It took an additional day and two of the more ludicrous games we’ve seen in quite some time, but the 12-team field for the 2024 postseason has finally been set. After an improbable victory in Game 1 of Monday’s doubleheader clinched a postseason berth for the Mets, the Braves got the job done in Game 2 to secure a postseason spot themselves.
With the defending champion Texas Rangers home for the winter, it’s guaranteed that for the 24th year in a row, a different team will hoist the Commissioner’s Trophy than the one that did so a year ago.