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An $11 million card? Over $1 billion in market value? Ohtani's card values have skyrocketed over the years. Here's how his cards tell the story. (And open your own rare pack!)

Let's get this out of the way right off the bat: The playoff races in the American League for the West division and third wild-card spot are the worst in MLB history. Or maybe the weirdest, if you want a nicer description.

Let's get this out of the way right off the bat: The playoff races in the American League for the West division and third wild-card spot are the worst in MLB history.

We put this year's mediocre AL postseason picture into context historically and analyze the AL West and wild-card races.

Welcome to September! How did we get here already? Remember Opening Day? Paul Skenes got knocked out in the first inning thanks to some woeful Oneil

Last October, Cal Raleigh and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. faced off against each other in the ALCS. Raleigh was coming off a 60-homer campaign, and Guerrero went off over the course of the postseason, hitting.397 with eight home runs and 15 RBIs in 18 games.

One of the compelling features of any baseball season is the surprise campaigns that prove vital to a team's playoff hopes. It can be young players showing dramatic improvement. It can be veterans who unexpectedly figure things out or just have a year where everything clicks.

Baseball's Triple Crown -- when a player finishes the season leading their league in the three major statistical categories -- is one of the most difficult achievements in sports, with Miguel Cabrera in 2012 the only hitter to lead in batting average, home runs and RBIs since 1967.

Baseball's Triple Crown -- when a player finishes the season leading their league in the three major statistical categories -- is one of the most

History or not, Alvarez's offensive campaign stands alone. Here's his status in the MVP race, how his season would rank among Triple Crown winners ...