MLB playoffs standings: Where teams stand in division, wild-card races for 2025 postseason

Which Major League Baseball teams will earn MLB postseason berths in the 2025 MLB playoffs?

Take a look at the MLB wild-card standings for the National League and the American League as the playoff races start to heat up.

In the National League, the Milwaukee Brewers, Los Angeles Dodgers and Philadelphia Phillies currently lead their divisions, with several teams in position to challenge for wild-card berths and to make a late run into the MLB playoff picture.

James McCann and the Arizona Diamondbacks would need to pass several teams in order to get into MLB playoff position for the 2025 MLB postseason.

In the American League, the Detroit Tigers, Toronto Blue Jays and Houston Astros lead their divisions, with several other teams locked in a tight wild-card battle.

Here's how the MLB playoff picture stacks up entering games on July 22.

MLB playoff picture: National League

Division leaders:

  • NL Central: Milwaukee Brewers (60-40)
  • NL East: Philadelphia Phillies (57-43)
  • NL West: Los Angeles Dodgers (59-42)

Wild-card teams:

  • Wild card No. 1: Chicago Cubs (59-41) - 4 games ahead of Padres
  • Wild card No. 2: New York Mets (57-44) - 1.5 games ahead of Padres
  • Wild card No. 3: San Diego Padres (55-45)

Where other National League teams stand in wild-card race:

  • Cincinnati Reds (52-49) - 3.5 games back
  • San Francisco Giants (52-49) - 3.5 games back
  • St. Louis Cardinals (52-49) - 3.5 games back
  • Arizona Diamondbacks (50-51) - 5.5 games back
  • Miami Marlins (46-53) - 8.5 games back
  • Atlanta Braves (44-55) - 10.5 games back
  • Washington Nationals (40-60) - 15 games back
  • Pittsburgh Pirates (40-61) - 15.5 games back
  • Colorado Rockies (24-76) - 31 games back

MLB playoff picture: American League

Division leaders:

  • AL Central: Detroit Tigers (60-41)
  • AL East: Toronto Blue Jays (59-41)
  • AL West: Houston Astros (58-42)

Wild card teams:

  • Wild card No. 1: New York Yankees (55-45) - 2 games ahead of Mariners, Red Sox
  • Wild card No. 2: Seattle Mariners (53-47)
  • Wild card No. 3: Boston Red Sox (54-48)

Where other American League teams stand in wild-card race:

  • Tampa Bay Rays (52-49) - 1.5 games back
  • Texas Rangers (51-50) - 2.5 games back
  • Cleveland Guardians (49-50) - 3.5 games back
  • Los Angeles Angels (49-51) - 4 games back
  • Kansas City Royals (49-52) - 4.5 games back
  • Minnesota Twins (48-52) - 5 games back
  • Baltimore Orioles (44-55) - 8.5 games back
  • Athletics (42-60) - 12 games back
  • Chicago White Sox (36-65) - 17.5 games back

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