The postseason ended on November 5, with the Astros defeating the Phillies in six games in the World Series. The Wild Card Series saw three of the lower seeds advanced to the next round, while the Division Series saw the top two seeds in the National League win only one game each. On October 3, the Philadelphia Phillies clinched their first postseason berth since 2011, ending what was also the longest active postseason drought in the National League. The San Diego Padres clinched their second postseason berth in the past three years on October 2. Louis Cardinals clinched the NL Central title on September 27, which was their first division title since 2019 and their fourth consecutive postseason appearance. The defending World Series champion Atlanta Braves clinched their fifth straight postseason berth on September 20. On September 19, the New York Mets clinched their third postseason berth in the past eight years and first overall since 2016, marking the first time since 2015 that both New York City teams appeared in the postseason. The Dodgers became the first team to make ten consecutive postseason appearances since the Yankees did so from 1998 to 2007. In the National League, the Los Angeles Dodgers became the first team to clinch a postseason spot in the MLB overall, marking their tenth straight appearance. The Tampa Bay Rays returned for the fourth year in a row, and the Seattle Mariners ended two decades of futility by clinching their first postseason berth since 2001, ending what was the longest active postseason drought in the American League and all of the four major North American sports leagues. The Toronto Blue Jays also returned, as they clinched their second postseason appearance in the past three years. The New York Yankees also clinched their seventh postseason berth in the past eight years, while the now- Cleveland Guardians clinched their fifth postseason berth in the past seven seasons. In the American League, the Houston Astros were the first team to clinch a postseason spot, with this being their seventh appearance in the last eight seasons. The winners of the League Division Series (LDS) will then move on to the best-of-seven League Championship Series (LCS) to determine the pennant winners that will face each other in the World Series. the one seed will face the fourth/fifth seed winner and the two seed will face the third/sixth seed winner). The winners of the Wild Card series then face the top two seeds from each league in the best-of-five Division Series (i.e. The postseason started on Friday, October 7, two days after the end of the regular season. The third seed hosts the sixth seed in a best-of-three Wild Card series, and the fourth seed does the same with the fifth seed. The three Wild Card teams are the fourth, fifth and sixth seeds. The top two seeds of the American and National leagues receive first-round byes into the Division Series, and the worst-division winner is the third seed in their respective league. This was the first edition of the postseason since 2012 to have a new format, as it has been expanded to include six teams per league.
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