Yankees, Tigers, Cubs, Dodgers Advance to Division Series

Major League Baseball's 2025 Wild Card round concluded with the Detroit Tigers, Chicago Cubs, New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers advancing to the Division Series. Three of the four Wild Card series went the distance and three home teams won. Rookie Cam Schlittler delivered a historic outing for the Yankees — 12 strikeouts, no walks and eight scoreless innings — to eliminate Boston and set up an ALDS against the Toronto Blue Jays. The Cubs beat the Padres and will face the Milwaukee Brewers in the NLDS, while Detroit travels to Seattle to meet the Mariners in the ALDS, where analysts favor Seattle with home-field advantage and a regular-season edge. The Dodgers defeated the Reds and will face the Philadelphia Phillies in the other NLDS; the four Division Series matchups are set to begin this weekend.