One of two baseball playoff teams determined next week by a "play-in" game in each major league, and a hint to this puzzle's circles Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue One of two baseball playoff teams determined next week by a "play-in" game in each major league, and a hint to this puzzle's circles last seen in LA Times Daily puzzle. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is WILDCARD.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% WILDCARD One of two baseball playoff teams determined next week by a "play-in" game in each major league, and a hint to this puzzle's circles (8) LA Times Daily Sep 30, 2015
54% TUG ___ of war (game with two teams) (3)
54% ALOU Famous Major League Baseball family (4)
52% WATERPOLO Game played in a swimming pool by two teams of seven players each (5,4) (9)
50% METS NYC baseball team (4) Commuter Oct 23, 2025
50% PENN Ivy League team (4) Eugene Sheffer Oct 20, 2025
50% STIRTHEPOT Create tension among friends, or a hint to this puzzle's circled letters (10) LA Times Daily Oct 15, 2025
50% ONA "She is ___ strict diet for the next two weeks": 2 wds. (3)
50% FORTNIGHT Two weeks (9) (9) Mirror Classic Sep 25, 2025
50% ARENA Venue for some playoff games (5) USA Today Aug 5, 2025

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