MLB Playoff Picture 2024: Latest World Series Bracket and Wild Card Race

1. New York Yankees (92-66)

4. Minnesota 2 games behind

Two wild-card spots are left to clinch in the American League.

The Baltimore Orioles secured a playoff berth on Tuesday to keep them away from the mess further down the standings.

The Detroit Tigers and Kansas City Royals are a few wins away from securing their spots in the postseason as well.

Detroit and Kansas City each have afternoon games on Thursday, so they could put even more pressure on the Minnesota Twins to win on Thursday night against the Miami Marlins.

Kansas City could be in more trouble than Detroit because it visits Atlanta this weekend. The Braves need wins themselves to stay in the NL wild-card hunt.

Detroit finishes with a three-game set against the Chicago White Sox, so clinching a playoff berth seems like a certainty.

Minnesota ends the regular season against Baltimore at home in a series that means far more to the Twins than the Orioles.

The Yankees and Guardians’ fight for the top seed will go down to the final day. New York plays host to the Pittsburgh Pirates this weekend, while the Guardians welcome the Astros to Ohio.

Houston will be lining up its pitching staff for the first-round series against the No. 6 seed, so Cleveland should have the edge in the series.