Past seasons have seen notable names from Josh Beckett to Chase Utley change teams during MLB's waiver trade window, as last-chance contenders have to add big league players who will be eligible for postseason play to their respective rosters. 

Veteran outfielder Coco Crisp is heading back to his original team, as the Oakland Athletics traded him to the Cleveland Indians in exchange for left-handed pitcher Colt Hynes.

Roughly five weeks are left in the 2016 MLB regular season, and while the playoff picture is taking shape, there is still a lot to be decided before October.

In the American League, 10 legitimate contenders remain. The Cleveland Indians and Texas Rangers have a strong hold on their respective division leads, but the AL East is a three-team race, and the two wild-card spots are wide-open.

The day the Baltimore Orioles first called up Manny Machado, they were in a three-way tie for the American League wild-card lead, and third base was a problem.

Fact: Albert Pujols hit his 586th career home run on Monday, tying Frank Robinson for ninth on the all-time list.

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There's no official deadline for MLB teams to strike a trade through revocable waivers, but playoff contenders have until Wednesday to make a deal that can factor into the postseason.

Any player acquired after Aug. 31 is not eligible for his new club's playoff roster, so a postseason hopeful must hurry if it foresees an acquisition producing in October. It's not a far-fetched scenario, as Chase Utley and Addison Reed played postseason baseball for teams that traded for them last August.

Yoenis Cespedes is just one guy on a 25-man roster, and he's still feeling a quadriceps injury that put him on the disabled list Aug. 4. It's not fair to expect him to carry the New York Mets to October.

But darn it, he's going to try.

Fact: Toronto Blue Jays third baseman Josh Donaldson hit three homers against the Minnesota Twins on Sunday. It was the 2015 American League MVP's first career three-homer game. 

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Boston Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz moved up another notch on the all-time home run list in Sunday's 10-4 loss to the Kansas City Royals, joining former Red Sox slugger Jimmie Foxx in a tie for 18th place at 534 career home runs, per ESPN Stats & Info.

The push for the MLB playoffs is now in full swing with roughly five weeks remaining in the regular season.

Whether a team is contending for a postseason spot or simply looking to play spoiler while evaluating its young talent, the month of September is always an exciting one.