![](https://images.hive.blog/DQmNn8ZHPJBZ3Xu6rdDfsRf1E7ww5M9yEJBVcqiScjKwEMc/PXL_20250418_212241663.webp) -------------------------------- With just a couple weeks left in the season for major league baseball, we are starting to get a clearer picture of what the playoffs are going to look like. In the American League East, we already have not one but two teams that have punched their ticket to the playoffs. Which is pretty crazy given the fact that things are still up in the air with the other teams. It almost makes you think they might need to change the format of the playoffs. It's a tough call to be sure. If you change the format, you risk having two divisions being totally unrepresented, but if you don't, you have situations like this year where teams that have risen to the top and played their butts off all season end up either being left out, or relegated to a wildcard slot. That's the exact case with the AL East this year. With 91 wins on the season, Tampa Bay has clinched their playoff spot and the best record in the AL East as well as the AL as a whole. The only problem is the fact that right below them in the AL East is those damn Yankees with a massive 88 wins on the season. Since the AL East title is already claimed, and they need to leave two slots open for the Central and West divisions, that means they find themselves in a wildcard slot. Definitely better than being left out altogether, but still. The fact is, the rest of the AL is so abysmal, that it's likely going to end up being a NYY vs. TB playoff anyway. Actually, with Boston sitting right below them at 82 wins, there is a good chance more than half the AL East will be represented in the playoffs. The AL East fills out with Toronto with 75 wins and Baltimore with 74 wins. Compare that to the AL Central where the White Sox lead the way with 77 wins, then you have Cleveland right below them with 77 wins as well. Things fall off after that with Detroit at 72 wins, Minnesota with 70, and Kansas City with 66. The AL West isn't much better with Houston leading at 76 wins, Texas at 75, and Seattle with 70. Once again, things fall off after that with the Athletics at 61 wins, and the Angels at a lowly 58 wins. That means right now we are looking at Tampa Bay, Houston, and the Whitesox clinching spots with New York, Boston, and Cleveland being wild card teams. Over in the National League things are a bit less lopsided. Milwaukee leads the way with 94 wins having clinched both the division and a playoff berth. Ten games behind them in the NL Central we have the Cubs at 84 wins, Pittsburgh at 75 wins, St. Louis at 75 wins, and Cincinnati at 70. Over in the NL West, the Dodgers have also done their best to claim the division and a playoff spot with 92 wins. Followed by San Diego with 82 wins, then Arizona with 80, followed by San Francisco with 63, and Colorado at the bottom of the pack with 56. Finally, in the NL East, we have Atlanta at the top with 89 wins, Philly with 83, Miami with 75, Washington with 71, and The Mets with 69. At this point, it looks like it will probably be Atlanta in the playoffs, but there is still a mathematical possibility that Philly could clinch it. That prior scenario would put The Cubs, Phillies, and Giants in wild card berths with the other aforementioned teams in the division champ slots. With just two weeks left in the season, some teams will be playing for their lives. Those could be some good games! ---------- ### [My Sports Account - @bozz.sports](https://www.peakd.com/@bozz.sports) ---------- #### Come hang out in [The Pub](https://peakd.com/c/hive-178138/created) [Find us on Discord](https://discord.gg/cCEMJXAEXk) Or Check out my [Grilling and Smoking Community on HIVE](https://peakd.com/c/hive-138631/created) ------------- ![TEAMUSAhive_footer_bozz.jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/bozz/fXpCTKUZ-TEAMUSA-hive_footer_bozz.jpg) ---------------- *All pictures/screenshots taken by myself or @mrsbozz unless otherwise sourced*