(Updated until the match on Monday, September 23rd)
Major League Baseball’s 2024 season is entering its final week, and the race for the wild card spot is heating up in both leagues.
While the Baltimore Orioles are expected to claim the top wild-card seed in the American League, the Kansas City Royals, Minnesota Twins, Detroit Tigers and Seattle Mariners were all within two games of each other for the second and third seeds before Saturday. In the National League, the Arizona Diamondbacks, New York Mets and Atlanta Braves were just three games apart for the final two spots.
“It’s a lot of fun,” said Tigers All-Star outfielder Riley Green, who is playing in his first pennant race. “I think this is the most fun I’ve ever had playing baseball in my life.”
The latest MLB standings are as follows:
Mookie Betts celebrates hitting a home run
(Updated via match on Sunday, September 23rd)
AL Wild Card Standings
Top 3 advance to playoffs
Baltimore Orioles (86-70): +4 games
Detroit Tigers (82-74)
Kansas City Royals (82-74)
Minnesota Twins (81-75): 1 GB
Seattle Mariners (81-76): 1.5 GB
NL Wild Card Standings
Top 3 advance to playoffs
San Diego Padres (90-66): +3 games
New York Mets (87-69): +0.5 games
Arizona Diamondbacks (87-70)
Atlanta Braves (85-71): 1.5 GB
American League East
New York Yankees (92-64) – Qualified for the postseason on September 18th
Baltimore Orioles (86-70) – 6 GB
American League Central Division
Cleveland Guardians (90-67) – Won division title on September 21
American League West
Houston Astros (85-72)
Seattle Mariners (81-76) – 4 GB
National League East
Philadelphia Phillies (92-64) – Won the division on September 23
National League Central Division
Milwaukee Brewers (89-67) – Won division on September 18
National League West
Los Angeles Dodgers (93-63) – Qualified for the postseason on September 19th
San Diego Padres (90-66) – 3 GB
Arizona Diamondbacks (87-70) – 6.5 GB
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This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: MLB wild card standings: 2024 playoff outlook, AL and NL standings
