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With 12 teams in the MLB playoffs, there are 36 possible World Series matchups. This year's matchups give us the possibility of small-market showdowns or deep-pocketed behemoths facing off — and the 2026 playoff field also boasts three franchises that have won a World Series and a fourth with the longest title drought in the sport.

Ranking 2026 MLB playoff races that will rule the final month - ESPN

Welcome to September! How did we get here already? Remember Opening Day? Paul Skenes got knocked out in the first inning thanks to some woeful Oneil Cruz defense behind him. (It was all downhill after that for the New York Mets, though.) Garrett Crochet pitched six scoreless innings for the Boston Red Sox. Jacob Misiorowski fanned 11 in five innings, a sign of his dominant season to ensue. Tarik Skubal pitched six dominant innings for the Detroit Tigers.

Sources: Peralta initiated sitdown between Mets' Soto and Lindor - ESPN

NEW YORK — Veteran pitcher Freddy Peralta, whose brief tenure with the New York Mets ended unceremoniously Sunday with his trade to Tampa Bay, called a meeting earlier this season for franchise cornerstones Juan Soto and Francisco Lindor to clear the air.