MLB League Standings

2026 Major League Baseball Magic Numbers

American League

AL GP/R W L W% GB WCGB
NYY 77/85 46 31 .597 – –   80 78 85 79 78 77 77 75 75 74 73 71 72 69
CWS 77/85 40 37 .519 6 – NC   84 NC 85 84 83 83 81 81 80 79 77 78 75
SEA 79/83 40 39 .506 7 – NC NC   NC NC 84 83 83 81 81 80 79 77 78 75
TAM 75/87 43 32 .573 2 – NC 83 81   82 81 80 80 78 78 77 76 74 75 72
CLE 79/83 41 38 .519 6 – NC NC 83 NC   83 82 82 80 80 79 78 76 77 74
TOR 78/84 39 39 .500 7.5 – NC NC 85 NC NC   84 84 82 82 81 80 78 79 76
ATH 78/84 38 40 .487 8.5 1 NC NC NC NC NC NC   85 83 83 82 81 79 80 77
TEX 78/84 38 40 .487 8.5 1 NC NC NC NC NC NC 85   83 83 82 81 79 80 77
BAL 80/82 38 42 .475 9.5 2 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   83 82 81 79 80 77
MIN 80/82 38 42 .475 9.5 2 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC 83   82 81 79 80 77
HOU 80/82 37 43 .462 10.5 3 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   82 80 81 78
DET 78/84 34 44 .435 12.5 5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   83 84 81
KAN 79/83 33 46 .417 14 6.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   NC 82
BOS 76/86 31 45 .407 14.5 7 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC 86   84
LAA 80/82 32 48 .400 15.5 8 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 79/83 50 29 .632 – –   84 84 79 77 76 75 76 74 74 74 73 70 67 65
ATL 77/85 48 29 .623 1 – 86   86 81 79 78 77 78 76 76 76 75 72 69 67
MIL 76/86 47 29 .618 1.5 – 87 87   82 80 79 78 79 77 77 77 76 73 70 68
STL 76/86 42 34 .552 6.5 – NC NC NC   85 84 83 84 82 82 82 81 78 75 73
PHI 78/84 42 36 .538 7.5 – NC NC NC NC   84 83 84 82 82 82 81 78 75 73
CHC 77/85 40 37 .519 9 – NC NC NC NC NC   85 86 84 84 84 83 80 77 75
WAS 79/83 41 38 .519 9 – NC NC NC NC NC NC   NC 83 83 83 82 79 76 74
SDG 77/85 40 37 .519 9 – NC NC NC NC NC 86 85   84 84 84 83 80 77 75
MIA 79/83 40 39 .506 10 1 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   84 84 83 80 77 75
PIT 78/84 39 39 .500 10.5 1.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC 85   85 84 81 78 76
ARI 78/84 39 39 .500 10.5 1.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC 85 85   84 81 78 76
CIN 77/85 37 40 .480 12 3 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   83 80 78
NYM 77/85 34 43 .441 15 6 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   83 81
SFO 77/85 31 46 .402 18 9 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   84
COL 79/83 31 48 .392 19 10 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: June 23, 2026 11:00pm GMT