If you blinked, you may have missed the regular season. Somehow, it's almost over. MLB is barreling toward a postseason like no other–headlined by 16 teams and a new best-of-three wild-card round. Before we get there, let's highlight what to watch for in the final days of the 2020 regular season. SI's MLB experts weigh in.
Tom Verducci
I will be watching whether the Miami Marlins can hold on to a playoff spot. It is truly a remarkable story. The team that lost 105 games last year was hit by a COVID-19 outbreak, has used a franchise-record 60 players–including 18 who never had played in the big leagues before–stepped up at the trade deadline to get the best position player available (Starling Marté), ranks 10th in the league in runs per game, 12th in OPS and 13th in fielding percentage … and yet here it is on the cusp of its third-ever postseason appearance.