MLB League Standings

2026 Major League Baseball Magic Numbers

American League

AL GP/R W L W% GB WCGB
NYY 70/92 43 27 .614 – –   88 84 93 87 84 83 82 81 80 80 80 78 77 76
CWS 70/92 38 32 .542 5 – NC   89 NC 92 89 88 87 86 85 85 85 83 82 81
SEA 73/89 37 36 .506 7.5 – NC NC   NC NC 90 89 88 87 86 86 86 84 83 82
TAM 68/94 41 27 .602 1 – 95 90 86   89 86 85 84 83 82 82 82 80 79 78
CLE 72/90 39 33 .541 5 – NC NC 88 NC   88 87 86 85 84 84 84 82 81 80
ATH 71/91 35 36 .493 8.5 – NC NC 92 NC NC   91 90 89 88 88 88 86 85 84
TEX 72/90 35 37 .486 9 .5 NC NC NC NC NC NC   90 89 88 88 88 86 85 84
TOR 72/90 34 38 .472 10 1.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   90 89 89 89 87 86 85
BAL 73/89 34 39 .465 10.5 2 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   89 89 89 87 86 85
MIN 74/88 34 40 .459 11 2.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   89 89 87 86 85
HOU 73/89 33 40 .452 11.5 3 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC 90   90 88 87 86
BOS 69/93 29 40 .420 13.5 5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC 94 94   92 91 90
DET 71/91 29 42 .408 14.5 6 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   91 90
LAA 72/90 29 43 .402 15 6.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   90
KAN 73/89 29 44 .397 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
ATL 71/91 46 25 .647 – –   90 91 86 84 82 83 82 82 81 80 80 77 74 72
LAD 72/90 45 27 .625 1.5 – NC   NC 87 85 83 84 83 83 82 81 81 78 75 73
MIL 69/93 43 26 .623 2 – NC 93   89 87 85 86 85 85 84 83 83 80 77 75
STL 70/92 39 31 .557 6.5 – NC NC NC   91 89 90 89 89 88 87 87 84 81 79
PHI 72/90 39 33 .541 7.5 – NC NC NC NC   89 90 89 89 88 87 87 84 81 79
WAS 73/89 38 35 .520 9 – NC NC NC NC NC   NC 90 90 89 88 88 85 82 80
SDG 71/91 37 34 .521 9 – NC NC NC NC NC 91   91 91 90 89 89 86 83 81
CHC 72/90 37 35 .513 9.5 .5 NC NC NC NC NC 91 NC   91 90 89 89 86 83 81
ARI 71/91 36 35 .507 10 1 NC NC NC NC NC 92 NC 92   91 90 90 87 84 82
PIT 72/90 36 36 .500 10.5 1.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   90 90 87 84 82
MIA 73/89 36 37 .493 11 2 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   90 87 84 82
CIN 71/91 34 37 .478 12 3 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC 92   89 86 84
NYM 72/90 32 40 .444 14.5 5.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   88 86
SFO 72/90 29 43 .402 17.5 8.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   89
COL 72/90 27 45 .375 19.5 10.5 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: June 16, 2026 3:00am GMT