With the MLB postseason a week away, several teams are still competing for playoff spots and division titles.
The Milwaukee Brewers and Philadelphia Phillies are the only teams to have clinched their divisions so far.
In the American League, only the Toronto Blue Jays have secured a playoff berth.
Major League Baseball’s postseason is just a week away, and the field is starting to take shape.
But there’s still plenty to determine before the regular season comes to a close on Sunday, Sept. 28. Seeding in both leagues could come down to the final day, and bids for wild-card spots have become increasingly tight. Only two teams – the Milwaukee Brewers and Philadelphia Phillies – have clinched their divisions, and the Toronto Blue Jays remain the only team in the American League with an official playoff berth.
Here is every MLB team that has clinched a postseason berth, along with the magic numbers for teams to lock up a spot:
Who has clinched MLB playoff berth?
Heading into games on Tuesday, Sept. 23.
Milwaukee Brewers – NL Central division (Magic number to clinch NL No. 1 seed is 3 against Philadelphia Phillies)
Philadelphia Phillies – NL East division (Magic number to clinch NL No. 2 seed is 2 against Los Angeles Dodgers)
Los Angeles Dodgers – At least NL wild card
Chicago Cubs – NL wild card (Magic number to clinch NL No. 4 seed is 4 against San Diego Padres)
San Diego Padres — At least NL wild card
Toronto Blues Jays – At least AL wild card
MLB magic numbers to clinch division
Heading into games on Tuesday, Sept. 23; Magic numbers count down with a win and/or a loss by team in parenthesis.
Los Angeles Dodgers: 3 to win NL West (San Diego Padres)
Seattle Mariners: 3 to win AL West (Houston Astros)
Toronto Blue Jays: 4 to win AL East (New York Yankees)
Detroit Tigers: 6 to win AL Central (Cleveland Guardians)
MLB magic numbers to clinch playoff berth
Heading into games on Tuesday, Sept. 23; Magic numbers count down with a win and/or a loss by team in parenthesis.
New York Yankees: 3 to clinch at least AL wild card (Cleveland Guardians/Houston Astros)
Seattle Mariners: 3 to clinch at least AL wild card (Cleveland Guardians/Houston Astros)
Boston Red Sox: 5 to clinch at least AL wild card (Cleveland Guardians/Houston Astros)
Detroit Tigers: 5 to clinch at least AL wild card (Houston Astros)
Cincinnati Reds: 6 to clinch NL wild card (New York Mets)
Cleveland Guardians: 6 to clinch at least NL wild card (Houston Astros)
Houston Astros: 7 to clinch at least AL wild card (Cleveland Guardians)
New York Mets: 7 to clinch NL wild card (Cincinnati Reds)
MLB playoff picture: Teams still alive
Elimination number counts down with each loss and/or win by team in parenthesis.
American League
Texas Rangers (elimination number: 2 – Cleveland Guardians; 1 – Houston Astros)
National League
Arizona Diamondbacks (elimination number: 6 – New York Mets; 5 – Cincinnati Reds)
St. Louis Cardinals (elimination number: 3 – Cincinnati Reds; 2 – New York Mets)
Miami Marlins (elimination number: 3 – Cincinnati Reds; 2 – New York Mets)
San Francisco Giants (elimination number: 2 – New York Mets/Cincinnati Reds)
When do MLB playoffs start?
The 2025 MLB postseason will begin on Tuesday, Sept. 30 with all four wild-card series getting underway. The best of-three series are scheduled to run through Thursday, Oct. 2. The best-of-five division series starts on Saturday, Oct. 4, two days after the conclusion of the wild-card series.
