A Magic Number in baseball parlance is the distance a team is from clinching a spot in the playoffs. Right now the Padres Magic Number is 10. When it reaches zero, they are in the postseason.

This year, that ‘magic number’ Americans believe they’ll need to retire comfortably is $1.26 million, according to Northwest Mutual’s 2025 Planning & Progress Study.

Americans' "magic number" to retire comfortably in 2025 is $1.26 million – which is $200,000 less than what was reported last year, according to a new study. The research, published by ...

A team's magic number represents the combination of wins needed by that team and losses by its closest competitor to clinch a given goal. Every time a team wins, its magic number decreases by one.

What is the Guardians’ magic number? The Guardians have secured a first-round bye and an automatic spot in the AL Division Series ahead of Houston. Cleveland still has a chance for the No. 1 ...

The New York Mets magic number is nearing single-digits for the playoff but the NL East race with the Braves is only getting tighter.