MLB League Standings

2026 Major League Baseball Magic Numbers

American League

AL GP/R W L W% GB WCGB
NYY 78/84 47 31 .602 – –   79 77 83 77 76 75 75 73 73 73 71 70 71 68
CWS 78/84 41 37 .525 6 – NC   83 NC 83 82 81 81 79 79 79 77 76 77 74
SEA 80/82 41 39 .512 7 – NC NC   NC 83 82 81 81 79 79 79 77 76 77 74
TAM 76/86 43 33 .565 3 – NC 83 81   81 80 79 79 77 77 77 75 74 75 72
CLE 80/82 41 39 .512 7 – NC NC 83 NC   82 81 81 79 79 79 77 76 77 74
TOR 79/83 39 40 .493 8.5 – NC NC NC NC NC   83 83 81 81 81 79 78 79 76
ATH 79/83 38 41 .481 9.5 1 NC NC NC NC NC NC   84 82 82 82 80 79 80 77
TEX 79/83 38 41 .481 9.5 1 NC NC NC NC NC NC 84   82 82 82 80 79 80 77
MIN 81/81 38 43 .469 10.5 2 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   82 82 80 79 80 77
BAL 81/81 38 43 .469 10.5 2 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC 82   82 80 79 80 77
HOU 81/81 38 43 .469 10.5 2 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC 82 82   80 79 80 77
DET 79/83 34 45 .430 13.5 5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   83 84 81
KAN 80/82 34 46 .425 14 5.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   NC 81
BOS 77/85 32 45 .415 14.5 6 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC 86 85   83
LAA 81/81 33 48 .407 15.5 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
LAD 80/82 51 29 .637 – –   83 82 77 76 75 75 73 73 73 72 71 68 66 63
MIL 77/85 48 29 .623 1.5 – 86   85 80 79 78 78 76 76 76 75 74 71 69 66
ATL 78/84 48 30 .615 2 – NC NC   80 79 78 78 76 76 76 75 74 71 69 66
STL 77/85 42 35 .545 7.5 – NC NC NC   85 84 84 82 82 82 81 80 77 75 72
PHI 79/83 43 36 .544 7.5 – NC NC NC NC   83 83 81 81 81 80 79 76 74 71
CHC 78/84 41 37 .525 9 – NC NC NC NC NC   85 83 83 83 82 81 78 76 73
SDG 78/84 41 37 .525 9 – NC NC NC NC NC 85   83 83 83 82 81 78 76 73
MIA 80/82 41 39 .512 10 1 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   83 83 82 81 78 76 73
WAS 80/82 41 39 .512 10 1 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC 83   83 82 81 78 76 73
ARI 79/83 40 39 .506 10.5 1.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC 84 84   83 82 79 77 74
PIT 79/83 39 40 .493 11.5 2.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   83 80 78 75
CIN 78/84 37 41 .474 13 4 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   82 80 77
NYM 78/84 34 44 .435 16 7 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   83 80
SFO 78/84 32 46 .410 18 9 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   82
COL 80/82 31 49 .387 20 11 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 24, 2026 11:00am GMT