MLB Division Standings

2026 Major League Baseball Magic Numbers

Please note that tiebreakers ARE NOT automatically applied to magic numbers in the table below.

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Updated Magic Numbers will appear with gray background, and a green number if the team has won (or is winning) the season tiebreaker, or a red number if the team has lost (or is losing) the season tiebreaker. If the season series is not yet complete, or is complete but still tied and the final winner of the tiebreaker is yet to be determined, it will be indicated with an asterisk after the number (*).

Tiebreakers are only applied to teams with realistic playoff odds.

American League East

AL East	GP/R	W	L	W%	GB
NYY	78/84	47	31	.602	–		83	76	73	71
TAM	76/86	43	33	.565	3	NC		80	77	75
TOR	79/83	39	40	.493	8.5	NC	NC		81	79
BAL	81/81	38	43	.469	10.5	NC	NC	NC		80
BOS	77/85	32	45	.415	14.5	NC	NC	NC	NC

American League Central

AL Central	GP/R	W	L	W%	GB
CWS	78/84	41	37	.525	–		83	79	77	76
CLE	80/82	41	39	.512	1	NC		79	77	76
MIN	81/81	38	43	.469	4.5	NC	NC		80	79
DET	79/83	34	45	.430	7.5	NC	NC	NC		83
KAN	80/82	34	46	.425	8	NC	NC	NC	NC

American League West

AL West	GP/R	W	L	W%	GB
SEA	80/82	41	39	.512	–		81	81	79	74
ATH	79/83	38	41	.481	2.5	NC		84	82	77
TEX	79/83	38	41	.481	2.5	NC	84		82	77
HOU	81/81	38	43	.469	3.5	NC	NC	NC		77
LAA	81/81	33	48	.407	8.5	NC	NC	NC	NC

National League East

NL East	GP/R	W	L	W%	GB
ATL	78/84	48	30	.615	–		79	76	76	71
PHI	79/83	43	36	.544	5.5	NC		81	81	76
MIA	80/82	41	39	.512	8	NC	NC		83	78
WAS	80/82	41	39	.512	8	NC	NC	83		78
NYM	78/84	34	44	.435	14	NC	NC	NC	NC

National League Central

NL Central	GP/R	W	L	W%	GB
MIL	77/85	48	29	.623	–		80	78	75	74
STL	77/85	42	35	.545	6	NC		84	81	80
CHC	78/84	41	37	.525	7.5	NC	NC		82	81
PIT	79/83	39	40	.493	10	NC	NC	NC		83
CIN	78/84	37	41	.474	11.5	NC	NC	NC	NC

National League West

NL West	GP/R	W	L	W%	GB
LAD	80/82	51	29	.637	–		75	73	66	63
SDG	78/84	41	37	.525	9	NC		83	76	73
ARI	79/83	40	39	.506	10.5	NC	NC		77	74
SFO	78/84	32	46	.410	18	NC	NC	NC		82
COL	80/82	31	49	.387	20	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

The team with the best record in head to head play.
The team with the best overall record in intra-division games.
The team with the best overall record in inter-division games.
The team with the best record in the final 81 games of the season, ignoring inter-league play.
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 24, 2026 11:00am GMT