October baseball approaches, and World Series hopefuls will rise to the occasion or fall like the autumn leaves.
The MLB Postseason has 12 teams still in the title hunt, with the lower seeds having to contend in the high-pressure, best-of-three Wild Card Series beginning Tuesday, September 30.
In the National League, Shohei Ohtani (pictured above) and the defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers face the Cincinnati Reds, and the San Diego Padres must contend with the Wrigley Field faithful as they take on the Chicago Cubs.
The ancient rivalry between the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox is renewed in the American League, and fierce AL Central foes collide in Cleveland as the Detroit Tigers go up against the Guardians.
Winners advance to the League Division Serie