With a little more than a month remaining in the 2022 season, the contenders have presented themselves across Major League Baseball.
The New York Mets are right there at the top.
On Saturday night, the Mets clinched their first winning season since 2019. At 82-47, they have the second-best record in baseball behind the Los Angeles Dodgers, the team they're seeing three times this week at Citi Field, and are in a neck and neck dash to the finish with the Atlanta Braves inside the National League East.
While a playoff berth and potential division title are coming into focus, manager Buck Showalter wants to make sure his players stick to the blueprint for success that has gotten them to this point.