Power Rankings: Postseason edition

Plus: Full playoff bracket, Wild Card schedule

Monday, September 28 View In Browser  We're down to 12 teams, and we rank 'em   Everything will be decided on the field. But for now, we lay out where the power lies heading into the postseason. TOP NEWS What you need to know about the Wild Card Series matchups Astros endure obstacles, clinch 8th AL West title: 'Now, we go' Phillies put tumultuous week behind them to punch playoff ticket One of the most dominant pitching seasons ever, told by those who watched it all Dodgers end season with 100th win, questions about Ohtani Fresh off facial fractures, Bregman mashes 2 homers in 2nd game back MORE TOP NEWS PERSONALIZE STORIES STAFF PICKS Fill out your postseason bracket, compete to win $10K Enter your picks in the 2026 MLB Postseason Bracket Challenge presented by Zillow and you could win $10,000. The playoff field is set! See the final bracket With the Astros and Phillies filling out the bracket on the final day of the regular season, we've got everything you need to know about the playoff field, including seeding for all 12 teams and the postseason schedule. The 2026 stat leaders are ... The regular season has come and gone, but before we get caught up in the playoffs, let's take a moment to look back on the players who led their respective leagues in notable statistical categories this year. Alonso's unprecedented feat Pete Alonso was an RBI machine this season, leading the AL with 113 for the Orioles. That made him the first player since RBIs became official to lead each league, having topped the NL with the Mets in 2022. ADD MLB AS YOUR PREFERRED SOURCE ON GOOGLE TOP PERFORMANCES Longest Home Run Charles McAdoo   446 ft 8th Inning   Watch   Hardest Base Hit  Kyle Schwarber   116.8 mph 2nd Inning   Watch   Fastest Strikeout Jacob Misiorowski   101.2 mph 2nd Inning   Watch   Decisive Play Dodgers   32.7% WPA 10th Inning   Watch   Longest Home Run Charles McAdoo   446 ft 8th Inning   Watch   Hardest Base Hit  Kyle Schwarber   116.8 mph 2nd Inning   Watch   Fastest Strikeout Jacob Misiorowski   101.2 mph 2nd Inning   Watch   Decisive Play Dodgers   32.7% WPA 10th Inning   Watch   Jacob Misiorowski 3rd pitcher with 250+ K's, WHIP of 0.80 or lower (Verlander, P. Martínez) Pete Crow-Armstrong Finishes with 10.6 fWAR, 3.8 more than runners-up Witt Jr., Alvarez Francisco Lindor 2nd switch-hitter in history with 300 HRs, 200 SBs (Beltrán) Kevin McGonigle 4th rookie since 1947 with 95+ walks, 95+ runs scored in a season Max Scherzer Oldest Blue Jays pitcher (42y, 62d) on record to exceed 100 pitches PLAY A SPORCLE BASEBALL QUIZ! MORE FREE GAMES AT MLB PLAY MUST-SEE PLAY Dustin Harris got a little twisted on this catch but managed to hang onto the ball -- barely. MORE TOP PLAYS MLB NETWORK Find out who's up for the 2026 All-MLB Teams See this year’s nominees for the All-MLB team presented by MGM Rewards, recognizing and commemorating the top performers during the 2026 regular season, at 7 p.m. ET on MLB Network. Then visit MLB.com/AllMLB to cast your vote! Celebrate the 2026 Minor League season Catch the MiLB Awards, highlighting the game’s best prospects, top on-field performances and greatest moments of the 2026 season, on MLB Network at 8 p.m. ET. MORE FROM MLB NETWORK SCOREBOARD NYM 4 WSH 6 TB 3 PHI 7 CHC 6 BOS 2 HOU 9 ATH 0 LAD 5 SF 1 CIN 1 TOR 5 CLE 2 KC 3 PIT 4 DET 2 AZ 4 SD 9 LAA 3 SEA 7 TEX 4 MIN 6 COL 2 CWS 4 ATL 3 MIA 5 STL 4 MIL 6 © 2026 MLB Advanced Media, L.P. MLB trademarks and copyrights are used with permission of Major League Baseball. Visit MLB.com. Any other marks used herein are trademarks of their respective owners. Please review our Privacy Policy. You (gahleexholly.hdhask@blogger.com) received this message because you registered to receive commercial email messages from MLB.com. Please add info@marketing.mlbemail.com to your address book to ensure our messages reach your inbox. If you no longer wish to receive commercial email messages from MLB.com, please unsubscribe  or log in and manage your email subscriptions. Postal Address: MLB.com, c/o MLB Advanced Media, L.P., 1271 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020.