MLB: Top Five Players to Make or Break Postseason

Jul 1, 2016; Washington, DC, USA; Washington Nationals right fielder Bryce Harper (34) reacts after flying out against the Cincinnati Reds in the eighth inning at Nationals Park. The Nationals won 3-2 in fourteen innings. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports /

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Oct 1, 2013; Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Detailed view of bases with the postseason logo before the National League wild card playoff baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park. Mandatory Credit: Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports /

The postseason is getting close as the MLB regular season is headed into the home-stretch. With a lot of teams still in the mix there are a lot of possibilities of who may, and may not make postseason.

Entering play today, the Texas Rangers, Toronto Blue Jays and Cleveland Indians lead their divisions in the American League, while the Baltimore Orioles and Boston Red Sox hold the two wild card spots. Right behind them is a struggling Detroit Tigers squad that has lost four in a row, and a Seattle Mariners team that is seven games above .500.

Out in the National League, the Washington Nationals and Chicago Cubs hold comfortable leads of 7.5 and 10 games in their divisions, and the San Francisco Giants re-claimed the lead in the NL West with a win and a Dodger loss yesterday. The wild card race should prove to be a good one with Los Angeles holding a four game lead over both Miami and St. Louis, who are tied for the second spot. The Pittsburgh Pirates and New York Mets sit just 2.5 games behind the Marlins and Cardinals, while the Colorado Rockies continue to lurk in the background, five games off the pace.

Of the current team in the postseason mix which players are most key to their teams postseason hopes and success? Here are the top five players that will make or break their teams when it matters most.

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