On Thursday, Oct. 2, the "Rally for Red October" bus is to tour around the Philadelphia region to kick off the start of the Phillies playoff season.

The Phillies will play the winner of the National League wildcard Series matchup between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Cincinnati Reds.

In less than a week, the Philadelphia Phillies will find out who their opponent will be for the National League Division Series, with the Cincinnati Reds and the Los Angeles Dodgers competing to be that team.

The Phillies won more games at Citizens Bank Park in 2025 than in any other season in the park's 21-year history.

On Sept. 29, 1980, the team rallied in the 15th inning of a crucial contest, overcoming the opponent and their own complicated history.

Here is a ranking of the 12 teams (six each from the American and National Leagues) competing in meaningful October baseball and where they fit on the scale from longest shot to strongest contender.

Bryce Harper has, in so many ways, lived up to the hype. This is a guy who left high school extra early to enroll in a junior college so that he could get to the MLB Draft ahead of schedule, and there was never any doubt in anyone's mind that it was the right move, because everyone knew the whole time he'd be the No. 1 overall pick.