2026 MLB Season in Review

Division winners, the postseason and the 2026 fantasy category leaders, for draft prep. Stats from MLB.com (MLB Advanced Media) season totals; standings from the MLB Stats API.

Best recordMIL103-59
ChampionMILMilwaukee Brewers
Home run leaderSchwarberKyle Schwarber, 45 HR
Strikeout leaderMisiorowskiJacob Misiorowski, 252 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 // PostseasonWorld Series decided

Milwaukee Brewers won the 2026 World Series (MIL wins 4-1). The bracket

03 // 2026 hitters300+ plate appearances
OPS
  1. Yordan Alvarez HOU 1.033
  2. Pete Crow-Armstrong CHC .943
  3. Juan Soto NYM .908
  4. Willson Contreras BOS .901
  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. Nasim Nuñez WSH 49
  2. Chandler Simpson TB 46
  3. Bobby Witt Jr. KC 45
  4. Jazz Chisholm Jr. NYY 41
  5. Pete Crow-Armstrong CHC 41
Runs batted in
  1. Alec Burleson STL 116
  2. Pete Alonso BAL 113
  3. Sal Stewart CIN 112
  4. Pete Crow-Armstrong CHC 107
  5. CJ Abrams WSH 106
Runs
  1. Pete Crow-Armstrong CHC 119
  2. Randy Arozarena SEA 113
  3. James Wood WSH 106
  4. Miguel Vargas CWS 106
  5. Ben Rice NYY 105
Batting average
  1. Yordan Alvarez HOU .316
  2. Gabriel Moreno AZ .311
  3. Luis Arraez PHI .310
  4. Andrew Vaughn MIL .306
  5. Chandler Simpson TB .306
04 // 2026 pitchers40+ innings
Strikeouts
  1. Jacob Misiorowski MIL 252
  2. Gavin Williams CLE 248
  3. Cam Schlittler NYY 239
  4. Dylan Cease TOR 239
  5. Cristopher Sánchez PHI 231
ERA, 100+ innings
  1. Jacob Misiorowski MIL 1.80
  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. Jacob Misiorowski MIL 16
Saves
  1. Bryan Baker TB 41
  2. Cade Smith CLE 41
  3. Mason Miller SD 38
  4. Riley O'Brien STL 38
  5. Aroldis Chapman BOS 35

Pitchers with 40+ innings. Full 2026 leader tables

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