Hurricane Helene has postponed the remainder of this week's Braves-Mets series, resulting in a Monday doubleheader that could decide who goes to the postseason.
With a postseason spot on the line, the Mets and Braves may have to wait until even after the regular season was supposed to end to find out their fate for October. Due to the hurricane in the southeast, the final two games of the series between the two NL East rivals have been postponed. The regular season for all 30 teams was supposed to end on Sunday.
The rivals got one game in on Tuesday, which was a 5-1 victory for the Braves. That game brought Atlanta to a game behind the Mets in the wild card standings. For the Mets, all they had to do was win this three-game series to clinch their spot in the postseason, but now, it seems very likely that they won't know if they're playing in October until just hours before the turn of the calendar.
The good news for the Mets is they do control their own destiny, and no matter what happens this weekend, they will still do so on Monday . They will also likely avoid facing Chris Sale, who is probably going to win the NL Cy Young Award. The bad news, though, is that the likelihood is very high they will have to play four games in three timezones in three days. Depending on seeding, as San Diego is all but likely going to be the No. 4 seed.
At the end of the day, Monday is going to be must-watch television, and in a sense, the postseason may just come a day early. Follow Fox News Digital’s sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.
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