Tampa Bay Rays season outlook — season recap

AL East Division
Season Complete 2026 final season snapshot
Final Team Result
Lost in World Series
98-64
Division rank: 1 | Conference rank: 1 100.0% final playoff odds 2026

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The Tampa Bay Rays closed the 2026 season 98-64. They finished atop the AL East. In the postseason they lost in world series. Live Rays playoff odds, division chances, and championship probability return in Clinch when the MLB regular season starts.

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2026 finish and the 2026 benchmark

Rays season markers

Tampa Bay Rays closed 2026 with a 98-64 record, finishing 1st in the AL East and 1st in the conference. Their postseason result: Lost in World Series.

  • 98-64final record
  • 1st in the AL Eastdivision finish
  • 1st in the conferenceconference finish
  • Lost in World Seriespostseason result

Rays enter 2026 trying to defend a first-place AL East finish.

Rays season profile

Rays played within 0.47 runs per game of break-even scoring. Their starters delivered a quality start in 67.4% of games.

  • .728team OPS
  • 4.54runs per game
  • 3.70team ERA
  • 1.14team WHIP

The AL East around Rays

Rays finished ahead of this group; every one of these teams gets another chance to close that gap.

  • New York Yankees93-68 · 2nd place
  • Boston Red Sox87-75 · 3rd place
  • Baltimore Orioles79-82 · 4th place
  • Toronto Blue Jays79-83 · 5th place

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Latest Analysis

Analysis at publication · Sep 27, 2026

Tampa Bay Rays lead the AL picture at 98-63 and a 100.0% playoff chance, but the top seed race is secondary to the cluster behind them. The New York Yankees are also locked in at 93-68 and 100.0%, and Boston at 87-74 has already punched in at 100.0% despite a lower 4.8% championship number.

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