Major League Baseball's 2024 regular season will wrap up some time in the next 36 hours (the Braves and Mets are currently scheduled to play a potentially crucial doubleheader on Monday). The playoff picture is mostly formed as 10 of the 12 teams in the postseason field have clinched their spots.

The Kansas City Royals have finalized their starting pitching rotation for the American League Wild Card series that’s set to begin Tuesday. The Royals will start left-handed pitcher Cole Ragans in Game 1. He’ll make his first career postseason start after KC on Friday clinched its first berth in the MLB playoffs since 2015.

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It's time for playoff baseball. The 2024 MLB postseason begins on Tuesday, Oct. 1, with all four matchups of the Wild Card Series kickstarting a five-week stretch of high-stakes baseball. And there are certainly plenty of storylines looming this October.