| MLB Closer Depth Chart | Updated 8/31/2026 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Garrett Cleavinger | 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 | Alex Lange | Shared Saves |
| MIN | Yoendrys Gómez | Andrew Morris | Jeff Hoffman | Primary Share |
| ATH | *Hogan Harris | *Elvis Alvarado | Luis Medina | Shared Saves |
| HOU | Josh Hader | Bryan Abreu | Steven Okert | 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 | Chase Silseth | 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 Eckness | Fluid |
| NYM | Kodai Senga | Daniel Duarte | Nate Lavender | Preferred Share |
| PHI | Jhoan Duran | Jonathan Bowlan | Orion Kerkering | Mostly Linear |
| WAS | *Orlando Ribalta | *Clayton Beeter | Tom Cosgrove | Fluid |
| CHC | Jacob Webb | Daniel Palencia | Ryan Zeferjahn | Preferred Share |
| CIN | Emilio Pagán | Brock Burke | Luis Mey | Mostly Linear |
| MIL | Trevor Megill | Abner Uribe | Aaron Ashby | Mostly Linear |
| PIT | Mason Montgomery | Luke Weaver | Gregory Soto | Preferred Share |
| STL | Riley O’Brien | Ryne Stanek | George Soriano | Mostly Linear |
| ARI | *Juan Morillo | *Brandyn Garcia | Kevin Ginkel | Shared Saves |
| COL | Jordan Romano | Jaden Hill | Brennan Bernardino | Mostly Linear |
| LAD | Tanner Scott | Edgardo Henriquez | Jack Dreyer | Preferred Share |
| SD | Mason Miller | Adrian Morejon | Bradgley Rodriguez | Linear |
| SF | *Dylan Smith | *Carson Seymour | Reiver Sanmartin | Shared Saves |
* = closer-by-committee