Every 2026 MLB race charted day by day: AL East, AL Central, AL West, AL Wild Card, NL East, NL Central, NL West and NL Wild Card. Final standings, from a season that ran March 25 to September 27, 2026.
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AL East standings, 2026
Team
W
L
Pct
GB
L10
Streak
Tampa Bay Rays (TB)z
98
64
.605
-
5-5
L1
New York Yankees (NYY)w
93
68
.578
4.5
5-5
W1
Boston Red Sox (BOS)w
87
75
.537
11
5-5
L1
Baltimore Orioles (BAL)
79
82
.491
18.5
6-4
L1
Toronto Blue Jays (TOR)
79
83
.488
19
4-6
W1
Final standings.
Clinch key
w
clinched a wild card place
z
clinched the best record in the American League
Turning points
The lead changed hands 5 times.
The Tampa Bay Rays clinched a playoff place on September 11, 2026 and the best record in the American League on September 22, 2026.
The New York Yankees clinched a playoff place on September 14, 2026 and a wild card place on September 22, 2026.
The Boston Red Sox clinched a playoff place on September 20, 2026 and a wild card place on September 22, 2026.
The Tampa Bay Rays trailed by as many as 4 games on April 3, 2026.
The Tampa Bay Rays took first place for good on June 27, 2026.
The Boston Red Sox won 15 games in a row from July 3, 2026 to July 22, 2026, the longest run of the race.
The New York Yankees led by 3.5 games as late as June 17, 2026.
The Tampa Bay Rays spent 134 of the season's 187 charted days in first place.