The New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox and Chicago White Sox hold the 3 wild card spots in the 2026 MLB AL wild card race, 3 games ahead of the Houston Astros.
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AL Wild Card standings, 2026
Team
W
L
Pct
WCGB
L10
Streak
Magic
New York Yankees (NYY)x
89
66
.574
+12.5
6-4
L2
-
Boston Red Sox (BOS)x
84
72
.538
+7
4-6
L2
-
Chicago White Sox (CWS)
80
76
.513
+3
5-5
W2
4
Houston Astros (HOU)
77
79
.494
3
3-7
L3
E4
Toronto Blue Jays (TOR)
77
80
.490
3.5
4-6
L1
E3
Baltimore Orioles (BAL)
76
81
.484
4.5
5-5
W1
E2
Detroit Tigers (DET)e
74
83
.471
6.5
6-4
W1
-
Seattle Mariners (SEA)
73
83
.468
7
5-5
W1
-
Minnesota Twins (MIN)e
73
84
.465
7.5
4-6
L1
-
Kansas City Royals (KC)e
67
89
.429
13
3-7
L4
-
Athletics (ATH)e
61
95
.391
19
3-7
L6
-
Los Angeles Angels (LAA)e
60
96
.385
20
4-6
L1
-
The top three teams hold the wild card spots. The dashed line on the chart is the pace of the last spot. A magic number counts what would settle a spot. A team in a spot needs that many wins of its own, losses by the first team out, or any mix of the two. An E number is the same count for a team below the line, measured against the last team in. Reach it and that team's chase is over.