The Dodgers also took five of six from the Reds in 2025. The Padres and Cubs square off at Wrigley Field this week after splitting their season series 3-3. The Padres struggled on the road in 2025, going 38-43, while the Cubs reigned supreme at the “Friendly Confines” with a 50-31 record.

Here's how much each team in the 2025 MLB playoffs spent on player payroll. The divide between top and bottom could not be more stunning.

You never know who is going to come through in the biggest October moments. Sometimes it's the biggest stars. But not always. And there is a long history of rookies stepping up and making enormous impacts during their first postseason.

Andrés Giménez comes through with a pinch-hit sac fly and it's 6-4 Blue Jays. As another reminder, the Blue Jays clinch the AL East with a win or a Yankees loss. Tigers are going to the bullpen with some traffic on board in the fifth. Still a 4-3 Red Sox lead.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/mlb/royals as Ex-Royals Gold Glover Announces Retirement After 12 MLB Seasons. Not many Major League Baseball players can say they won both a Gold Glove and a World Series title. On Sunday, the sport lost one of those players.

The New York Mets had the best record in baseball (45-24) back on June 12 and the second-highest payroll in the sport this season. And yet they entered Sunday with their playoff hopes on life support,