The Cleveland Guardians entered the final month of the 2025 MLB season on the outside looking in at a playoff spot.

In fact, the Guardians were viewed as a longshot to make the playoffs. Their AL Central rival Detroit Tigers had a stranglehold on the division and seemed poised for a division title.

Instead, Jose Ramirez and the Guardians went a stellar 20-7 over the season’s final month, outscoring opponents 124-75 during that stretch.

They not only closed the gap with the Tigers, but overtook them by a single game, finishing at 88-74 overall.

Of course, even if Cleveland had finished the year tied with Detroit, they’d have won the division anyway by holding the tiebreaker with the Tigers.

But now that’s all in the rearview as MLB postseason begins.

Here’s a look at the 2025 post

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