MLB Playoff Picture: 5 Surprising Teams That Could Steal the Show in October

Since Major League Baseball added the wild card to the playoffs in 1995, 12 teams have advanced from Wild Card Weekend to World Series. Six of those teams went from Wild Card to world champions, proving that all you need is a chip and a chair.

Both World Series teams last season advanced to the Fall Classic via the wild card, and that’s what this list is all about. September is about to play out in front of our eyes, and October lies just on the other side.

The five teams on this list are currently in contention to make the postseason, and if they do, each one has the potential to become the seventh wild card world champ.

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