- 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.
