A Complete Guide to the 2026 MLB Playoffs | Ep. 75
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Which MLB teams made the 2026 playoffs, and what are the opening-round matchups?
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Podcast doesn't exist. Edition number 75. A special playoff edition because the MLB season is over. The regular season is over, but the postseason has yet to begun. It is set though. It is officially the postseason. The postseason picture is clear as ever. 1080p, 4K. That is the playoff picture right now. If you want me to tell you who's in it, I can tell you. Okay, I'll tell you. The Yankees have made the playoffs. They are facing the Red Sox in a bitter rivalry in the wildcard round that will start tomorrow. Then the Houston Astros, they made the playoffs. Worst record in baseball history for a playoff team for a full season, 81-81. They have made the playoffs. Not only have they made the playoffs, they get a home field advantage for the wild card round.
They're gonna go against the White Sox. Yeah. Give it up for the White Sox. Made history by making the playoffs this year. No one thought they were going to do it when the year started. 1.3% chances to make it, according to fangrafts. They are in the playoffs. They will face the Houston Astros because they could not win the division. That would be the Houston. Cleveland Guardians, who won their division in the central. Good job to the Guardians. They get home field advantage. They get a bye, even though their record ain't that good. What is their record right now? Let's go to MOB.com slash standings. They are 85 and 77. You don't have to use the winter net when you have Mitchell on your squad. Get a Mitchell in your life to answer all statistical questions that you have.
Thank you, Mitchell. So they get a bye. They will face the winner of the White Sox and the Astros. Great series. And then also you got the Tampa Bay Rays finished with the best record in the AL. Congratulations to the Rays. Thank you. The Jacks Rays, however, was pretty embarrassing this weekend when the Red Sox and the Cubs played one series in the Rays stadium and then had like the best attendance all year. Are you calling them Cucks? You're saying the Rays are cucks for that? A little bit because uh not that they have the best attend, I think it was like they out the It was
like the fifth best attended game all year.
Yeah, and the Rays weren't even
people of St. Petersburg and the Tampa area would rather not see the Rays play.
Florida's one of those places where everybody's from somewhere else, so there's so many like Red Sox fans there.
Lot of Red Sox fans everywhere and they will be in New York to see them play the Yankees. Uh, the Rays fans, they're obviously getting getting ready for the playoffs, so Give it up for them. Then on the National League side, the Atlanta Braves are gonna have to face the filthy Phillies, who almost choked it this week. That was a close one, but they made it. They made the f they made the playoffs and they will play the Braves again in a playoff series. Atlanta will have home field advantage in that three game series starting tomorrow at fucking noon. What are you gonna do? But it will be tomorrow at two o'clock Eastern Standard Time. And then the Padres. People didn't think the Padres are gonna make the playoffs.
They three weeks ago they were out of playoffs, but briefly. They not only won the wild card, made the wild card round, they are the first wild card seed. They will host a wild card series against the Chicago Gubbies, who are going into San Diego trying to destroy them. And the winner of that will play the Brewers. Best record in baseball, best team in baseball as of now. And the Dodgers also made it. Spoiler alert: the Dodgers are a playoff team. Those are the two by teams. So that is the playoff picture as of now because the MLB season is over. The regular season is over. Um A lot of things happened this week that aren't about the playoffs, though, to recap this week. Went into the weekend, there were four teams competing over two spots.
One team had one of the biggest collapses in history. Uh, one team did collapse and they still celebrated. Two of the greatest pitchers in baseball may have just made their last starts ever.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
Which MLB teams made the 2026 playoffs, and what are the opening-round matchups?
0:00–5:26
2
Why are Blue Jays fans concerned about Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s 2026 season and $500 million contract?
5:26–23:42
3
Could Justin Verlander and Max Scherzer be making their final MLB starts?
23:42–1:00:01
4
Who are the favorites to win the 2026 MLB playoff series?
1:00:01–1:10:28
5
Can Cam Schlittler and the Yankees beat the Red Sox in the Wild Card series?
1:10:28–1:21:03
6
Can the Cubs’ powerful offense overcome their pitching problems against the Padres?
1:21:03–1:29:31
7
Will the Braves’ pitching give them an edge over the Phillies in their rivalry matchup?
1:29:31–1:39:24
8
Are the Dodgers the favorites to win the 2026 MLB World Series?
1:39:24–2:20:31