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MLB Playoff Picture and Bracket

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MLB Playoff Picture and Bracket

The Braves clinched the NL East title with their 2-1 win over the Marlins. Atlanta will be the No. 2 seed in the National League. The Mets will host the fifth seed Padres. Seattle is the AL's No 5 seed and Tampa Bay the 6th seed. The Mariners will travel to Toronto and the Guardians will play the Rays for the Wild Card Series. MLB expanded the postseason field from 10 to 12 teams ahead of the 2022 season.

The AL Wild Card Series starts on October 7th.

Astros (1) and Yankees (2) have byes. NL Wild Card Series (Oct. 7) is best-of-three format.

Dodgers and Braves have byes in the playoffs. The new playoff system will settle ties via a series of tiebreakers. Atlanta won the division title because it owns the head-to-head tiebreaker.

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