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Mike Axisa

CBS Sports Writer /

Why the current MLB playoff seeding doesn't make sense -- and how to fix it

The Rays, Red Sox and Yankees will all have to go through each other in the Wild Card Series and ALDS this year, while the worst American League teams get off easy

Aaron Judge expected to miss Wild Card Series as Yankees slugger deals with calf injury

Judge recieved a PRP injection on Monday and will be shut down from baseball activities

Red Sox remove 'interim' tag from manager Chad Tracy, pick up options on Craig Breslow's contract

Boston locked up Tracy, who took over for the fired Alex Cora, on a new three-year deal

No more Game 163? How every MLB playoff race's tiebreaker scenarios would play out

Without tiebreaker games, ties are now determined mathematically, starting with head-to-head record

How a Boston nor'easter could wreak havoc on the MLB wild-card races

The weekend Cubs-Red Sox series could be facing rain delays, with multiple playoff races possibly on the line

Yankees vs. Rays preview, prediction: Everything to know about four-game series with AL East title on the line

The Rays enter the three-day, four-game set with a six-game lead over the Yankees

Alex Bregman 'hopeful' to be available for Cubs in playoffs after getting hit in face by foul ball, per report

Bregman reportedly suffered multiple facial fractures, but is expected to avoid surgery

Why Paul Skenes blames the World Baseball Classic for decreased velocity as Pirates ace wraps up down season

Skenes currently has a 3.91 ERA on the season, which qualifies as a bad year for the reigning Cy Young winner

What's at stake during the final week of MLB's regular season? Division races, wild cards up in the air

Six teams have clinched a playoff berth so far and six open spots remain in the bracket

Red Sox clinch playoff berth: Three reasons why Boston is a legitimate World Series contender

Boston rebounded from a rough first half to lock up a playoff spot for the second straight season

Three questions for Aaron Judge and the Yankees as injury casts doubt on slugger's playoff availability

Judge was placed on the IL this weekend, and his return timeline is unclear with the regular season winding down

Aaron Judge exits Yankees game with lower leg tightness, unclear if he'll miss games amid tight AL East race

Judge had gone 0 for 2 with two strikeouts before departing Wednesday afternoon's game

MLB trends: Elly De La Cruz's new trick, the Yankees' great find and an ABS challenge update

With less than two weeks of the regular season to go, let's take a look around the league

Phillies place Jesús Luzardo on IL amid tight NL East race, but not ruling him out for playoff roster

Luzardo was scratched from his last start with shoulder stiffness, but an MRI showed no structural damage

What's next for the Mets? How MLB's most disappointing team can turn things around for 2027

The Mets showed signs of life late in the season, but it was too little too late, and now David Stearns has a winter to fix his mess

Mike Axisa joined CBS Sports in 2013. He has been a member of the BBWAA since 2015 and has previously written about both fantasy baseball and real life baseball for MLBTradeRumors.com, FanGraphs.com, RotoAuthority.com, and YESNetwork.com. Mike is a native New Yorker.

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