What MLB teams are left in the playoffs? ALDS, NLDS fields takes form

Four division winners secured spots by earning byes as their league's top-two seed, and three teams have since joined them by wining in the wild-card round. Only one spot remains to finish out the full bracket of the division series, which is a best-of-five series that begins Saturday, Oct. 3.

Here's a look at the teams that have clinched division series berths, the clubs still fighting to advance and the latest 2026 MLB playoff bracket.

The San Diego Padres' Xander Bogaerts celebrates after hitting a solo home run against the Chicago Cubs during the fourth inning of Game 1 at Petco Park on Sept. 29, 2026. (Orlando Ramirez, Getty Images) The Chicago Cubs' Pete Crow-Armstrong steals second base in front of the tag by Jake Cronenworth during the third inning of Game 1 at Petco Park on Sept. 29, 2026. (Orlando Ramirez, Getty Images) The San Diego Padres' Fernando Tatis Jr. celebrates after hitting a home run against the Chicago Cubs during the first inning of Game 1 at Petco Park on Sept. 29, 2026. (Denis Poroy, IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect) Chicago Cubs center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong reacts after Fernando Tatis Jr. hit a solo home run during the first inning of Game 1 at Petco Park on Sept. 29, 2026. (Orlando Ramirez, Getty Images) The New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox stand during the national anthem prior to game one of the American League Wild Card Series at Yankee Stadium on Sept. 29, 2026 in the Bronx borough of New York City.