As Major League Baseball reaches the final day of the regular season, there are still a couple boxes to check when it comes to locking in the complete field for the 2025 playoffs.

Here's how the winter looks in Chicago -- and in the other towns whose teams lost their final postseason game.

William Contreras, Andrew Vaughn and Brice Turang blasted solo home runs to give Milwaukee a 3-1 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Saturday in a winner-take-all Major League Baseball playoff showdown.

The Milwaukee Brewers' dream season is on the verge of an unthinkable collapse, but the Chicago Cubs need one more win on their division rival's turf to complete the biggest upset of the 2025 MLB playoffs. The winner gets the Dodgers in the NLCS.

MLB and German workwear brand Strauss agreed to a sponsorship deal ahead of the 2024 postseason, placing the Strauss logo on every helmet during the playoffs. Despite some fan criticism, the branding remained through the highly-watched World Series between the Yankees and Dodgers-and has returned for 2025.

The MLB postseason field is set and the race for the Commissioner's Trophy officially begins on Sept. 30. The analytics age has leveled the playing field a bit in baseball, giving smaller market teams a chance to gain an edge over their richer counterparts.

Albert Pujols appears to be the increasingly inevitable choice for one of Major League Baseball's open managerial positions. Pujols had a positive meeting

Major League Baseball Players Alumni Association (MLBPAA) announces that Dan Foster, Chief Executive Officer, will retire from the nonprofit organization after 40 years of dedicated service and leadership.

Rakuten Eagles right-hander Takahiro Norimoto said Saturday he is filing for international free agency in a bid to get an offer from

This October brought another early exit for a Philly squad with World Series aspirations. Where does the team go from here?