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MLB 2020 playoffs: Standings impact, magic numbers and postseason matchups if season ended today

The 2020 MLB playoffs are right around the corner, even though it seems like only yesterday that the regular season kicked off. Well, it wasn't yesterday, but close enough. The compressed 60-game schedule is rapidly coming to a close, and the MLB standings are tight heading to the finish.

As has been the case with so much this season, the playoffs will have a new look, with an expanded format that includes 16 teams for the first time in MLB history.

This will be the place to visit every day through the end of the regular season for updated looks at the potential playoff field, recaps of the biggest games, analysis of the most important storylines and previews of the critical games ahead.