MLB League Standings

2026 Major League Baseball Magic Numbers

American League

AL GP/R W L W% GB WCGB
NYY 31/131 20 11 .645 – –   129 127 131 127 127 128 127 127 126 125 124 124 123 123
ATH 31/131 17 14 .548 3 – NC   130 NC 130 130 131 130 130 129 128 127 127 126 126
DET 32/130 16 16 .500 4.5 – NC NC   NC 131 131 NC 131 131 130 129 128 128 127 127
TAM 30/132 18 12 .600 1.5 – NC 131 129   129 129 130 129 129 128 127 126 126 125 125
CLE 32/130 16 16 .500 4.5 – NC NC 131 NC   131 NC 131 131 130 129 128 128 127 127
SEA 32/130 16 16 .500 4.5 – NC NC 131 NC 131   NC 131 131 130 129 128 128 127 127
BAL 30/132 15 15 .500 4.5 – NC NC 132 NC 132 132   132 132 131 130 129 129 128 128
TEX 31/131 15 16 .483 5 .5 NC NC 132 NC 132 132 NC   132 131 130 129 129 128 128
TOR 30/132 14 16 .466 5.5 1 NC NC 133 NC 133 133 NC 133   132 131 130 130 129 129
CWS 31/131 14 17 .451 6 1.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   131 130 130 129 129
MIN 31/131 13 18 .419 7 2.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   131 131 130 130
KAN 31/131 12 19 .387 8 3.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   132 131 131
BOS 31/131 12 19 .387 8 3.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC 132   131 131
LAA 32/130 12 20 .375 8.5 4 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   131
HOU 31/131 11 20 .354 9 4.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC 132  

National League

NL GP/R W L W% GB WCGB
ATL 32/130 22 10 .687 – –   130 130 130 129 128 127 127 125 125 124 123 124 122 120
LAD 31/131 20 11 .645 1.5 – NC   132 132 131 130 129 129 127 127 126 125 126 124 122
CIN 31/131 20 11 .645 1.5 – NC 132   132 131 130 129 129 127 127 126 125 126 124 122
SDG 30/132 19 11 .633 2 – NC 133 133   132 131 130 130 128 128 127 126 127 125 123
CHC 31/131 19 12 .612 2.5 – NC NC NC NC   131 130 130 128 128 127 126 127 125 123
STL 31/131 18 13 .580 3.5 – NC NC NC NC NC   131 131 129 129 128 127 128 126 124
MIL 30/132 16 14 .533 5 1.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC   133 131 131 130 129 130 128 126
ARI 30/132 16 14 .533 5 1.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC 133   131 131 130 129 130 128 126
PIT 32/130 16 16 .500 6 2.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   131 130 129 130 128 126
MIA 31/131 15 16 .483 6.5 3 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC 132   131 130 131 129 127
WAS 32/130 15 17 .468 7 3.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   130 131 129 127
COL 32/130 14 18 .437 8 4.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   NC 130 128
SFO 30/132 13 17 .433 8 4.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC 133 132   131 129
PHI 30/132 11 19 .366 10 6.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   131
NYM 31/131 10 21 .322 11.5 8 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: April 30, 2026 10:00pm GMT