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MLB Bracketology: Predicting every playoff seed, plus how the 2026 bracket will play out

With just about two weeks left in the regular season, Matt Snyder has pulled out his crystal ball to see how October will go

Jazz Chisholm Jr. lands on IL with sprained thumb in major blow as Yankees chase down AL East title

Chisholm will be shut down from baseball activities for 7-10 days

Jose Altuve just collected his 2,500th hit; can he get to 3,000? Does his Hall of Fame case need it?

Only 33 MLB players have ever recorded 3,000 hits and almost all of them have made it to Cooperstown

Shohei Ohtani lands on IL after weeks of nagging injuries; Dodgers to call up top prospect Josue De Paula

Ohtani missed Wednesday night's game, his sixth in the Dodgers' last seven

American League Cy Young race: Can youngster Cam Schlittler take down veteran Dylan Cease?

In just his second season in the majors, the Yankees ace is the clear frontrunner, but the year's not done yet

Nationals set MLB record with 38th blown save, fall into last place in NL East

The rebuilding Nationals have a historically bad bullpen and it's ruining their feel-good story of the year

Garrett Crochet's return to the Red Sox could come with a twist: 'I'm not Joe Schmoe'

Crochet has been out since late April with a shoulder injury, but is working his way back

Shohei Ohtani finally returns to Dodgers lineup, but says he's 'most likely' to not pitch again in 2026

The Dodgers' two-way star has been battling various injuries all season and has not pitched since July 3

MLB Power Rankings: National League playoff race looks like a baseball fan's dream (just don't look at the AL)

The NL has three of the top four, four of the top six and seven of the top 10 in this week's edition of Power Rankings

Snyder's Soapbox: Stop with the MLB lockout doom and gloom; both sides have too much to lose

Too many people seem convinced there won't be a 2027 MLB season

MLB Power Rankings: How the races stack up with one month left in the regular season

The Brewers, meanwhile, remain on top, while a surging AL East team climbs to No. 2 and the Dodgers slip down the rankings

Tarik Skubal emotional in return to Detroit with Dodgers, faces mixed reaction from Tigers fans

There were scattered boos for Skubal before he worked six excellent innings

Pete Crow-Armstrong furious as controversial missed balk call costs Cubs a run in close loss to Diamondbacks

The umpiring crew missed an obvious balk with Crow-Armstrong on third base in a scoreless game

Why the Padres are now entangled in the Buss family drama over the Lakers

Buss Sports Capital, founded by brothers Joey and Jesse Buss, has reportedly purchased a 5% stake in the Padres

Matt Snyder has been a baseball writer with CBS Sports since 2011. A member of the BBWAA, he's now covered every World Series since 2010. The former Indiana University baseball player now lives on the north side of Indianapolis with his wife, daughter and son.

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