Track all six MLB divisions and both Wild Card races with wins, losses, PCT, GB, WCGB, recent form, home and away records, runs scored, runs allowed and run differential. 2026 MLB Division Leaders at a Glance AL Wild Card line: New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox and Cleveland Guardians currently hold the three non-division-winner positions. Toronto Blue Jays is 1.5 games back of the cutoff. NL Wild Card line: Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies and San Diego Padres currently hold the three non-division-winner positions. Arizona Diamondbacks is 2.5 games back of the cutoff. 2026 MLB League Standings: AL and NL Overall Rank American League Overall Standings National League Overall Standings 2026 American League Standings American League East Standings American League Central Standings American League West Standings 2026 National League Standings National League East Standings National League Central Standings National League West Standings 2026 MLB Wild Card Standings and Playoff Cutoff American League Wild Card Standings National League Wild Card Standings How to Read the 2026 MLB Standings W is wins, L is losses and PCT is winning percentage. PCT is the fastest way to compare clubs that have played a different number of games. GB measures the distance between a team and its division leader. A dash identifies the leader; half-games appear when teams have played an uneven number of games. WCGB: Wild Card Games Back WCGB measures distance from the final Wild Card spot. A plus value means the team is above the cutoff, while a dash marks the current cutoff club. L10 is the team's record over its last 10 games. STRK shows the current run of consecutive wins or losses, such as W4 or L2. Home and Away Records Home and Away split a team's record by ballpark. The comparison quickly shows whether a contender performs differently on the road.

RS, RA and Run Differential RS is runs scored, RA is runs allowed and DIFF is RS minus RA. Positive run differential means a team has scored more than it has allowed. How the 2026 MLB Playoff Picture Works Six teams qualify from each league The American League and National League each send three division winners and three Wild Card teams. That creates six playoff teams per league and 12 overall. The two division winners with the best records in each league receive first-round byes. The third division winner and all three Wild Card teams begin in the best-of-three Wild Card Series. Regular-season results break ties MLB no longer uses a Game 163 to settle a tie for a postseason place. Head-to-head record is the first tiebreaker, followed by league-defined regular-season criteria when necessary. For the official details, see MLB's playoff tiebreaker rules . MLB Standings Data and Related Fan Tools Latest loaded standings snapshot: September 16, 2026. Records and standings fields are sourced from the MLB Stats API and stored as a current snapshot for all 30 teams. Open any team name for its 2026 schedule, or continue to MLB games today , the MLB TV schedule , the full 2026 MLB schedule or the printable team schedules . 2026 MLB Standings FAQ What do GB and WCGB mean in MLB standings? GB means games behind the leader of a team's division. WCGB means games behind the final Wild Card position. A plus sign in WCGB indicates a team is currently above the cutoff, while a dash marks the current cutoff team. How many MLB teams make the playoffs? Twelve teams make the MLB postseason: six from the American League and six from the National League. Each league sends three division winners and three Wild Card teams. How are ties in the MLB standings broken? MLB uses regular-season mathematical tiebreakers instead of a Game 163. Head-to-head record is considered first, followed by additional criteria such as intradivision and interdivision records when needed. When are these 2026 MLB standings updated? The standings are refreshed from the MLB standings feed after completed games are processed. The latest loaded snapshot date is shown at the top of this page. What do RS, RA and DIFF mean? RS is runs scored, RA is runs allowed and DIFF is run differential, calculated as runs scored minus runs allowed. A positive differential means a team has scored more runs than it has allowed. Where can I see one team's upcoming games? Select any linked team name in a standings table. Its team schedule page lists upcoming games, start times, TV information, probable pitchers and completed results.