MLB playoff picture: Wild card standings, latest 2024 division standings

(Updated through Saturday's games)

The American League playoff field was set on Friday with the Detroit Tigers and Kansas City Royals clinching the final two wild-card spots. Entering Sunday, the New York Mets, Atlanta Braves and Arizona Diamondbacks are still battling for the second and third wild-cards in the NL.

Here's a look at the latest standings:

NL wild card standings

Top three reach playoffs

1. San Diego Padres (93-68): +3.5 games – clinched postseason spot Sept. 24

2. Atlanta Braves (88-71) + 1 game

3. New York Mets (87-71) – Mets hold tiebreaker vs. Diamondbacks

4. Arizona Diamondbacks (88-72)

AL wild card standings

Top three reach playoffs

1. Baltimore Orioles (90-71): +4 games – clinched postseason spot Sept. 25

2. Detroit Tigers (86-74): +1 game – clinched postseason spot Sept. 27

3. Kansas City Royals (85-76) – clinched postseason spot Sept. 27

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AL East

1. New York Yankees (93-68) – clinched division Sept. 26

AL Central

1. Cleveland Guardians (92-69) – clinched division Sept. 21

AL West

1. Houston Astros (88-73) – clinched division Sept. 24

NL East

1. Philadelphia Phillies (94-67) – clinched division Sept. 23

NL Central

1. Milwaukee Brewers (93-68) – clinched division Sept. 18

NL West

1. Los Angeles Dodgers (97-64) – clinched division Sept. 26

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