MLB League Standings

2026 Major League Baseball Magic Numbers

American League

AL GP/R W L W% GB WCGB
TAM 44/118 29 15 .659 – –   112 112 116 112 109 110 109 108 108 108 108 107 106 104
CLE 47/115 25 22 .531 5.5 – NC   116 NC 116 113 114 113 112 112 112 112 111 110 108
ATH 45/117 23 22 .511 6.5 – NC 118   NC 118 115 116 115 114 114 114 114 113 112 110
NYY 46/116 28 18 .608 2 – NC 113 113   113 110 111 110 109 109 109 109 108 107 105
CWS 45/117 23 22 .511 6.5 – NC 118 118 NC   115 116 115 114 114 114 114 113 112 110
SEA 47/115 22 25 .468 8.5 – NC NC NC NC NC   NC 116 115 115 115 115 114 113 111
TEX 45/117 21 24 .466 8.5 – NC NC NC NC NC 117   117 116 116 116 116 115 114 112
TOR 45/117 20 25 .444 9.5 1 NC NC NC NC NC 118 NC   117 117 117 117 116 115 113
MIN 46/116 20 26 .434 10 1.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   117 117 117 116 115 113
DET 46/116 20 26 .434 10 1.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC 117   117 117 116 115 113
BAL 46/116 20 26 .434 10 1.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC 117 117   117 116 115 113
BOS 45/117 19 26 .422 10.5 2 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC 118 118 118   117 116 114
KAN 46/116 19 27 .413 11 2.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   116 114
HOU 47/115 19 28 .404 11.5 3 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   114
LAA 46/116 16 30 .347 14 5.5 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 46/116 31 15 .673 – –   115 114 115 114 114 110 110 109 109 109 107 106 105 104
CHC 46/116 29 17 .630 2 – NC   116 117 116 116 112 112 111 111 111 109 108 107 106
LAD 46/116 28 18 .608 3 – NC NC   NC 117 117 113 113 112 112 112 110 109 108 107
MIL 43/119 26 17 .604 3.5 – NC 120 119   119 119 115 115 114 114 114 112 111 110 109
STL 45/117 27 18 .600 3.5 – NC NC 118 NC   118 114 114 113 113 113 111 110 109 108
SDG 45/117 27 18 .600 3.5 – NC NC 118 NC 118   114 114 113 113 113 111 110 109 108
PIT 46/116 24 22 .521 7 3.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC   117 116 116 116 114 113 112 111
CIN 46/116 24 22 .521 7 3.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC 117   116 116 116 114 113 112 111
PHI 46/116 23 23 .500 8 4.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   117 117 115 114 113 112
WAS 46/116 23 23 .500 8 4.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC 117   117 115 114 113 112
ARI 44/118 21 23 .477 9 5.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC 119 119   117 116 115 114
MIA 46/116 21 25 .456 10 6.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   116 115 114
NYM 45/117 19 26 .422 11.5 8 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   117 116
SFO 46/116 19 27 .413 12 8.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   116
COL 46/116 18 28 .391 13 9.5 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: May 17, 2026 5:00am GMT