It’s Labor Day weekend, and while the playoff races are supposed to get real in September, they’re all but over.
Let’s be honest, the 12 teams that are in playoff position now will be in the postseason beginning Sept. 29, barring epic collapses.
Really, all that’s left is seeding, and who gets the first-round byes.
But as far as who gets into the dance, unless you believe the Seattle Mariners will choke and be overtaken by the Kansas City Royals or Cleveland Guardians for the final wild-card berth, everything is set.
There are still division races that remain open like the NL West with the Los Angeles Dodgers leading the San Diego Padres, the Houston Astros over the Mariners and the Toronto Blue Jays fightting off the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox. But no matter who wins the divisions, they will all be in the playoffs.
