| MLB Closer Depth Chart | Updated 9/8/2026 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMERICAN LEAGUE | ||||
| Team | Closer | 1st in Line | 2nd in Line | Tendency |
| BAL | Andrew Kittredge | Yennier Cano | Rico Garcia | Primary Share |
| BOS | Aroldis Chapman | Garrett Whitlock | Erik Miller | Mostly Linear |
| NYY | David Bednar | Paul Blackburn | Brent Headrick | Mostly Linear |
| TB | Bryan Baker | Tyler Wells | Kevin Kelly | Mostly Linear |
| TOR | Louis Varland | Tyler Rogers | Mason Fluharty | Mostly Linear |
| CHW | *Grant Taylor | *Bryan Hudson | Sean Newcomb | Shared Saves |
| CLE | Cade Smith | Hunter Gaddis | Erik Sabrowski | Linear |
| DET | Kenley Jansen | Jacob Waguespack | Drew Sommers | Preferred Share |
| KC | *Steven Cruz | *Nate Pearson | Craig Kimbrel | Shared Saves |
| MIN | Yoendrys Gómez | Jeff Hoffman | A.J. Minter | Primary Share |
| ATH | Hogan Harris | Luis Medina | Hogan Harris | Preferred Share |
| HOU | Josh Hader | Bryan Abreu | A.J. Blubaugh | Mostly Linear |
| LAA | Ben Joyce | Ryan Watson | Tayler Saucedo | Preferred Share |
| SEA | Andrés Muñoz | Eduard Bazardo | Gabe Speier | Mostly Linear |
| TEX | Jacob Latz | Jakob Junis | Tyler Alexander | Mostly Linear |
| NATIONAL LEAGUE | ||||
| Team | Closer | 1st in Line | 2nd in Line | Tendency |
| ATL | Raisel Iglesias | Didier Fuentes | Dylan Lee | Linear |
| MIA | *Calvin Faucher | *Michael Petersen | Josh Ekness | Shared Saves |
| NYM | Kodai Senga | Daniel Duarte | Nate Lavender | Preferred Share |
| PHI | Jhoan Duran | Jonathan Bowlan | Alex McFarlane | Mostly Linear |
| WAS | *Clayton Beeter | *Erik Tolman | Yovanny Cruz | Fluid |
| CHC | Jacob Webb | Ryan Zeferjahn | Ryan Rolison | Preferred Share |
| CIN | Emilio Pagán | Brock Burke | Graham Ashcraft | Mostly Linear |
| MIL | Trevor Megill | Abner Uribe | Aaron Ashby | Mostly Linear |
| PIT | Mason Montgomery | Luke Weaver | Gregory Soto | Preferred Share |
| STL | Riley O’Brien | George Soriano | Ryne Stanek | Mostly Linear |
| ARI | *Juan Morillo | *Brandyn Garcia | *Kevin Ginkel | Fluid |
| COL | Jordan Romano | Brennan Bernardino | Jaden Hill | Mostly Linear |
| LAD | Tanner Scott | Edgardo Henriquez | Jack Dreyer | Preferred Share |
| SD | Mason Miller | Adrian Morejon | Bradgley Rodriguez | Linear |
| SF | Dylan Smith | Trent Harris | Jason Foley | Primary Share |
* = closer-by-committee