MLB playoff picture: How each division and Wild Card is shaking out with two weeks (!) to go

You may not have realized it now that football season is upon us, but: The MLB postseason is nearly upon us. 

We’re around two weeks away from the season finale on October 1, when every team will play on the same day, and there might be some playoff implications on that day given who tight a few races are.

So now is a perfect time to dive in and take a look at who’s in, who’s out, who’s still alive and who’s got a shot.

Let’s go division by division before we talk about the thrilling Wild Card races in each of the American and National Leagues.