MLB field being built at Bristol Motor Speedway
Here’s a look at the field being built in the infield of Bristol Motor Speedway for an MLB game between the Braves and Reds in 2025.
The dog days of summer are over in Major League Baseball and the final month of the regular season is upon us, which means the baseball playoffs are just around the corner.
The picture for the postseason is starting to become clearer, with only one team (the New York Mets) within two games of the final wild-card spot in both leagues, but there’s still plenty of jockeying for position over the next five weeks.
In the American League, the East and Central divisions are still up for grabs and the New York Yankees, Cleveland Guardians, Baltimore Orioles, Kansas City Royals and Minnesota Twins all have realistic chances of securing home-field advantage in the playoffs.
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The Los Angeles Dodgers currently have the best record in baseball, but the Philadelphia Phillies and Milwaukee Brewers are close behind in the National League.
Here you can see the complete playoff situation before the MLB games on Friday, August 23rd:
MLB playoff picture from August 23
American League
Head of Department
Wildcard teams
- Baltimore Orioles (74-55)
- Kansas City Royals (71-56)
- Minnesota Twins (71-56)
Wildcard Candidates
Bundesliga
Head of Department
- NL West: Los Angeles Dodgers (76-52)
- NL East: Philadelphia Phillies (74-53)
- NL Central: Pittsburgh Pirates (73-54)
Wildcard teams
Wildcard Candidates
- New York Mets (67-51, 1.5 games back)
- San Francisco Giants (65-64, 4 games back)
- St. Louis Cardinals (63-64, 5 games back)
- Chicago Cubs (63-65, 5.5 games back)
- Cincinnati Reds (62-66, 6.5 games back)
