The MLB playoff race is down to the final week! Who will have the chance to win the 2024 World Series? Check out our MLB Playoff Picture and Bracket tracker with a breakdown of how the playoffs would look if the season ended on September 28, 2024.
2024 MLB Playoff Picture
The first three seeds in each league are division winners. The next three are wild-card teams.
American League
- New York Yankees (93-68)**+
- Cleveland Guardians (92-69)**
- Houston Astros (88-73)**
- Baltimore Orioles (90-71)*
- Detroit Tigers (86-75)*
- Kansas City Royals (85-76)*
Shohei Ohtani hits his THIRD home run of the game, finishing historic night with SIX total hits and TEN RBIs
National League
- Los Angeles Dodgers (97-64)**+
- Philadelphia Phillies (94-67)**
- Milwaukee Brewers (93-68)**
- San Diego Padres (93-68)*
- Atlanta Braves (88-71)
- New York Mets (87-72) 1 GB
In the hunt:
- Arizona Diamondbacks (88-73) 1 GB
* Clinched Playoff Berth
** Clinched Division
+ Clinched Home-field Advantage
2024 MLB Playoff Bracket
The first and second seeds in each league receive byes to automatically reach the divisional round. Here’s the bracket breakdown:
American League Seeds
- (1) Yankees vs. winner of (4) Orioles vs. (5) Tigers
- (2) Guardians vs. winner of (3) Astros vs. (6) Royals
National League Seeds
- (1) Dodgers vs. winner of (4) Padres vs. (5) Braves
- (2) Phillies vs. winner of (3) Brewers vs. (6) Mets
For the latest updates, check out our MLB playoff standings.
2024 MLB Playoff Schedule
- Wild-Card Series: Oct 1-3
- Divisional Series: Oct 5-12
- League Series: Oct 13-22
- World Series: Oct 25-Nov 2
What are the playoff tiebreakers?
Ties are solved by head-to-head records first. If there is still a tie, other factors are considered such as:
- Record against other teams in their division
- Record against other teams in their league, but outside their division
- Record of last half of intraleague games
- Record of last half of intraleague games plus one
For more details, check out our breakdown of the MLB playoff format.
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