NL Central: All Teams Winning, Playoff Race Heats Up

0:00It's April 21st. This is MLB News today baseball coverage powered by AI. The National League Central is on fire this season, with every single team sporting a winning record. That's the Reds at 14 wins and 8 losses, Cardinals 13 and 8, Paris 13 and 9, and both the Cubs and Brewers at 12, and 9. No other division of Major League Baseball can claim that right now. It's wild because last year three teams from this division made the playoffs, and now they're all pacing strong early on. The so-called worst teams, Milwaukee and Chicago sit at 0.571, which would put them atop divisions like the American League Central or West if they jumped over. Fans are buzzing about this tight race where everyone's good, making every series a battle. Historically, it's super rare. No division since 1969 has finished with all teams over 500, and only twice have they all hit. Exactly 500 or better, last in 2005, with the NL East. Digging deeper, teams on this pace, like a projected 93 wins,

1:05almost always snag playoff spots, nearly 90% in the divisional era. In NL Central history, only one squad with that kind of record missed out, back in 1999. This setup has the whole league watching, as any of these crews could surge or stumble, keeping the central, the spot to watch all summer long.