The MLB postseason is almost here.

The Los Angeles Dodgers want to win the World Series again.

They want a third win in a row.

It is not clear how much big stars will play in October.

The Dodgers are one of the best teams again.

Other good teams are the Milwaukee Brewers and the Tampa Bay Rays.

All three teams could win 100 games or more.

Los Angeles plays well now.

But Shohei Ohtani has a health problem.

He won the MVP four times.

The New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox and Atlanta Braves are also in the postseason.

Aaron Judge is a Yankees star.

He won the AL MVP three times.

He has a hurt right calf.

He will rest until Sunday or later.

Sunday is the last day of the regular season.

The playoffs have 12 teams.

Most teams are set now.

But a few teams can still get in.

The games are not set yet.

In the AL, the Toronto Blue Jays lost 4-3 in Baltimore on Monday.

The Blue Jays are 3 1/2 games behind the Chicago White Sox.

The White Sox hold the last AL wild card spot.

Baltimore is 4 1/2 games back.

Both teams can be out on Tuesday.

The AL Central and West are weak.

So the races are close.

A team under .500 could make the postseason.

The Cleveland Guardians (81-75) lead the Chicago White Sox (80-76) in the Central.

The Texas Rangers (78-78) are just ahead of the Houston Astros (77-79) in the West.

In the NL, the playoffs are almost set.

The Chicago Cubs (87-69), San Diego Padres (87-69) and Philadelphia Phillies (86-70) want a wild card spot.

But they will almost surely make the postseason.

The Arizona Diamondbacks (82-74) are four games back.

The big MLB awards will not have much drama.

Pete Crow-Armstrong of Chicago is the clear NL MVP favorite.

Yordan Alvarez of Houston is the likely AL choice.

Junior Caminero of Tampa Bay also had a great season.

Alvarez can still win the Triple Crown.

It is very rare.

For Cy Young, Jacob Misiorowski of Milwaukee is the NL favorite.

Cam Schlittler of New York is the AL favorite.

Sal Stewart of Cincinnati leads the NL Rookie of the Year race.

Kevin McGonigle of Detroit is the AL favorite.