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road to the World Series is officially set.
After 162 games and six months of baseball, the 2026 MLB playoff field is complete. While the Milwaukee Brewers, Los Angeles Dodgers, Tampa Bay Rays and Cleveland Guardians have secured first-round byes in their respective leagues, the other eight squads will open October with the best-of-three wild-card round that starts Tuesday, Sept. 29.
Here's a look at every team that qualified for the 2026 MLB playoffs, along with where they fit in the postseason bracket.
MLB playoff teams 2026
American League
- Tampa Bay Rays (AL East winner) – No. 1 seed
- Cleveland Guardians (AL Central winner) – No. 2 seed
- Houston Astro (AL West winner) – No. 3 seed
- New York Yankees (AL wild card No. 1)
- Boston Red Sox (AL wild card No. 2)
- Chicago White Sox (AL wild card No. 3)
National League
- Atlanta Braves (NL East winner) – No. 3 seed
- Milwaukee Brewers (NL Central winner) – No. 1 seed
- Los Angeles Dodgers (NL West winner) – No. 2 seed
- San Diego Padres (NL wild card No. 1)
- Chicago Cubs (NL wild card No. 2)
- Philadelphia (NL wild card No. 3)
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Who made the MLB playoffs? Meet the teams in 2026 postseason.
