MLB League Standings

2026 Major League Baseball Magic Numbers

American League

AL GP/R W L W% GB WCGB
TAM 53/109 34 19 .641 – –   104 100 107 102 100 100 99 98 97 98 97 95 94 94
CLE 58/104 33 25 .569 3.5 – NC   101 NC 103 101 101 100 99 98 99 98 96 95 95
SEA 57/105 28 29 .491 8 – NC NC   NC NC 106 106 105 104 103 104 103 101 100 100
NYY 56/106 34 22 .607 1.5 – NC 104 100   102 100 100 99 98 97 98 97 95 94 94
CWS 56/106 29 27 .517 6.5 – NC NC 105 NC   105 105 104 103 102 103 102 100 99 99
TOR 57/105 28 29 .491 8 – NC NC 106 NC NC   106 105 104 103 104 103 101 100 100
ATH 56/106 27 29 .482 8.5 .5 NC NC 107 NC NC 107   106 105 104 105 104 102 101 101
MIN 57/105 27 30 .473 9 1 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   105 104 105 104 102 101 101
BAL 57/105 26 31 .456 10 2 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   105 106 105 103 102 102
HOU 58/104 26 32 .448 10.5 2.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   NC 105 103 102 102
TEX 56/106 25 31 .446 10.5 2.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC 107 106   106 104 103 103
BOS 55/107 23 32 .418 12 4 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC 108 NC   106 105 105
KAN 56/106 22 34 .392 13.5 5.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   106 106
LAA 57/105 22 35 .386 14 6 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   106
DET 57/105 22 35 .386 14 6 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC 106  

National League

NL GP/R W L W% GB WCGB
ATL 57/105 38 19 .666 – –   105 105 101 101 99 100 99 98 97 97 94 92 91 88
LAD 56/106 36 20 .642 1.5 – NC   107 103 103 101 102 101 100 99 99 96 94 93 90
MIL 53/109 33 20 .622 3 – NC 110   106 106 104 105 104 103 102 102 99 97 96 93
ARI 55/107 31 24 .563 6 – NC NC NC   108 106 107 106 105 104 104 101 99 98 95
SDG 55/107 31 24 .563 6 – NC NC NC 108   106 107 106 105 104 104 101 99 98 95
CHC 57/105 31 26 .543 7 – NC NC NC NC NC   NC 106 105 104 104 101 99 98 95
STL 54/108 29 25 .537 7.5 .5 NC NC NC NC NC 108   108 107 106 106 103 101 100 97
CIN 55/107 29 26 .527 8 1 NC NC NC NC NC 108 NC   107 106 106 103 101 100 97
PHI 56/106 29 27 .517 8.5 1.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   106 106 103 101 100 97
PIT 57/105 29 28 .508 9 2 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   106 103 101 100 97
WAS 57/105 29 28 .508 9 2 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC 106   103 101 100 97
MIA 57/105 26 31 .456 12 5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   104 103 100
NYM 56/106 23 33 .410 14.5 7.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   106 103
SFO 56/106 22 34 .392 15.5 8.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   104
COL 57/105 20 37 .350 18 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: May 29, 2026 9:00pm GMT