2026 MLB season

2026 MLB Season in Review

Division winners, the postseason and the 2026 fantasy category leaders, for draft prep. Stats from Sleeper season totals; standings from the MLB Stats API.

Best recordMIL103-59
ChampionNot decidedWorld Series
Home run leaderSchwarberKyle Schwarber, 45 HR
Strikeout leaderWilliamsGavin Williams, 248 K
01 // 2026 division winnersFinal regular season · 2026
American League CentralCLE Cleveland Guardians85-77.525
American League EastTB Tampa Bay Rays98-64.605
American League WestHOU Houston Astros81-81.500
National League CentralMIL Milwaukee Brewers103-59.636
National League EastATL Atlanta Braves94-68.580
National League WestLAD Los Angeles Dodgers100-62.617

Best record: MIL 103-59. Every division

02 // PostseasonWild Card Series

Under way: 12 teams still playing. The bracket

03 // 2026 hitters300+ plate appearances
OPS
  1. Yordan Alvarez HOU 1.036
  2. Pete Crow-Armstrong CHC .942
  3. Juan Soto NYM .919
  4. Willson Contreras BOS .905
  5. Ben Rice NYY .897
Home runs
  1. Kyle Schwarber PHI 45
  2. Pete Crow-Armstrong CHC 45
  3. Pete Alonso BAL 43
  4. Junior Caminero TB 42
  5. Yordan Alvarez HOU 42
Stolen bases
  1. Bobby Witt KC 45
  2. Pete Crow-Armstrong CHC 41
  3. Fernando Tatis SD 38
  4. Otto Lopez MIA 34
  5. CJ Abrams WSH 33
Runs batted in
  1. Alec Burleson STL 116
  2. Pete Alonso BAL 113
  3. Sal Stewart CIN 111
  4. Pete Crow-Armstrong CHC 107
  5. CJ Abrams WSH 105
Runs
  1. Pete Crow-Armstrong CHC 119
  2. Randy Arozarena SEA 112
  3. Miguel Vargas CWS 106
  4. Ben Rice NYY 105
  5. James Wood WSH 105
Batting average
  1. Luis Arraez SF .324
  2. Yordan Alvarez HOU .316
  3. Gabriel Moreno AZ .311
  4. Andrew Vaughn MIL .306
  5. Otto Lopez MIA .305
04 // 2026 pitchers40+ innings
Strikeouts
  1. Gavin Williams CLE 248
  2. Jacob Misiorowski MIL 247
  3. Cam Schlittler NYY 239
  4. Dylan Cease TOR 239
  5. Cristopher Sánchez PHI 231
ERA, 100+ innings
  1. Jacob Misiorowski MIL 1.86
  2. Cam Schlittler NYY 1.95
  3. Chris Sale ATL 2.16
  4. Dylan Cease TOR 2.40
  5. Yoshinobu Yamamoto LAD 2.53
WHIP, 100+ innings
  1. Jacob Misiorowski MIL 0.80
  2. Yoshinobu Yamamoto LAD 0.87
  3. Drew Rasmussen TB 0.91
  4. Cam Schlittler NYY 0.92
  5. Tarik Skubal LAD 0.96
Wins
  1. Cristopher Sánchez PHI 18
  2. Sonny Gray BOS 18
  3. Drew Rasmussen TB 16
  4. Eduardo Rodriguez AZ 16
  5. Chase Burns CIN 15
Saves
  1. Cade Smith CLE 26
  2. Mason Miller SD 23
  3. Mason Montgomery PIT 17
  4. Grant Taylor CWS 9
  5. Aaron Ashby MIL 4

Pitchers with 40+ innings, so some closers are missing from saves. Full 2026 leader tables

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