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Eight. Four teams make the playoffs in each league. There are three divisions in each league and the three teams that wind up in first place in their division make the playoffs. The fourth team to make the playoffs is the team that did not win their division but has the best overall record of all the teams that did not win their division. That team is called the "wildcard" team.
The teams in the 2014 MLB play offs are the Oakland A's, Kansas city Royals, Los Angeles Angels, Baltimore Orioles, Detroit Tigers, New York Giants, Pittsburgh Pirates, Washington Nationals, Los Angeles Dodgers, and St. Louis Cardinals.
In 1993, the baseball teams that made it to the Major League Baseball Postseason were the Toronto Blue Jays, the Chicago White Sox, the Philadelphia Phillies and the Atlanta Braves. The Blue Jays beat the White Sox in the Championship Series in 6 games and the Phillies beat the Braves in 6 games in the Championship series. In the World Series, the Blue Jays defeated the Phillies in 6 games.
NL: Phillies, LA Dodgers, Cardinals, Rockies
AL: Yankees, Red Sox, Angels, and whoever wins the Twins/Tigers playoff game
As of 2012's Postseason, 10 teams in total, 5 teams from each league will make the Postseason.