United States. This Sunday, the 12 teams advancing to the 2025 Major League Baseball postseason were defined, on a day marked by the elimination of the New York Mets, a piece of news of great interest to Dominicans due to the presence of Juan Soto, the highest-paid player in baseball.
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The Miami Marlins defeated the Mets 4-0 with an outstanding performance by Dominican pitcher
Edward Cabrera, who pitched 5.0 innings, allowed only 2 hits and struck out 7 batters. The setback left the New York team without options, as they needed a win to advance to the postseason via wild card.
Despite falling 4-2 against the Milwaukee Brewers, the Cincinnati Reds secured their playoff ticket, thus completing the lineup of qualified teams.
How the wild cards will be played
- National League: Los Angeles Dodgers will host the Cincinnati Reds, while the Chicago Cubs will face the San Diego Padres.
- American League: The New York Yankees, who beat Baltimore but lost the divisional tiebreaker against Toronto, will face the Boston Red Sox at home. For their part, the Detroit Tigers will face the Cleveland Guardians.
Toronto secured the lead in its division after defeating Tampa Bay, while Seattle and the Blue Jays themselves were seeded directly into the American League Division Series. In the National League, Philadelphia and Milwaukee did the same by leading their respective divisions.
The wild card series, agreed to the best of three games, start this Tuesday in the stadiums of the teams with the best record.
