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MLB franchises

All 30 active franchises, sorted by World Series titles across the National League (1876+), American League (1901+), and the modern World Series era (1903+). Click any franchise for full history, stadium timeline, and award winners.

30 active franchises
25 with at least one World Series
121 World Series titles awarded (1903+)
27 pre-1903 cup wins (Temple Cup, World's Series, NL pennants)
Defunct franchises: /teams/mlb/historical
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2026 Postseason

Best-of series from ESPN; seeds are the final regular-season seeds.

Wild Card Series
American League
Best of 3
G1 3-6G2 3-7
Best of 3
G1 9-0G2 9-2
National League
Best of 3
G1 5-3G2 3-4G3 6-2
Best of 3
G1 8-0G2 4-1
Division Series
American League
Best of 5
G1 0-3G2 3-4G3 3-9G4 5-9G5 2-0
Best of 5
G1 1-0G2 5-2G3 3-4
National League
Best of 5
G1 5-3G2 2-3G3 1-3G4 1-4
Best of 5
G1 3-2G2 4-3G3 4-3G4 1-3
League Championship Series
American League
Best of 7
G1 3-7G2 3-1G3 3-2G4 3-7G5 1-3G6 7-3
National League
Best of 7
G1 2-1G2 7-4G3 2-6G4 4-6
World Series
Best of 7
G1 3-2G2 5-4G3 1-10G4 4-3G5 1-4
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2026 World Series champion

As of Nov 1, via ESPN scoreboard (seasontype 3) + ESPN standings playoffSeed.

Final 2026 standings

Regular season complete, as of Nov 2, 2026. Green-shaded teams currently hold a playoff seed. Playoff and World Series odds are our own simulation of the remaining schedule (20,000 runs, 2026-11-01): how it works.

Full standings on ESPN →

AL East5 teams

1
98-64
Playoff >99%
2
93-68
Playoff >99%
3
87-75
Playoff >99%
4
79-82
Playoff 0%
5
79-83
Playoff 0%

AL Central5 teams

1
85-77
Playoff >99%
2
84-78
Playoff >99%
3
77-85
Playoff 0%
4
76-86
Playoff 0%
5
69-93
Playoff 0%

AL West5 teams

1
81-81
Playoff >99%
2
80-82
Playoff 0%
3
76-86
Playoff 0%
4
64-98
Playoff 0%
5
62-100
Playoff 0%

NL East5 teams

1
94-68
Playoff >99%
2
88-74
Playoff >99%
3
80-82
Playoff 0%
4
77-85
Playoff 0%
5
74-88
Playoff 0%

NL Central5 teams

1
103-59
Playoff >99%
2
89-73
Playoff >99%
3
82-80
Playoff 0%
4
77-85
Playoff 0%
5
75-87
Playoff 0%

NL West5 teams

1
100-62
Playoff >99%
2
91-71
Playoff >99%
3
86-76
Playoff 0%
4
65-97
Playoff 0%
5
58-104
Playoff 0%
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All-time table

Division
AL East
Founded
1901
Pennants
41
Playoffs
60
All-time
10990-8369
Win%
0.568
Division
NL Central
Founded
1882
Pennants
19
Playoffs
36
All-time
11363-10486
Win%
0.520
Division
NL West
Founded
1884
Pennants
23
Playoffs
42
All-time
11525-10137
Win%
0.532
Metro
Division
AL East
Founded
1901
Pennants
13
Playoffs
26
All-time
10044-9336
Win%
0.518
Division
AL West
Founded
1901
Pennants
14
Playoffs
29
All-time
9405-9945
Win%
0.486
Division
NL West
Founded
1883
Pennants
20
Playoffs
30
All-time
11622-10100
Win%
0.535
Division
NL Central
Founded
1882
Pennants
9
Playoffs
18
All-time
11017-10845
Win%
0.504
Division
NL Central
Founded
1882
Pennants
7
Playoffs
18
All-time
10910-10910
Win%
0.500
Metro
Division
NL East
Founded
1876
Pennants
10
Playoffs
32
All-time
11190-11035
Win%
0.503
Metro
Division
AL Central
Founded
1901
Pennants
11
Playoffs
18
All-time
9763-9642
Win%
0.503
Metro
Division
NL Central
Founded
1876
Pennants
11
Playoffs
25
All-time
11419-10837
Win%
0.513
Metro
Division
AL Central
Founded
1901
Pennants
5
Playoffs
11
All-time
9654-9714
Win%
0.498

Top postseason games of all-time

Ranked by the site's Game Score metric, which combines hype, quality, stakes, and matchup rank for every postseason game from 1882 onwards. Switch the filter for the top 10 of any decade.Methodology.

1
Progressive Field· Cleveland, Ohio
2016-11-02 · 2016 World Series G7 · Extras
3.572
Game Score
2
Forbes Field· Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1960-10-13 · 1960 World Series G7
2.816
Game Score
3
Shea Stadium· New York, New York
1986-10-25 · 1986 World Series G6 · Extras
2.802
Game Score
4
Fenway Park· Boston, Massachusetts
1975-10-22 · 1975 World Series G7
2.649
Game Score
5
Riverfront Stadium· Cincinnati, Ohio
1972-10-22 · 1972 World Series G7
2.626
Game Score
6
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium· Atlanta, Georgia
1995-10-28 · 1995 World Series G6
2.584
Game Score
7
Globe Life Field· Dallas, Texas
2020-10-27 · 2020 World Series G6
2.491
Game Score
8
Hubert H Humphrey Metrodome· Minneapolis, Minnesota
1991-10-27 · 1991 World Series G7 · Extras
2.490
Game Score
9
Braves Field· Boston, Massachusetts
1948-10-11 · 1948 World Series G6
2.404
Game Score
10
Shea Stadium· New York, New York
1986-10-27 · 1986 World Series G7
2.356
Game Score
11
Griffith Stadium I· Washington, DC
1924-10-10 · 1924 World Series G7 · Extras
2.355
Game Score
12
Busch Stadium II· St. Louis, Missouri
2004-10-27 · 2004 World Series G4
2.277
Game Score

Source: methodology. Franchise totals from the MLB workbook (Year by Year + Totals sheets).