MLB Playoff Picture 2025: Look at Major League Baseball division standings, wild-card standings for 2025 MLB Playoffs entering baseball games today.
Which Major League Baseball teams will earn MLB wild-card 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 regular season starts to wind down.
In the National League, the Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Dodgers/San Diego Padres and New York Mets are in position for the final three MLB postseason spots, but division races and the wild-card races are far from over in the MLB playoff picture.
In the American League, the Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees and Seattle Mariners are in line for wild-card postseason bids, but their playoff positions are far from assured.
How will the MLB postseason races play out? Here's the MLB playoff standings entering games on Monday, Aug. 25.
MLB playoff picture: National League
Division leaders:
- NL Central: Milwaukee Brewers (81-50)
- NL East: Philadelphia Phillies (76-54)
- NL West: Los Angeles Dodgers/San Diego Padres (74-57)
Wild-card teams:
- Wild card No. 1: Chicago Cubs (76-55)
- Wild card No. 2: Los Angeles Dodgers/San Diego Padres (74-57)
- Wild card No. 3: New York Mets (69-61)
Where other National League teams stand in wild-card race:
- Cincinnati Reds (68-63) - 1.5 games back
- Arizona Diamondbacks (64-67) - 5.5 games back
- St. Louis Cardinals (64-67) - 5.5 games back
- San Francisco Giants (63-68) - 6.5 games back
- Miami Marlins (61-69) - 8 games back
- Atlanta Braves (59-71) - 10 games back
- Pittsburgh Pirates (57-74) - 12.5 games back
- Washington Nationals (53-77) - 16 games back
- Colorado Rockies (37-94) - 32.5 games back
MLB playoff picture: American League
Division leaders:
- AL Central: Detroit Tigers (78-54)
- AL East: Toronto Blue Jays (76-55)
- AL West: Houston Astros (72-59)
Wild card teams:
- Wild card No. 1: Boston Red Sox (71-60)
- Wild card No. 2: New York Yankees (70-60)
- Wild card No. 3: Seattle Mariners (70-61)
Where other American League teams stand in wild-card race:
- Kansas City Royals (67-64) - 3 games back
- Texas Rangers (66-66) - 4.5 games back
- Cleveland Guardians (64-65) - 5 games back
- Tampa Bay Rays (63-67) - 6.5 games back
- Los Angeles Angels (61-69) - 8.5 games back
- Baltimore Orioles (60-70) - 9.5 games back
- Athletics (60-72) - 10.5 games back
- Minnesota Twins (59-71) - 10.5 games back
- Chicago White Sox (47-83) - 22.5 games back
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This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: MLB Playoffs standings 2025: MLB postseason division, wild-card races
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