- Shohei Ohtani’s health will be the biggest storyline for the Dodgers — if he’s fully right, a three-peat is plausible; if not, October gets a lot trickier.
- Crow-Armstrong’s 40-40, MVP-caliber season (the best Cubs fWAR since 1929) put Chicago’s offense and elite defense in the spotlight.
- The Astros quietly snuck into October at 81-81 thanks to their AL MVP favorite (Yordan Álvarez) — can one superstar carry the weakest playoff team deep?
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