The Atlanta Braves play the Philadelphia Phillies in the third inning during Game 1 of baseball's National League Wild Card Series Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

FILE - Players from the Chicago Cubs and Tampa Bay Rays are introduced before a baseball game Monday, April 6, 2026, at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)

Houston Astros owner Jim Crane, left, talks with MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred, right, before Game 1 of baseball's American League Wild Card Series against the Chicago White Sox, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026, in Houston. (AP Photo/Karen Warren

Houston Astros catcher Christian Vazquez walks across the field before Game 1 of baseball's American League Wild Card Series against the Chicago White Sox, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026, in Houston. (AP Photo/Karen Warren

Fans sit among empty seats during the second inning in Game 1 of baseball's American League Wild Card Series between the Houston Astros and Chicago White Sox, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026, in Houston. (AP Photo/Karen Warren)

Fans sit among empty seats during the second inning in Game 1 of baseball's American League Wild Card Series between the Houston Astros and Chicago White Sox, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026, in Houston. (AP Photo/Karen Warren)

Boston Red Sox manager Chad Tracy, center, takes the ball from relief pitcher Erik Miller, right, while going to the bullpen against the New York Yankees during the sixth inning in Game 1 of baseball's American League Wild Card Series, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

New York Yankees second baseman Anthony Volpe, left, and shortstop George Lombard Jr. react after turning a double play to end the top of the seventh inning against the Boston Red Sox in Game 1 of baseball's American League Wild Card Series, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)