The Toronto Blue Jays returned to the postseason for the third time in the past four seasons, and the Tampa Bay Rays returned for the fifth consecutive season. The Minnesota Twins made their fourth postseason appearance in the past seven seasons. The Houston Astros made their seventh straight postseason appearance and the eighth in the past nine seasons, marking the first time since 2015 that both Texas teams made the postseason. In the American League, the Baltimore Orioles and Texas Rangers returned to the postseason for the first time since 2016.
The winners of the Wild Card Series face the two best division winners (seeds) in each league in the Division Series, and the victors will advance to the League Championship Series to determine the pennant winners who will play each other in the 2023 World Series. The 2023 Major League Baseball postseason is the current playoff tournament of Major League Baseball (MLB) for the 2023 season.
