Braves Playoff Picture: Chances, Bracket, Seed for 2026

Atlanta Braves' Ronald Acuña Jr. (13) celebrates a win after the 10th inning of a baseball game against the New York Mets Tuesday, June 17, 2025, in Atlanta.
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The 2026 MLB postseason is scheduled to begin on Tuesday, Sept. 29. Here’s where the Atlanta Braves sit in the current MLB playoff picture:

Braves Playoff Chances

The Braves’ playoff odds are off the board, as they have a high chance of making it.

Check out how the Braves’ postseason odds compare in the NL East:

  • Braves: OTB
  • Phillies: -10000
  • Marlins: +2500
  • Mets: OTB
  • Nationals: OTB

Braves Playoff Seed

If the season ended today, the Braves would be the No. 3 seed in the National League. They’d face the No. 6 Arizona Diamondbacks in a best-of-three wild-card series.

Here’s a look at the current NL bracket:

Last Time the Braves Made the Playoffs

The Braves made the playoffs in 2024, marking their seventh straight postseason appearance. Atlanta lost to the San Diego Padres in the NL Wild Card.

The Braves won the World Series in 2021 and reached the NLCS as a Wild Card team in 2020.

Braves Playoff History

YearRoundOpponentResult
2024NLWCPadresLost, 2-0
2023NLDSPhilliesLost, 3-1
2022NLDSPhilliesLost, 3-1
2021World SeriesAstrosWon, 4-2
2021NLCSDodgersWon, 4-2
2021NLDSBrewersWon, 3-1
2020NLCSDodgersLost, 4-3
2020NLDSMarlinsWon, 3-0
2020NLWCRedsWon, 2-0
2019NLDSCardinalsLost, 3-2
2018NLDSDodgersLost, 3-1
2013NLDSDodgersLost, 3-1
2012NLWCCardinalsLost, 1-0
2010NLDSGiantsLost, 3-1
2005NLDSAstrosLost, 3-1
2004NLDSAstrosLost, 3-2
2003NLDSCubsLost, 3-2
2002NLDSGiantsLost, 3-2
2001NLCSDiamondbacksLost, 4-1
2001NLDSAstrosWon, 3-0
2000NLDSCardinalsLost, 3-0
1999World SeriesYankeesLost, 4-0
1999NLCSMetsWon, 4-2
1999NLDSAstrosWon, 3-1
1998NLCSPadresLost, 4-2
1998NLDSCubsWon, 3-0
1997NLCSMarlinsLost, 4-2
1997NLDSAstrosWon, 3-0
1996World SeriesYankeesLost, 4-2
1996NLCSCardinalsWon, 4-3
1996NLDSDodgersWon, 3-0
1995World SeriesClevelandWon, 4-2
1995NLCSRedsWon, 4-0
1995NLDSRockiesWon, 3-1
1993NLCSPhilliesLost, 4-2
1992World SeriesBlue JaysLost, 4-2
1992NLCSPiratesWon, 4-3
1991World SeriesTwinsLost, 4-3
1991NLCSPiratesWon, 4-3
1982NLCSCardinalsLost, 3-0
1969NLCSMetsLost, 3-0
1958World SeriesYankeesLost, 4-3
1957World SeriesYankeesWon, 4-3
1948World SeriesClevelandLost, 4-2
1914World SeriesPhiladelphia A'sWon, 4-0

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Shane Thurston is a Web Content Writer for BetMGM, covering MLB and NBA. After graduating from the University of Kansas, his previous stops include MLB.com, Lawrence Journal-World, Manhattan Mercury, Bet Chicago Sports, WynnBET, and Sportsbook Review.