The Chicago Cubs will take on the San Diego Padres in Game 1 of their first playoff series since 2020. Fans are hoping this will lead to another Champion.

Here's the Wild Card Series schedule for the Yankees vs. Red Sox: Date: Tuesday, Sept. 1 | Time: 6:08 p.m. ET Location: Yankee Stadium (Bronx, N.Y.) TV channel: ESPN | Live stream: Fubo (try for free) Probable pitchers: LHP Max Fried (NYY) vs. LHP Garrett Crochet (BOX) Odds: NYY -130 | BOS + 107 (via DraftKings)

The Milwaukee Brewers know the day that they'll open the 2025 MLB playoffs, but the time of the game and opponent are still to be determined. The Brewers are the top seed in the National League and as the team with the best record in baseball they have home-field advantage throughout the postseason.

Now the Phils have earned the right to compete for the franchise's third World Series title after falling short in the postseason the last three seasons, including last year's disappointing showing against the New York Mets in the NL Wild Card round.

The Red Sox and Tigers will play the biggest series of the weekend. Boston enters a game up on the Tigers for the second wild card, as well as two games up on the Astros for a playoff spot. The Red Sox possess the tiebreaker over the Astros, so another win will secure a playoff berth.

The average length of nine-inning MLB games continues to fall well below the three-hour mark. Nine-inning games during the 2025 season have, on average, clocked in at 2 hours, 38 minutes through Thursday,

The only only other remaining race of note is in the American League East. The Yankees and Blue Jays are tied atop the division going into the final day, with major implications at play. Both teams have locked up postseason spots, but the division winner gets a bye and home-field advantage through the ALCS.

With the Tigers' loss to the Red Sox, the Guardians have repeated as AL Central division champs, completing the largest comeback in baseball history.

In a month or so, we will know the 2025 World Series champion, but we have a whole bunch of games to go before then.

Utah State played two ranked SEC opponents this season, reportedly bringing in over $2.5 million in the process.