The 2024 Major League Baseball postseason is here, and the first round has concluded. The New York Mets advanced to the National League Division Series after an exciting win over the Milwaukee Brewers. They will now face the Philadelphia Phillies in the next round. The divisional round series is set to begin on Saturday.
In the other NLDS matchup, the Los Angeles Dodgers will take on the San Diego Padres. On the American League side, the New York Yankees are up against the Kansas City Royals, while the Cleveland Guardians are set to play the Detroit Tigers. Check out the complete playoff bracket here.
This week saw the elimination of the Houston Astros, Baltimore Orioles, Atlanta Braves, and Milwaukee Brewers in the Wild Card Series, reducing the playoff field from 12 teams to eight.
Just a reminder, the 12-team playoff bracket consists of four rounds. The Wild Card Series featured eight teams in a best-of-three format, with the No. 3 and No. 4 seeds hosting the No. 6 and No. 5 seeds in each league. The top two seeds in each league earned byes to the League Division Series, which kicks off on October 5th.
The 2024 World Series is scheduled to begin on either October 25th or October 22nd, with the start date moving up if both the ALCS and NLCS wrap up in five games or less.
For a detailed look at the schedule and matchups for the 2024 postseason, refer to the information below.
2024 MLB playoff schedule
Wild Card Series
Tuesday, Oct. 1
AL Wild Card Series Game 1: Tigers 3, Astros 1 (Detroit leads 1-0)
AL Wild Card Series Game 1: Royals 1, Orioles 0 (Kansas City leads 1-0)
NL Wild Card Series Game 1: Mets 8, Brewers 4 (New York leads 1-0)
NL Wild Card Series Game 1: Padres 4, Braves 0 (San Diego leads 1-0)
Wednesday, Oct. 2
AL Wild Card Series Game 2: Tigers 5, Astros 2 (Detroit wins 2-0)
AL Wild Card Series Game 2: Royals 2, Orioles 1 (Kansas City wins 2-0)
NL Wild Card Series Game 2: Brewers 5, Mets 3 (Series tied 1-1)
NL Wild Card Series Game 2: Padres 5, Braves 4 (San Diego wins 2-0)
Tuesday, Oct. 3
NL Wild Card Series Game 3: Mets 4, Brewers 2 (New York wins 2-1)
Division Series
Saturday, Oct. 5
ALDS Game 1: Guardians vs. Tigers, 1:08 p.m., TBS
NLDS Game 1: Phillies vs. Mets, 4:08 p.m., Fox, Fubo (Try for free)
ALDS Game 1: Yankees vs. Royals, 6:38 p.m., TBS
NLDS Game 1: Dodgers vs. Padres, 8:38 p.m., Fox, Fubo (Try for free)
Sunday, Oct. 6
NLDS Game 2: Phillies vs. Mets, 4:08 p.m., FS1, Fubo (Try for free)
NLDS Game 2: Dodgers vs. Padres, 8:03 p.m., FS1, Fubo (Try for free)
Monday, Oct. 7
ALDS Game 2: Guardians vs. Tigers, 4:08 p.m., TBS
ALDS Game 2: Yankees vs. Royals, 7:38 p.m., TBS
Tuesday, Oct. 8
NLDS Game 3: Mets vs. Phillies
NLDS Game 3: Padres vs. Dodgers
Wednesday, Oct. 9
ALDS Game 3: Tigers vs. Guardians
ALDS Game 3: Royals vs. Yankees
*NLDS Game 4: Mets vs. Phillies
*NLDS Game 4: Padres vs. Dodgers
Thursday, Oct. 10
*ALDS Game 4: Tigers vs. Guardians
*ALDS Game 4: Royals vs. Yankees
Friday, Oct. 11
*NLDS Game 5: Phillies vs. Mets
*NLDS Game 5: Dodgers vs. Padres
Saturday, Oct. 12
*ALDS Game 5: Guardians vs. Tigers
*ALDS Game 5: Yankees vs. Royals
*-if necessary
Championship Series
Sunday, Oct. 13
NLCS Game 1: TBD vs. TBD
Monday, Oct. 14
ALCS Game 1: TBD vs. TBD
NLCS Game 2: TBD vs. TBD
Tuesday, Oct. 15
ALCS Game 2: TBD vs. TBD
Wednesday, Oct. 16
NLCS Game 3: TBD vs. TBD
Thursday, Oct. 17
ALCS Game 3: TBD vs. TBD
NLCS Game 4: TBD vs. TBD
Friday, Oct. 18
ALCS Game 4: TBD vs. TBD
*NLCS Game 5: TBD vs. TBD
Saturday, Oct. 19
*ALCS Game 5: TBD vs. TBD
Sunday, Oct. 20
*NLCS Game 6: TBD vs. TBD
Monday, Oct 21
*ALCS Game 6: TBD vs. TBD
*NLCS Game 7: TBD vs. TBD
Tuesday, Oct. 22
*ALCS Game 7: TBD vs. TBD
*-if necessary
World Series
(The 2024 World Series schedule is subject to change. Every game would be moved up by three days if both the ALCS and NLCS end in five games or less.)
Friday, Oct. 25
World Series Game 1: TBD vs. TBD
Saturday, Oct. 26
World Series Game 2: TBD vs. TBD
Monday, Oct. 28
World Series Game 3: TBD vs. TBD
Tuesday, Oct. 29
World Series Game 4: TBD vs. TBD
Wednesday, Oct. 30
*World Series Game 5: TBD vs. TBD
Friday, Nov. 1
*World Series Game 6: TBD vs. TBD
Saturday, Nov. 2
*World Series Game 7: TBD vs. TBD
*-if necessary
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