{"id":23999,"date":"2025-05-13T15:28:42","date_gmt":"2025-05-13T15:28:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/23999\/"},"modified":"2025-05-13T15:28:42","modified_gmt":"2025-05-13T15:28:42","slug":"mlb-postseason-division-wild-card-races","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/23999\/","title":{"rendered":"MLB postseason division, wild-card races"},"content":{"rendered":"

Which Major League Baseball teams will earn MLB wild-card berths in the\u00a02024 MLB playoffs<\/a>?<\/p>\n

Take a look at the MLB wild-card standings for the National League and the American League as the regular season starts to wind down.<\/p>\n

In the National League, the\u00a0San Diego Padres<\/a>,\u00a0Arizona Diamondbacks<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Atlanta Braves<\/a>\u00a0are in position for the final three MLB postseason spots, but several other teams are still in the\u00a0MLB playoff picture<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In the American League, the\u00a0Baltimore Orioles<\/a>\u00a0are in a good spot for a wild-card bid, while the\u00a0Minnesota Twins<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Kansas City Royals<\/a> (and Cleveland Guardians)\u00a0are also in line for postseason positions.<\/p>\n

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MLB playoff picture: National League<\/p>\n

Division leaders:<\/p>\n

NL West:\u00a0Los Angeles Dodgers (80-54)NL East: Philadelphia Phillies (79-55)NL Central:\u00a0Milwaukee Brewers (77-56)<\/p>\n

Wild-card teams:<\/p>\n

Where other National League teams stand in wild-card race:<\/p>\n

New York Mets (70-64) – 3 games backChicago Cubs (68-66) – 5 games backSt. Louis Cardinals (67-67) – 6 games backSan Francisco Giants (67-68) – 6.5 games backCincinnati Reds (64-70) – 9 games backPittsburgh Pirates (62-71) – 10.5 games backWashington Nationals (61-73) – 12 games backColorado Rockies (50-85) – 23.5 games backMiami Marlins (49-85) – 24 games back<\/p>\n

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MLB playoff picture: American League<\/p>\n

Division leaders:<\/p>\n

AL East:\u00a0New York Yankees<\/a>\u00a0(78-56)AL Central:\u00a0Cleveland Guardians (76-58)AL West:\u00a0Houston Astros (72-62)<\/p>\n

Wild card teams:<\/p>\n

Wild card No. 1:\u00a0Baltimore Orioles<\/a> (77-58)Wild card No. 2:\u00a0Kansas City Royals (75-60)Wild card No. 3:\u00a0Minnesota Twins (72-61)<\/p>\n

Where other American League teams stand in wild-card race:<\/p>\n

Boston Red Sox (69-65) – 3.5 games backSeattle Mariners (68-66) – 4.5 games backDetroit Tigers (68-67) – 5 games backTampa Bay Rays (66-67) – 6 games backToronto Blue Jays (66-70) – 7.5 games backTexas Rangers (63-71) – 9.5 games backOakland Athletics (58-76) – 14.5 games backLos Angeles Angels (55-79) – 17.5 games backChicago White Sox (31-104) – 42 games back<\/p>\n

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Reach Jeremy Cluff\u00a0at\u00a0jeremy.cluff@arizonarepublic.com<\/a>.\u00a0Follow him on X, formerly Twitter\u00a0@Jeremy_Cluff.<\/a><\/p>\n

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