The 2025 MLB regular season is in its final month. As the calendar flips to September, playoff races are coming into focus, some more than others. The AL Central, for instance, has been all but locked up for months as the Detroit Tigers have dominated the division. The Philadelphia Phillies and Milwaukee Brewers also hold comfortable leads in the NL East and NL Central, respectively. The AL West remains much tighter as the Houston Astros and Seattle Mariners jockey for first place, as do the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres in the NL West. The Blue Jays , meanwhile, have seen their AL East lead shrink dramatically in recent days.

Both wild card races are heated as well, with the Boston Red Sox , New York Yankees and Mariners holding playoff berths in the Ame

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