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The Toronto Blue Jays went 21 consecutive years without making the playoffs after winning the 1993 World Series. On Sunday, they clinched their second straight postseason spot.

The Detroit Tigers lost to the Atlanta Braves, 1-0, which locked up Toronto's wild-card berth.

The team's Twitter account celebrated the news:

Chicago White Sox manager Robin Ventura told reporters he is stepping down from his position after a 6-3 loss to the Minnesota Twins on the final day of the regular season, saying his exit was a "personal decision" and that the team "needed a new voice."

The Baltimore Orioles are headed to the postseason for just the third time since the 1997 campaign.

Baltimore clinched a wild-card berth with a 5-2 victory over the New York Yankees on Sunday, as the team shared on Twitter:

The Boston Red Sox announced Sunday that they will retire David Ortiz's No. 34, according to Brian MacPherson of the Providence Journal.

The honors for Ortiz won't end there, as Bob Nightengale of USA Today tweeted:

You might be wondering how a member of the mighty Chicago Cubs could end up on our season-ending All-Dud team, but Jason Heyward contributed as little as possible to his team's overall success during the regular season.

Maybe that will change during the playoffs. Maybe not. But that matters not for our purposes, which are to comprise a roster full of baseball's biggest disappointments. As usual, our season-ending roster is a 10-man squad, one that includes a designated hitter and starting pitcher.

Pittsburgh Pirates center fielder Andrew McCutchen reportedly will be on the trade block this offseason, according to Rob Biertempfel of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.

Continue for updates.

A lot is up for grabs on Sunday in MLB, including three of the four wild-card berths and a bit of postseason positioning. 

With the possibility of tiebreaker games in both leagues, Sunday's finales have turned the day into a postseason of its own. Below, we'll break down each division and the playoff picture in both leagues.

AL East

The MLB postseason is just about to begin, but for a number of teams, only the offseason approaches. And that means preparing for free agency.

Below, we'll break down some of the latest rumors and speculation surrounding some of the top free agents set to hit the market.

Lourdes Gurriel

With Major League Baseball's playoffs just days away, the first 100-win season since 1935 doesn't mean a thing for Chicago Cubs starter Jon Lester. 

Throughout most of the second half, the San Francisco Giants have been cursed by black magic rather than blessed by the strange magic that led them to World Series titles in 2010, 2012 and 2014.

But if Saturday is any indication, they may finally have a handle on that strange magic once again.