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MLB Bracketology: Projecting baseball's playoff field and why Brewers, Red Sox are primed for October runs

The playoff field will be set in nine days, but we're not waiting that long to make bracket predictions

Mets' Jared Young carted off field after colliding with Nolan McLean during play at first base

Young was hospitalized and had feeling in his extremities, but was experiencing 'real concussion symptoms,' said manager Andy Green

Best MLB Betting Sites for Baseball Betting, How to Bet on Baseball in 2026

Discover Major League Baseball betting and learn how to bet on baseball with expert tips. Find the best MLB sportsbooks and top promos to boost your MLB bets (September 2026).

Five MLB free agents who have helped themselves in 2026 -- and five who have hurt themselves

Not everyone plays up in a contract year, so let's check in on 10 players headed to the market this winter

Aaron Judge exits Yankees game with lower leg tightness, unclear if he'll miss games amid tight AL East race

Judge had gone 0 for 2 with two strikeouts before departing Wednesday afternoon's game

JJ Wetherholt returns from IL: Can Cardinals star make a late run at NL Rookie of the Year?

Reds slugger Sal Stewart has the lead, but this race is far from over with less than two weeks to play

Snyder's Soapbox: No one gets to decide what is 'real' baseball

How did bunting and small ball become more 'real' than home runs?

Yankees clinch playoff berth: Three reasons why they can end their World Series drought this year

The Yankees have secured a spot in the postseason; now they'll look to chase down the Rays in the AL East

Dodgers clinch playoff berth: Three reasons why the reigning World Series champions can threepeat

The Dodgers, thanks to a win over the Reds on Monday, have qualified for the playoffs for the 14th year in a row

MLB Power Rankings: Has the magic run out on the White Sox's feel-good Cinderella story?

Meanwhile, the Brewers and Dodgers remain on top, with the Rays and Yankees breathing down their necks

MLB Bracketology: Predicting every playoff seed, plus how the 2026 bracket will play out

With just about two weeks left in the regular season, Matt Snyder has pulled out his crystal ball to see how October will go

Jazz Chisholm Jr. lands on IL with sprained thumb in major blow as Yankees chase down AL East title

Chisholm will be shut down from baseball activities for 7-10 days

Jose Altuve just collected his 2,500th hit; can he get to 3,000? Does his Hall of Fame case need it?

Only 33 MLB players have ever recorded 3,000 hits and almost all of them have made it to Cooperstown

Shohei Ohtani lands on IL after weeks of nagging injuries; Dodgers to call up top prospect Josue De Paula

Ohtani missed Wednesday night's game, his sixth in the Dodgers' last seven

American League Cy Young race: Can youngster Cam Schlittler take down veteran Dylan Cease?

In just his second season in the majors, the Yankees ace is the clear frontrunner, but the year's not done yet

Matt Snyder has been a baseball writer with CBS Sports since 2011. A member of the BBWAA, he's now covered every World Series since 2010. The former Indiana University baseball player now lives on the north side of Indianapolis with his wife, daughter and son.

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