MLB League Standings

2026 Major League Baseball Magic Numbers

American League

AL GP/R W L W% GB WCGB
NYY 31/131 20 11 .645 – –   129 127 131 127 127 127 128 127 126 125 125 124 123 124
ATH 30/132 16 14 .533 3.5 – NC   131 NC 131 131 131 132 131 130 129 129 128 127 128
CLE 32/130 16 16 .500 4.5 – NC NC   NC 131 131 131 NC 131 130 129 129 128 127 128
TAM 30/132 18 12 .600 1.5 – NC 131 129   129 129 129 130 129 128 127 127 126 125 126
SEA 32/130 16 16 .500 4.5 – NC NC 131 NC   131 131 NC 131 130 129 129 128 127 128
TEX 31/131 15 16 .483 5 – NC NC 132 NC 132   132 NC 132 131 130 130 129 128 129
DET 31/131 15 16 .483 5 – NC NC 132 NC 132 132   NC 132 131 130 130 129 128 129
BAL 29/133 14 15 .482 5 – NC NC 133 NC 133 133 133   133 132 131 131 130 129 130
TOR 30/132 14 16 .466 5.5 .5 NC NC 133 NC 133 133 133 NC   132 131 131 130 129 130
CWS 31/131 14 17 .451 6 1 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   131 131 130 129 130
MIN 31/131 13 18 .419 7 2 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   132 131 130 131
KAN 30/132 12 18 .400 7.5 2.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC 133   132 131 132
BOS 31/131 12 19 .387 8 3 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   131 132
LAA 32/130 12 20 .375 8.5 3.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   NC
HOU 30/132 11 19 .366 8.5 3.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC 133 132  

National League

NL GP/R W L W% GB WCGB
ATL 31/131 22 9 .709 – –   130 130 130 129 128 128 127 126 125 124 124 125 122 121
LAD 31/131 20 11 .645 2 – NC   132 132 131 130 130 129 128 127 126 126 127 124 123
CIN 30/132 19 11 .633 2.5 – NC 133   133 132 131 131 130 129 128 127 127 128 125 124
SDG 30/132 19 11 .633 2.5 – NC 133 133   132 131 131 130 129 128 127 127 128 125 124
CHC 31/131 19 12 .612 3 – NC NC NC NC   131 131 130 129 128 127 127 128 125 124
STL 30/132 17 13 .566 4.5 – NC NC NC NC NC   133 132 131 130 129 129 130 127 126
ARI 29/133 16 13 .551 5 .5 NC NC NC NC NC 134   133 132 131 130 130 131 128 127
MIL 29/133 15 14 .517 6 1.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   133 132 131 131 132 129 128
PIT 31/131 16 15 .516 6 1.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   131 130 130 131 128 127
MIA 31/131 15 16 .483 7 2.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   131 131 132 129 128
COL 31/131 14 17 .451 8 3.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   132 NC 130 129
WAS 31/131 14 17 .451 8 3.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC 132   NC 130 129
SFO 29/133 13 16 .448 8 3.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC 134 133 133   131 130
PHI 29/133 10 19 .344 11 6.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   133
NYM 30/132 10 20 .333 11.5 7 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 30, 2026 3:00pm GMT