Which Baseball Teams Are In The Playoffs?

The MLB playoffs are here! See which teams are in, and who they’re playing.

American League

The AL playoff teams are the Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Indians, Detroit Tigers, Houston Astros, Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Angels, Minnesota Twins, New York Yankees, Oakland Athletics, Seattle Mariners, Tampa Bay Rays, and Texas Rangers.

Boston Red Sox

The Boston Red Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Boston, Massachusetts. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. The Red Sox have won nine World Series championships, tied for the third-most of any MLB team, and they have played in 13. Their most recent appearance and win was in 2018.

Houston Astros

As of September 25th, 2020, the Houston Astros have clinched their divisional title and are headed to the playoffs. The Astros are looking to repeat as World Series champions this season.

New York Yankees

The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the Bronx, New York City. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East Division. They are one of two major league clubs based in New York City, and the only one located in the Bronx.

Oakland Athletics

The Oakland Athletics are an American professional baseball team based in Oakland, California. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) West division. The team plays its home games at the Oakland Coliseum. They have won nine World Series championships, tied for the third-most of all current MLB teams.

National League

The National League playoff teams are the Chicago Cubs, Colorado Rockies, Los Angeles Dodgers, Milwaukee Brewers, and New York Mets.

Atlanta Braves

The Atlanta Braves are an American professional baseball team based in the Atlanta metropolitan area. The Braves compete in Major League Baseball as a member club of the National League East division. They play their home games at SunTrust Park, located in Cumberland, Georgia. The team’s primary colors are navy blue and white; their logo depicts a tomahawk chop with the words “Braves” printed above and below.

Chicago Cubs

The Chicago Cubs are a professional baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the National League (NL) Central division in Major League Baseball (MLB). The Cubs compete in MLB as a member club of the league’s National League Central division, which they joined as an expansion team in 1898.

Los Angeles Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers season
The Los Angeles Dodgers are a professional baseball team based in Los Angeles, California. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. Established in 1883 in Brooklyn, New York, the team moved to Los Angeles before the 1958 season. They played four seasons at their original home of Dodger Stadium from 1962 to 1965, then moved to their current home of Chavez Ravine in 1966.

Milwaukee Brewers

The Milwaukee Brewers are a professional baseball team in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The Brewers compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Central division. They play their home games at Miller Park, which opened in 2001.

The team is named after the city’s brewing industry. MillerCoors and Molson Coors Brewing Company are the primary brewers of beer for the stadium. The Brewers have played in Milwaukee since 1970, when they were founded as the Seattle Pilots. Between 1970 and 1997, the Brewers played their home games at Milwaukee County Stadium.

The Brewers joined the NL Central in 1998 as part of MLB’s realignment plan that resulted from the 1994 players’ strike; they have been members of that division ever since. They have qualified for the playoffs six times since 1999, winning five NL Central division championships and one Wild Card berth. However, they have never advanced to the World Series.