National League East

Current members • Atlanta Braves – Joined in ; formerly of the NL West • Miami Marlins – Joined in as an expansion team (originally as the Florida Marlins) • New York Mets – Founding member • Philadelphia Phillies – Founding member • Washington Nationals – Founding member (originally as the Montreal Expos in 1969) Former members • Chicago Cubs – Founding member, moved to the NL Central in 1994. • Pittsburgh Pirates – Founding member, moved to the NL Central in 1994. • St. Louis Cardinals – Founding member, moved to the NL Central in 1994. Membership timeline Place cursor over year for division champ or World Series team. : The creation of the division with the expansion of the league – with the Expos added. : Florida Marlins added in the 1993 expansion : The Atlanta Braves moved in from the NL West, and the Chicago Cubs, Pittsburgh Pirates, and St. Louis Cardinals moved into newly created National League Central : The Montreal Expos relocated to Washington, D.C., becoming the Washington Nationals : The Florida Marlins relocated from Miami Gardens, Florida to Miami and changed their name to the Miami Marlins ==Champions by year==

• Team names link to the season in which each team played † – Due to the 1981 Major League Baseball strike, the season was split. Montreal won the second half and defeated first-half champion Philadelphia (59–48) in the postseason. § – Due to the 1994–95 Major League Baseball strike starting August 12, no official winner was awarded. Montreal was leading at the strike. †† – Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the season was shortened to 60 games. By virtue of the eight-team postseason format used for that season, division runner-up Miami (30–29, .508) also qualified for the playoffs. ††† – The Braves and Mets finished tied for first place with identical records. The Braves were declared division winners, due to having won the season series against the Mets, and the Mets received the wild card berth. ==Other postseason teams==

• – Defeated the Cincinnati Reds in a one-game playoff for the Wild Card, 5–0. • – From 2012 to 2019, and in 2021, the Wild Card was expanded to two teams. Those teams faced each other in the Wild Card Game to determine the final participant in the National League Division Series. In 2020 only, eight teams, including the three division winners, played in a best-of-three Wild Card Series, with the winners advancing to the Division Series. Starting in 2022, the Wild Card field was increased to three teams, and along with the lowest-ranked division winner, qualified for the best-of-three Wild Card Series to determine the remaining two slots in the Division Series. ††† – In 2022, the Braves and Mets finished tied for first place with identical 101–61 records. The Braves were declared division winners, due to having won the season series against the Mets, and the Mets received the wild card berth. †††† – In 2024, the Braves and Mets finished tied for the second wild card berth with identical 89–73 records. The Braves won the second wild card berth, due to having won the season series against the Mets, and the Mets received the third wild card berth. ==Season results==

;Notes and Tiebreakers • New York and Cincinnati of the National League Central were tied for the wild-card berth and played in a tie-breaker game. The Mets won 5–0 to claim the wild-card spot. • Atlanta and St. Louis of the National League Central were tied for the second and third seed, but the Braves were relegated to the third seed by losing the season series 4–3. • New York and San Francisco of the National League West were tied for both wild-card berths, but the Mets claimed the first wild-card spot by winning the season series 4–3. • Atlanta and New York were tied for the division title, but the Braves claimed the National League East title by winning the season series 10–9. • Miami and Arizona of the National League West were tied for the fifth seed and the second wild-card berth, but the Marlins claimed the second wild-card spot by winning the season series 4–2. • Atlanta, New York and Arizona of the National League West were tied for the fifth seed and the second wild card berth, but the Braves claimed the second wild card spot by winning the season series 7–6 over the Mets, and the Mets claimed the third wild card spot by winning the season series 4–3 over the Diamondbacks. The Diamondbacks also lost to the Braves 5–2 in their season series. • New York and Cincinnati of the National League Central were tied for the sixth seed and the third wild card berth, but the Reds claimed the third wild card spot by winning the season series 4–2 ==NL East statistics==

• – Won division via tiebreaker indicates no longer in division since 1994 :Totals updated through conclusion of the 2024 postseason. ==Rivalries==

• Braves–Mets rivalry • Mets–Phillies rivalry • Nationals–Phillies rivalry ==See also==