
94
68
+7.0
Boston Red Sox – y
89
73
+2.0
Detroit Tigers – y
87
75
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Chicago Cubs – y
92
70
+9.0
San Diego Padres – y
90
72
+7.0
Cincinnati Reds
83
79
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2025 World Series odds
(All odds via Caesars as of Sept. 28)
Philadelphia Phillies: +425Seattle Mariners: +475Los Angeles Dodgers: +500Toronto Blue Jays: +750Milwaukee Brewers: +800New York Yankees: +850San Diego Padres: +1200Chicago Cubs: +1400Cleveland Guardians: +2000Detroit Tigers: +2000Boston Red Sox: +2000Cincinnati Reds: +2800