MLB Wild Card Standings 2026

MLB wild card standings for 2026, updated after every game: the three wild-card holders in the AL and NL, every team still chasing them with games back of the last spot (WCGB), games left, current streak and elimination number, plus the division leaders and their magic numbers. The field is set; the table shows the final standings and where each wild card is seeded.

AL: No. 4 New York Yankees (93-68) host No. 5 Boston Red Sox (87-75); No. 6 Chicago White Sox (84-78) visit No. 3 Houston Astros in the Wild Card Series. NL: No. 4 San Diego Padres (91-71) host No. 5 Chicago Cubs (89-73); No. 6 Philadelphia Phillies (88-74) visit No. 3 Atlanta Braves in the Wild Card Series.

AL Wild Card Standings

AL East leader · No. 1 · byeRays 98-64Clinched

AL Central leader · No. 2 · byeGuardians 85-77Clinched

AL West leader · No. 3Astros 81-81Clinched

WC	Team	W-L	Pct	WCGB	Strk	Result
1	New York YankeesAL East	93-68	.578	+9½	W1	No. 4 seed
2	Boston Red SoxAL East	87-75	.537	+3	L1	No. 5 seed
3	Chicago White SoxAL Central	84-78	.519	–	W1	No. 6 seed
	Texas RangersAL West	80-82	.494	4	L1	Out
	Baltimore OriolesAL East	79-82	.491	4½	L1	Out
	Toronto Blue JaysAL East	79-83	.488	5	W1	Out
	Minnesota TwinsAL Central	77-85	.475	7	W1	Out
	Seattle MarinersAL West	76-86	.469	8	W2	Out
	Detroit TigersAL Central	76-86	.469	8	L1	Out
	Kansas City RoyalsAL Central	69-93	.426	15	W1	Out
	AthleticsAL West	64-98	.395	20	L2	Out
	Los Angeles AngelsAL West	62-100	.383	22	L2	Out

NL Wild Card Standings

NL Central leader · No. 1 · byeBrewers 103-59Clinched

NL West leader · No. 2 · byeDodgers 100-62Clinched

NL East leader · No. 3Braves 94-68Clinched

WC	Team	W-L	Pct	WCGB	Strk	Result
1	San Diego PadresNL West	91-71	.562	+3	W2	No. 4 seed
2	Chicago CubsNL Central	89-73	.549	+1	W1	No. 5 seed
3	Philadelphia PhilliesNL East	88-74	.543	–	W1	No. 6 seed
	Arizona DiamondbacksNL West	86-76	.531	2	L2	Out
	Pittsburgh PiratesNL Central	82-80	.506	6	W1	Out
	Miami MarlinsNL East	80-82	.494	8	W1	Out
	Washington NationalsNL East	77-85	.475	11	W1	Out
	St. Louis CardinalsNL Central	77-85	.475	11	L4	Out
	Cincinnati RedsNL Central	75-87	.463	13	L1	Out
	New York MetsNL East	74-88	.457	14	L1	Out
	San Francisco GiantsNL West	65-97	.401	23	L5	Out
	Colorado RockiesNL West	58-104	.358	30	L1	Out

Final standings. WCGB = games behind the last wild-card spot (+ = margin over it). Wild cards take seeds 4-6; division leaders are not in the wild-card table.

These MLB wild card standings refresh after every game, so games back and elimination numbers are always current. The magic numbers page shows exactly what each contender needs, and the playoff picture puts the wild cards into the full six-seed bracket.