The Most Important Player on Each Remaining MLB Playoff Team

Each team has one player who must have a great series for his team to advance. For the Yankees, it’s not Judge. For the Dodgers, it’s not Ohtani.
The Most Important Player on Each Remaining MLB Playoff Team
Juan Soto of the New York Yankees hits a two-run home run against the Baltimore Orioles during the fifth inning at Yankee Stadium on Sept. 25, 2024 . Luke Hales/Getty Images
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Major League Baseball’s postseason is off to a hot start. Three teams advanced in the minimum number of games from the Wild Card round while the New York Mets needed a historic Game 3 home run to send the Milwaukee Brewers on their winter vacations. Now the postseason bracket advances to the divisional round with some fascinating matchups.

With eight teams remaining and their hopes of a championship still alive, each will have several players who need to step up and make an impact. But who will be most important?

Tab Bamford
Tab Bamford
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Tab Bamford has been writing about sports for two decades. He has worked with the National Baseball Hall of Fame, Big Ten Conference, Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and been credentialed for all-star events and postseason games in MLB, the NFL, NHL, NBA and NCAA.