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The final day of the 2025 MLB regular season has arrived. Every team has played 161 games and, for a few, Game 162 will decide their postseason fate. One spot in the tournament remain up for grabs on the season's final day as well as the AL East and AL Central. There's also one Wild Card Series bye undecided and some seeding to sort out.

The MLB season can feel extraordinarily long, but 161 games weren't enough to settle the postseason picture. Two divisions remain up for grabs entering the final day of the regular season. The Toronto Blue Jays and New York Yankees are taking aim at the AL East and the AL's No.