October baseball has arrived as the MLB postseason kicks off this week, beginning with the two wildcard games from the two divisions. After the wildcard games, the American League divisional series will begin Thursday and the National League series Friday.
A few of the teams competing in the postseason may come as a surprise to baseball fans around the nation, featuring the likes of the Cubs, Astros, Blue Jays and Mets.
One New York team is used to October (and even November) baseball, and the other hasn’t made the playoffs in nine years. The latter is the New York Mets, which will face the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL Division Series.