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Los Angeles Angels manager Mike Scioscia has decided to return to the team next season, choosing to forgo the opt-out clause in his contract, according to Jeff Fletcher of the Orange County Register.

"I'm coming back," Scioscia simply said, per Fletcher.   

The Houston Astros head to the Bronx to face the New York Yankees in the American League Wild Card Game on Tuesday night.

What do the Yankees need to do to win? Will Dallas Keuchel be able to step up on the road?

As if watching the American League West champions play in the postseason wasn't a good enough reason, the Texas Rangers have introduced new concession-stand items that should draw fans to Globe Life Park this October.

The Washington Nationals fired manager Matt Williams on Monday, according to a team release, after a tumultuous 83-79 season that saw the squad miss the postseason and severely underachieve after being preseason contenders for a World Series title. Thus began the search for the club's next manager.  

Continue for updates.

The MLB playoffs are set, which means everything done to this point means nothing. Any of the 10 remaining teams in the field has a chance to take home a World Series title; the only question is who will it be?

The Oakland Athletics aren't in the playoffs after three consecutive prior appearances, but they aren't wavering in their support of front office executives Billy Beane and David Forst.  

New York Yankees pitcher CC Sabathia won't pitch during the 2015 MLB playoffs after deciding to enter treatment at an alcohol rehabilitation center.

One American League Division Series matchup is set, as the Toronto Blue Jays will be facing the Texas Rangers with a place in the American League Championship Series hanging in the balance.

Below, we'll take a look at the schedule and preview the matchup.

Schedule

Preview

It took exactly 162 games to get here, but the matchup for the 2015 American League Wild Card Game is set. The Houston Astros will visit the New York Yankees for a do-or-die showdown on Tuesday (8:05 p.m. ET on ESPN) with a trip to the division series on the line.

The Yankees (87-75) haven't been to the playoffs since 2012, while the Astros (86-76) last went to the dance in 2005. 

Despite coming up short for the best record in the American League, the Toronto Blue Jays enter baseball's postseason this week atop the odds to win the AL pennant and the World Series at sportsbooks monitored by Odds Shark.