MLB League Standings

2026 Major League Baseball Magic Numbers

American League

AL GP/R W L W% GB WCGB
NYY 73/89 45 28 .616 – –   84 81 88 83 80 80 78 79 77 77 73 74 75 72
CWS 73/89 39 34 .534 6 – NC   87 NC 89 86 86 84 85 83 83 79 80 81 78
SEA 76/86 39 37 .513 7.5 – NC NC   NC NC 86 86 84 85 83 83 79 80 81 78
TAM 71/91 41 30 .577 3 – NC 88 85   87 84 84 82 83 81 81 77 78 79 76
CLE 75/87 40 35 .533 6 – NC NC 86 NC   85 85 83 84 82 82 78 79 80 77
TOR 75/87 37 38 .493 9 – NC NC NC NC NC   88 86 87 85 85 81 82 83 80
ATH 75/87 37 38 .493 9 – NC NC NC NC NC 88   86 87 85 85 81 82 83 80
MIN 76/86 36 40 .473 10.5 1.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   NC 86 86 82 83 84 81
TEX 74/88 35 39 .473 10.5 1.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC 88   87 87 83 84 85 82
BAL 76/86 35 41 .460 11.5 2.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   87 83 84 85 82
HOU 76/86 35 41 .460 11.5 2.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC 87   83 84 85 82
KAN 76/86 31 45 .407 15.5 6.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   NC NC 86
DET 74/88 30 44 .405 15.5 6.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC 88   NC 87
BOS 72/90 29 43 .402 15.5 6.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC 89 90   88
LAA 76/86 30 46 .394 16.5 7.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC  

National League

NL GP/R W L W% GB WCGB
LAD 75/87 48 27 .640 – –   88 88 82 80 80 79 79 79 78 77 77 74 72 68
ATL 73/89 46 27 .630 1 – 90   90 84 82 82 81 81 81 80 79 79 76 74 70
MIL 72/90 45 27 .625 1.5 – 91 91   85 83 83 82 82 82 81 80 80 77 75 71
STL 73/89 40 33 .547 7 – NC NC NC   88 88 87 87 87 86 85 85 82 80 76
PHI 75/87 40 35 .533 8 – NC NC NC NC   88 87 87 87 86 85 85 82 80 76
SDG 73/89 38 35 .520 9 – NC NC NC NC 90   89 89 89 88 87 87 84 82 78
WAS 75/87 39 36 .520 9 – NC NC NC NC NC NC   88 88 87 86 86 83 81 77
CHC 75/87 39 36 .520 9 – NC NC NC NC NC NC 88   88 87 86 86 83 81 77
ARI 74/88 38 36 .513 9.5 .5 NC NC NC NC NC NC 89 89   88 87 87 84 82 78
PIT 75/87 38 37 .506 10 1 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   87 87 84 82 78
MIA 75/87 37 38 .493 11 2 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   88 85 83 79
CIN 73/89 35 38 .479 12 3 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC 90   87 85 81
NYM 75/87 34 41 .453 14 5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   86 82
SFO 74/88 31 43 .418 16.5 7.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   85
COL 75/87 28 47 .373 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 19, 2026 9:00am GMT