As we head into the final day of the regular season, the Los Angeles Dodgers remain the favorites to win the World Series. The Dodgers opened at +550, moved to +450 after signing Shohei Ohtani in the offseason,

Kody Clemens - son of former Yankees Cy Young Award winner Roger Clemens - made a leaping catch at the left-field wall with the bases loaded in the ninth inning for the final out to seal a 6-3 victory. The Phillies finished the season with a 95-67 record while the Yankees could only finish with 94 wins if they defeated the Pirates on Sunday.

That ensured that the Yankees will have home-field advantage through the ALCS — where they might very well meet the Astros, their playoff nemesis. With the top seed, the Yankees will meet the winner of the Orioles and either the Tigers or Royals in the ALDS, which begins next Saturday.

Aaron Judge and Juan Soto each cleared 120 walks and 120 runs in 2024, making the New York Yankees duo the first pair of teammates in MLB history to do so.

And now, it’s the slow wait for the start of what Aaron Judge over the years has called “the real season.” For the Yankees, that begins Saturday at the Stadium against the winner of this week’s best-of-three wild-card series between the Orioles and Royals in Baltimore.

The New York Yankees are officially the top seed on the American League playoff bracket. Despite missing out on a chance to earn it themselves against the Pittsburgh Pirates in the afternoon, they secured such an honor when the Cleveland Guardians dropped a 4-3 decision to the Houston Astros on Saturday night.

The New York Yankees have officially secured the best record in the American League (AL) for the 2024 season, finishing with a commendable 93-68 record.