MLB League Standings

2026 Major League Baseball Magic Numbers

American League

AL GP/R W L W% GB WCGB
TAM 56/106 36 20 .642   100 98 104 100 96 96 96 95 94 93 94 90 90 89
CLE 61/101 34 27 .557 4.5 NC   100 NC 102 98 98 98 97 96 95 96 92 92 91
SEA 60/102 31 29 .516 7 NC NC   NC NC 101 101 101 100 99 98 99 95 95 94
NYY 59/103 36 23 .610 1.5 NC 100 98   100 96 96 96 95 94 93 94 90 90 89
CWS 59/103 32 27 .542 5.5 NC 104 102 NC   100 100 100 99 98 97 98 94 94 93
TOR 60/102 29 31 .483 9 NC NC NC NC NC   103 103 102 101 100 101 97 97 96
ATH 59/103 28 31 .474 9.5 .5 NC NC NC NC NC 104   104 103 102 101 102 98 98 97
TEX 59/103 28 31 .474 9.5 .5 NC NC NC NC NC 104 104   103 102 101 102 98 98 97
BAL 60/102 28 32 .466 10 1 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   102 101 102 98 98 97
MIN 60/102 27 33 .450 11 2 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   102 103 99 99 98
HOU 61/101 27 34 .442 11.5 2.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   NC 99 99 98
BOS 58/104 25 33 .431 12 3 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC 105 104   101 101 100
LAA 60/102 23 37 .383 15 6 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   103 102
KAN 59/103 22 37 .372 15.5 6.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC 104   103
DET 60/102 22 38 .366 16 7 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC  

National League

NL GP/R W L W% GB WCGB
ATL 60/102 40 20 .666   102 102 97 97 96 95 95 94 95 94 90 89 87 85
LAD 59/103 38 21 .644 1.5 NC   104 99 99 98 97 97 96 97 96 92 91 89 87
MIL 56/106 35 21 .625 3 NC 107   102 102 101 100 100 99 100 99 95 94 92 90
SDG 58/104 32 26 .551 7 NC NC NC   105 104 103 103 102 103 102 98 97 95 93
STL 57/105 31 26 .543 7.5 NC NC NC 106   105 104 104 103 104 103 99 98 96 94
ARI 58/104 31 27 .534 8 NC NC NC NC NC   104 104 103 104 103 99 98 96 94
PIT 60/102 32 28 .533 8 NC NC NC NC NC NC   103 102 103 102 98 97 95 93
CHC 60/102 32 28 .533 8 NC NC NC NC NC NC 103   102 103 102 98 97 95 93
WAS 60/102 31 29 .516 9 1 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   NC 103 99 98 96 94
CIN 58/104 30 28 .517 9 1 NC NC NC NC NC NC 105 105 104   104 100 99 97 95
PHI 59/103 30 29 .508 9.5 1.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC 104 NC   100 99 97 95
NYM 59/103 26 33 .440 13.5 5.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   103 101 99
MIA 60/102 26 34 .433 14 6 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   101 99
SFO 59/103 23 36 .389 16.5 8.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   102
COL 60/102 22 38 .366 18 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 1, 2026 8:00am GMT