With the regular season wrapped up on Sunday, all 12 teams headed into the postseason have secured their spot. The Rays held off the Yankees to win the AL East and secure the American League's best record and a bye straight to the ALDS. The No. 4 seed Yankees will take on their division rivals, the No. 5 Red Sox, in the other Wild Card Series.
Elsewhere, the Guardians squeaked past the White Sox to earn the AL Central title and the other bye. The Astros took the third division title, the AL West, and will open the Wild Card Series against the No. 6-seeded Guardians. In the National League, the Brewers and the reigning champion Dodgers both earned byes out of the NL Central and NL West, respectively.
The Braves won the NL East and will face the No. 6-seeded Phillies, who barely hung on to their playoff berth after an ugly final week, in the Wild Card Series. The No. 4-seeded Padres host the second Wild Card Series against the No. 5 Cubs. Below is a look at the full 2026 MLB playoff bracket.
Tuesday, Sept. 29AL Wild Card Series Game 1: Phillies @ Braves, 2 p.m., NBC/PeacockAL Wild Card Series Game 1: White Sox @ Astros, 5 p.m., Peacock/NBCSNNL Wild Card Series Game 1: Red Sox @ Yankees, 8 p.m., NBC/PeacockNL Wild Card Series Game 1: Cubs @ Padres, 10 p.m., Peacock/NBCSN Wednesday, Sept. 30AL Wild Card Series Game 2: Phillies @ Braves, 2 p.m., NBC/PeacockAL Wild Card Series Game 2: White Sox @ Astros, 5 p.m., Peacock/NBCSNNL Wild Card Series Game 2: Red Sox @ Yankees, 8 p.m., NBC/PeacockNL Wild Card Series Game 2: Cubs @ Padres, 10 p.m., Peacock/NBCSN Thursday, Oct. 1AL Wild Card Series Game 3*: Phillies @ Braves, 2 p.m., NBC/PeacockAL Wild Card Series Game 3*: White Sox @ Astros, 5 p.m., Peacock/NBCSNNL Wild Card Series Game 3*: Red Sox @ Yankees, 8 p.m., NBC/PeacockNL Wild Card Series Game 3*: Cubs @ Padres, 10 p.m., Peacock/NBCSNGame times subject to change based on Game 3 schedule. Saturday, Oct. 3ALDS Game 1: TBS, truTV, HBO MaxALDS Game 1: TBS, truTV, HBO MaxNLDS Game 1: Fox/FS1/Fox DeportesNLDS Game 1: Fox/FS1/Fox Deportes Sunday, Oct. 4NLDS Game 2: Fox/FS1/Fox DeportesNLDS Game 2: Fox/FS1/Fox Deportes Monday, Oct. 5ALDS Game 2: TBS, truTV, HBO MaxALDS Game 2: TBS, truTV, HBO Max Tuesday, Oct. 6NLDS Game 3: Fox/FS1/Fox DeportesNLDS Game 3: Fox/FS1/Fox Deportes Wednesday, Oct. 7ALDS Game 3: TBS, truTV, HBO MaxALDS Game 3: TBS, truTV, HBO MaxNLDS Game 4*: Fox/FS1/Fox DeportesNLDS Game 4*: Fox/FS1/Fox Deportes Thursday, Oct. 8ALDS Game 4*: TBS, truTV, HBO MaxALDS Game 4*: TBS, truTV, HBO Max Friday, Oct. 9NLDS Game 5*: Fox/FS1/Fox DeportesNLDS Game 5*: Fox/FS1/Fox Deportes Saturday, Oct. 10ALDS Game 5*: TBS, truTV, HBO MaxALDS Game 5*: TBS, truTV, HBO Max Sunday, Oct. 11NLCS Game 1: Fox/FS1/Fox Deportes Monday, Oct. 12ALCS Game 1: TBS, truTV, HBO MaxNLCS Game 2: Fox/FS1/Fox Deportes Tuesday, Oct. 13ALCS Game 2: TBS, truTV, HBO Max Wednesday, Oct. 14NLCS Game 3: Fox/FS1/Fox Deportes Thursday, Oct. 15ALCS Game 3: TBS, truTV, HBO MaxNLCS Game 4: Fox/FS1/Fox Deportes Friday, Oct. 16ALCS Game 4: TBS, truTV, HBO MaxNLCS Game 5*: Fox/FS1/Fox Deportes Saturday, Oct. 17ALCS Game 5*: TBS, truTV, HBO Max Sunday, Oct. 18NLCS Game 6*: Fox/FS1/Fox Deportes Monday, Oct. 19ALCS Game 6*: TBS, truTV, HBO MaxNLCS Game 7*: Fox/FS1/Fox Deportes Tuesday, Oct. 20ALCS Game 7*: TBS, truTV, HBO Max Friday, Oct. 23World Series Game 1: Fox/Fox Deportes Saturday, Oct. 24World Series Game 2: Fox/Fox Deportes Monday, Oct. 25World Series Game 3: Fox/Fox Deportes Tuesday, Oct. 27World Series Game 4: Fox/Fox Deportes Wednesday, Oct. 28World Series Game 5*: Fox/Fox Deportes Friday, Oct. 30World Series Game 6*: Fox/Fox Deportes Saturday, Oct. 31World Series Game 7*: Fox/Fox Deportes
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