The MLB standings and division leaders in the AL and NL has a number of teams with surprising records and leading the East, West and Central divisions, while the Wild Card standings are also starting to shape up heading into the June schedule with the Detroit Tigers, Toronto Blue Jays, Oakland Athletics, Miami Marlins, Seattle Mariners, LA Angels, Atlanta Braves, Washington Nationals, San Francisco Giants and Milwaukee Brewers coming in as the playoff teams.
The Blue Jays have shown that they are for real and they have continued to lead the AL East and they now have a five game lead over the Orioles. The Yankees, Red Sox and league worst Rays are behind in the standings and now Toronto is looking like a real player in the division and the playoff race.
The Central division has the Tigers leading despite a recent slump and they are ahead of the Cleveland Indians by three games. The Royals, Chicago White Sox and Minnesota Twins are next in the standings and the Twins just signed Kendrys Morales. The AL West has been good and the Athletics are first over the Angels in the division. The Mariners are third ahead of the Rangers, while the Astros are 11 back and right now LA and Seattle are the two wild card teams in the American League.
The NL has the Braves I first place with the Nationals and Marlins in the East, as they all have various records and win percentages, but right now, they are tied as of June 9 at 4 pm. The Mets and Phillies are chasing in the division. The Brewers have been one of the best teams in baseball and they are five up on the Cardinals. Milwaukee is first over the Reds, Pirates and Cubs.
The west has the San Francisco Giants as the best team in the MLB and they have a 9.5 game lead over the Dodgers. The west has the Rockies, Padres and Diamondbacks chasing, while the NL East teams make up the wild card for now.
