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It took to the final outs of the season, but the 2015 MLB playoff field is set. Sunday's regular-season finales settled the remaining dust of the AL West and decided home-field advantage for the NL Wild Card Game, which were the two lingering questions heading into Game 162.    

The AL West was by far the most interesting storyline, with the Texas Rangers, Houston Astros and Los Angeles Angels all unsure about where they would be heading.

The Houston Astros were a disaster in their first two years in the American League, with a combined record of 121-203 (including an abysmal 51-111 record in 2013), but they completely turned the corner this season and are heading to the playoffs.

After 15 years and 2,935 hits in MLB, Miami Marlins outfielder Ichiro Suzuki got to do something he's always wanted to.

The 41-year-old got to pitch.

Clayton Kershaw has won multiple Cy Young Awards, a Most Valuable Player Award and thrown a no-hitter over his illustrious eight-year MLB career. On Sunday, the Los Angeles Dodgers ace checked another accomplishment off his checklist: throwing 300 strikeouts in a single season.

Chicago White Sox center fielder Adam Eaton will undergo a medical procedure promptly after the MLB season ends to address a shoulder injury. 

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Eaton to Have Arthroscopic Surgery

Sunday, Oct. 4

Dan Hayes of CSN Chicago reported the news on Eaton, who indicated he "should be fishing" two to three weeks after Monday's operation.

Sunday will conclude a second straight losing season for the Boston Red Sox, but manager John Farrell's prior success is keeping him at the helm in 2016.

The Red Sox announced Farrell is returning to the dugout next year, along with bench coach Torey Lovullo and other assistants:

The Philadelphia Phillies are officially the worst team in baseball following Saturday’s pair of losses to the Miami Marlins. With another defeat in Sunday’s season finale, Philadelphia would post its first 100-loss season since 1969.

The Washington Nationals have been mired in turmoil over the past week, but Max Scherzer made the pain of dugout brawls and clubhouse chaos disappear Saturday night as he twirled his second no-hitter of the season in a 2-0 win over the New York Mets at Citi Field. 

Despite owning the worst record in the National League Central, the Cincinnati Reds have no intentions of making a managerial change once the season ends. According C. Trent Rosecrans of the Cincinnati Enquirer, Reds general manager Walt Jocketty confirmed Bryan Price will remain with the team through 2016.

As the Seattle Mariners begin to evaluate things to prepare for 2016, the fate of manager Lloyd McClendon remains up in the air with new general manager Jerry DiPoto. 

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DiPoto Undecided on McClendon

Saturday, Oct. 3

According to USA Today's Bob Nightengale, there are conflicting feelings between DiPoto and rival executives about what the future holds for McClendon in Seattle: