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Which Major League Baseball teams will earn MLB postseason berths in the\u00a02025 MLB playoffs?<\/p>\n

Take a look at the MLB wild-card standings for the National League and the American League as the playoff races start to heat up.<\/p>\n

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In the National League, the\u00a0Milwaukee Brewers, Los Angeles Dodgers<\/a> and Philadelphia Eagles<\/a> currently lead their divisions, with several teams in position to challenge for wild-card berths and to make a late run into the MLB playoff picture.<\/p>\n

In the American League, the Detroit Tigers<\/a>, Toronto Blue Jays<\/a> and Houston Astros<\/a> lead their divisions, with several other teams locked in a tight wild-card battle.<\/p>\n

Here’s how the MLB playoff picture stacks up entering games on July 22.<\/p>\n

Related: Diamondbacks player tops list of MLB’s top trade candidates<\/a><\/p>\n

MLB playoff picture: National League<\/p>\n

Division leaders:<\/p>\n

NL Central:\u00a0Milwaukee Brewers (60-40)<\/p>\n

NL East:\u00a0Philadelphia Phillies (57-43)<\/p>\n

NL West:\u00a0Los Angeles Dodgers (59-42)<\/p>\n

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Wild-card teams:<\/p>\n

Wild card No. 1:\u00a0Chicago Cubs (59-41) – 4 games ahead of Padres<\/p>\n

Wild card No. 2:\u00a0New York Mets (57-44) – 1.5 games ahead of Padres<\/p>\n

Where other National League teams stand in wild-card race:<\/p>\n

San Francisco Giants (52-49) – 3.5 games back<\/p>\n

St. Louis Cardinals (52-49) – 3.5 games back<\/p>\n

Miami Marlins (46-53) – 8.5 games back<\/p>\n

Atlanta Braves (44-55) – 10.5 games back<\/p>\n

Washington Nationals (40-60) – 15 games back<\/p>\n

Pittsburgh Pirates (40-61) – 15.5 games back<\/p>\n

Colorado Rockies (24-76) – 31 games back<\/p>\n

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James McCann and the Arizona Diamondbacks would need to pass several teams in order to get into MLB playoff position for the 2025 MLB postseason.<\/p>\n

MLB playoff picture: American League<\/p>\n

Division leaders:<\/p>\n

AL Central:\u00a0Detroit Tigers (60-41)<\/p>\n

AL East:\u00a0Toronto Blue Jays (59-41)<\/p>\n

AL West:\u00a0Houston Astros (58-42)<\/p>\n

Wild card teams:<\/p>\n

Wild card No. 1:\u00a0New York Yankees (55-45) – 2 games ahead of Mariners, Red Sox<\/p>\n

Wild card No. 2:\u00a0Seattle Mariners (53-47)<\/p>\n

Wild card No. 3:\u00a0Boston Red Sox (54-48)<\/p>\n

Where other American League teams stand in wild-card race:<\/p>\n

Texas Rangers (51-50) – 2.5 games back<\/p>\n

Cleveland Guardians (49-50) – 3.5 games back<\/p>\n

Los Angeles Angels (49-51) – 4 games back<\/p>\n

Kansas City Royals (49-52) – 4.5 games back<\/p>\n

Minnesota Twins (48-52) – 5 games back<\/p>\n

Baltimore Orioles (44-55) – 8.5 games back<\/p>\n

Athletics (42-60) – 12 games back<\/p>\n

Chicago White Sox (36-65) – 17.5 games back<\/p>\n

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