It's once again clinching season in Major League Baseball.
The postseason is rapidly approaching, and the field for this year's World Series race is starting to take shape. While much of the National League picture appears close to being settled, several American League races remain wide open, with division titles, wild-card spots and postseason seeding still up for grabs.
Here's a look at every team that has clinched a playoff berth, which clubs are closing in and what the postseason bracket would look like if the season ended today.
Which MLB teams have clinched playoff berths?
- Milwaukee Brewers
- Tampa Bay Rays
Which MLB teams have clinched divisions?
No teams have clinched their divisions through Sunday, Sept. 13.
MLB magic numbers
These are the teams closest to clinching divisions/playoff spots:
- New York Yankees — 2 to clinch playoff berth
- Los Angeles Dodgers — 2 to clinch playoff berth (5 to clinch NL West)
- Milwaukee Brewers — 3 to clinch NL Central
- Atlanta Braves — 4 to clinch playoff berth (7 to clinch NL East)
- Boston Red Sox — 6 to clinch playoff berth
Projected MLB postseason bracket
American League
- Tampa Bay Rays (East)
- Chicago White Sox (Central)
- Houston Astros (West)
- New York Yankees (Wild card No. 1)
- Boston Red Sox (Wild card No. 2)
- Cleveland Guardians (Wild card No. 3)
National League
- Milwaukee Brewers (Central)
- Los Angeles Dodgers (West)
- Atlanta Braves (East)
- Chicago Cubs (Wild card No. 1)
- Philadelphia Phillies (Wild card No. 2)
- San Diego Padres (Wild card No. 3)
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Who’s in? Every MLB team that has clinched a 2026 playoff berth
