| MLB Closer Depth Chart | Updated 8/17/2026 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMERICAN LEAGUE | ||||
| Team | Closer | 1st in Line | 2nd in Line | Tendency |
| BAL | *Andrew Kittredge | *Yennier Cano | Rico Garcia | Shared Saves |
| BOS | Aroldis Chapman | Tyron Guerrero | Erik Miller | Mostly Linear |
| NYY | David Bednar | Paul Blackburn | Brent Headrick | Mostly Linear |
| TB | Bryan Baker | Garrett Cleavinger | Tyler Wells | Mostly Linear |
| TOR | Louis Varland | Tyler Rogers | Braydon Fisher | Mostly Linear |
| CHW | *Grant Taylor | *Bryan Hudson | *Sean Newcomb | Fluid |
| CLE | Cade Smith | Hunter Gaddis | Colin Holderman | Linear |
| DET | Kenley Jansen | Drew Sommers | Kyle Finnegan | Preferred Share |
| KC | Steven Cruz | Nate Pearson | John Schreiber | Preferred Share |
| MIN | Yoendrys Gómez | Andrew Morris | Jeff Hoffman | Primary Share |
| ATH | Hogan Harris | Luis Medina | Elvis Alvarado | Preferred Share |
| HOU | Josh Hader | Bryan Abreu | Steven Okert | Mostly Linear |
| LAA | *Ben Joyce | *Samy Natera Jr. | José Fermin | Shared Saves |
| SEA | Andrés Muñoz | Eduard Bazardo | Gabe Speier | Mostly Linear |
| TEX | Jacob Latz | Jakob Junis | Chase Silseth | Mostly Linear |
| NATIONAL LEAGUE | ||||
| Team | Closer | 1st in Line | 2nd in Line | Tendency |
| ATL | Raisel Iglesias | Didier Fuentes | Dylan Lee | Linear |
| MIA | Pete Fairbanks | Michael Petersen | Calvin Faucher | Hot Seat |
| NYM | Kodai Senga | Daniel Duarte | Nate Lavender | Preferred Share |
| PHI | Jhoan Duran | Jonathan Bowlan | Orion Kerkering | Mostly Linear |
| WAS | Clayton Beeter | Orlando Ribalta | Yovanny Cruz | Preferred Share |
| CHC | Jacob Webb | Ryan Zeferjahn | Ryan Rolison | Preferred Share |
| CIN | Emilio Pagán | Brock Burke | Tejay Antone | Mostly Linear |
| MIL | Trevor Megill | Chad Patrick | Aaron Ashby | Mostly Linear |
| PIT | *Mason Montgomery | *Luke Weaver | Gregory Soto | Shared Saves |
| STL | Riley O’Brien | Ryne Stanek | George Soriano | Mostly Linear |
| ARI | *Justin Martinez | *Brandyn Garcia | Juan Morillo | Shared Saves |
| COL | Jordan Romano | Juan Mejia | Brennan Bernardino | Mostly Linear |
| LAD | Edwin Díaz | Tanner Scott | Alex Vesia | Mostly Linear |
| SD | Mason Miller | Adrian Morejon | Jeremiah Estrada | Linear |
| SF | Dylan Smith | Keaton Winn | Sam Hentges | Preferred Share |
* = closer-by-committee