MLB League Standings

2026 Major League Baseball Magic Numbers

American League

AL GP/R W L W% GB WCGB
TAM 19/143 11 8 .578 – –   143 142 143 142 142 142 142 142 141 139 139 140 139 138
TEX 20/142 11 9 .550 .5 – NC   142 143 142 142 142 142 142 141 139 139 140 139 138
MIN 21/141 11 10 .523 1 – NC NC   NC 142 142 142 142 142 141 139 139 140 139 138
NYY 21/141 12 9 .571 – – NC 142 141   141 141 141 141 141 140 138 138 139 138 137
CLE 21/141 11 10 .523 1 – NC NC 142 NC   142 142 142 142 141 139 139 140 139 138
LAA 21/141 11 10 .523 1 – NC NC 142 NC 142   142 142 142 141 139 139 140 139 138
ATH 20/142 10 10 .500 1.5 .5 NC NC 143 NC 143 143   143 143 142 140 140 141 140 139
DET 20/142 10 10 .500 1.5 .5 NC NC 143 NC 143 143 143   143 142 140 140 141 140 139
BAL 20/142 10 10 .500 1.5 .5 NC NC 143 NC 143 143 143 143   142 140 140 141 140 139
BOS 19/143 8 11 .421 3 2 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   142 142 143 142 141
SEA 21/141 8 13 .381 4 3 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   142 NC 142 141
HOU 21/141 8 13 .381 4 3 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC 142   NC 142 141
TOR 19/143 7 12 .368 4 3 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC 143 143   143 142
CWS 20/142 7 13 .350 4.5 3.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC 143 143 NC   142
KAN 21/141 7 14 .333 5 4 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC  

National League

NL GP/R W L W% GB WCGB
LAD 19/143 15 4 .789 – –   141 140 141 140 140 140 140 139 137 137 137 136 135 134
ATL 20/142 13 7 .650 2.5 – NC   142 143 142 142 142 142 141 139 139 139 138 137 136
CIN 21/141 13 8 .619 3 – NC NC   NC 142 142 142 142 141 139 139 139 138 137 136
SDG 20/142 13 7 .650 2.5 – NC 143 142   142 142 142 142 141 139 139 139 138 137 136
ARI 20/142 12 8 .600 3.5 – NC NC 143 NC   143 143 143 142 140 140 140 139 138 137
PIT 20/142 12 8 .600 3.5 – NC NC 143 NC 143   143 143 142 140 140 140 139 138 137
STL 19/143 11 8 .578 4 .5 NC NC 144 NC 144 144   144 143 141 141 141 140 139 138
MIL 19/143 11 8 .578 4 .5 NC NC 144 NC 144 144 144   143 141 141 141 140 139 138
CHC 20/142 11 9 .550 4.5 1 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   141 141 141 140 139 138
MIA 20/142 9 11 .450 6.5 3 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   143 143 142 141 140
WAS 20/142 9 11 .450 6.5 3 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC 143   143 142 141 140
PHI 19/143 8 11 .421 7 3.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC 144 144   143 142 141
SFO 20/142 8 12 .400 7.5 4 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   142 141
COL 20/142 7 13 .350 8.5 5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   142
NYM 21/141 7 14 .333 9 5.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC  

Six teams from each league qualify for the playoffs:

  • The three division winners, who are ranked 1-3 regardless of their records
  • The next three best teams by record, regardless of division

The top two seeded division winners in each league earn a first-round bye.

Clinched division
Clinched wild-card berth
Eliminated from the playoffs

Any tie for any position

  1. The team with the best record in head to head play.
  2. The team with the best overall record in intra-division games.
  3. The team with the best overall record in inter-division games.
  4. The team with the best record in the final 81 games of the season, ignoring inter-league play.
  5. The team with the best record in the final 82 games of the season, extending backward until the tie is broken.

Tiebreaking procedures from mlb.com

Updated: April 18, 2026 10:00pm GMT