MLB's playoff races are heating up as the regular season nears its final week. Every game matters and, as baseball fans know, magic numbers start to matter. But what the heck is a magic number and ...

The Phillies' magic number to clinch the NL East is 11. The Phillies' magic number to clinch a first-round bye in the playoffs is 15. According to MLB.com, the phrase "magic number" is used to ...

After Tuesday night turned into Wednesday morning in the East, the Chicago Cubs clinched their first playoff berth since 2020 when the San Francisco Giants lost their game in Phoenix. Sparked by ...

With 160 games down and two to go in MLB’s 26-week season, two division titles and two wild card spots still are on the line. Three things were decided on Friday night: The Red Sox clinched a wild ...

The Cleveland Guardians’ September rise from baseball’s graveyard to holding a playoff spot has been shocking, amazing and hard to believe. It’s just as difficult making sense of the Detroit Tigers ...

Some teams have spent most of 2025 knowing that reaching the postseason was a near certainty, but officially clinching a bid is still a massive moment of relief for both the organization and the fans.