2024 MLB Playoff picture, bracket, schedule

The MLB All-Star break is firmly in the rearview, so it’s time for teams to focus on the MLB playoff stretch and the path to the World Series.

Here’s a breakdown of how the playoffs would look if the season ended on August 8, 2024.

2024 MLB Playoff Picture

The first three seeds in each league are division winners. The next three are wild-card teams.

American League

1. Baltimore Orioles (68-48)
2. Cleveland Guardians (67-47)
3. Houston Astros (59-55)
4. New York Yankees (68-48)
5. Minnesota Twins (63-50)
6. Kansas City Royals (64-52)

In the hunt:

National League

1. Philadelphia Phillies (69-46)
2. Los Angeles Dodgers (66-49)
3. Milwaukee Brewers (65-49)
4. San Diego Padres (64-52)
5. Arizona Diamondbacks (63-53)
6. New York Mets (61-54)

In the hunt:

2024 MLB Playoff Bracket

The first and second seeds in each league receive byes to automatically reach the divisional round. Here’s the bracket breakdown:

American League Seeds

• (1) Orioles vs. winner of (4) Yankees vs. (5) Twins
• (2) Guardians vs. winner of (3) Astros vs. (6) Royals

National League Seeds

• (1) Phillies vs. winner of (4) Padres vs. (5) Diamondbacks
• (2) Dodgers vs. winner of (3) Brewers vs. (6) Mets

For the latest updates, check out our MLB playoff standings.

2024 MLB Playoff Schedule

• Wild-Card Series — Oct 1-3
• Divisional Series — Oct 5-12
• League Series — Oct 13-22
• World Series — Oct 25-Nov 2

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