MLB releases 2025 postseason schedule
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Major League Baseball released the schedule for the 2025 postseason Tuesday.
This year's playoffs will begin with all four wild-card series on Sept. 30. The best-of-five division series get going on Oct. 4, with the World Series slated to start on Oct. 24. If this year's World Series goes to a Game 7, it would be played on Nov. 1.
Here's a look at the full schedule:
Wild-card series
| Date | Series | Network |
|---|---|---|
| Sept. 30 | AL Wild-Card Series A Game 1 | ESPN |
| AL Wild-Card Series B Game 1 | ESPN | |
| NL Wild-Card Series A Game 1 | ESPN | |
| NL Wild-Card Series B Game 1 | ESPN | |
| Oct. 1 | AL Wild-Card Series A Game 2 | ESPN |
| AL Wild-Card Series B Game 2 | ESPN | |
| NL Wild-Card Series A Game 2 | ESPN | |
| NL Wild-Card Series B Game 2 | ESPN | |
| Oct. 2 | AL Wild-Card Series A Game 3* | ESPN |
| AL Wild-Card Series B Game 3* | ESPN | |
| NL Wild-Card Series A Game 3* | ESPN | |
| NL Wild-Card Series B Game 3* | ESPN |
* - if necessary
League Division Series
| Date | Series | Network |
|---|---|---|
| Oct. 4 | ALDS A Game 1 | Fox/FS1 |
| ALDS B Game 1 | Fox/FS1 | |
| NLDS A Game 1 | TBS/truTV/HBO Max | |
| NLDS B Game 1 | TBS/truTV/HBO Max | |
| Oct. 5 | ALDS A Game 2 | Fox/FS1 |
| ALDS B Game 2 | Fox/FS1 | |
| Oct. 6 | NLDS A Game 2 | TBS/truTV/HBO Max |
| NLDS B Game 2 | TBS/truTV/HBO Max | |
| Oct. 7 | ALDS A Game 3 | Fox/FS1 |
| ALDS B Game 3 | Fox/FS1 | |
| Oct. 8 | NLDS A Game 3 | TBS/truTV/HBO Max |
| NLDS B Game 3 | TBS/truTV/HBO Max | |
| ALDS A Game 4* | Fox/FS1 | |
| ALDS B Game 4* | Fox/FS1 | |
| Oct. 9 | NLDS A Game 4* | TBS/truTV/HBO Max |
| NLDS B Game 4* | TBS/truTV/HBO Max | |
| Oct. 10 | ALDS A Game 5* | Fox/FS1 |
| ALDS B Game 5* | Fox/FS1 | |
| Oct. 11 | NLDS A Game 5* | TBS/truTV/HBO Max |
| NLDS B Game 5* | TBS/truTV/HBO Max |
* - if necessary
League Championship Series
| Date | Series | Network |
|---|---|---|
| Oct. 12 | ALCS Game 1 | Fox/FS1 |
| Oct. 13 | NLCS Game 1 | TBS/truTV/HBO Max |
| ALCS Game 2 | Fox/FS1 | |
| Oct. 14 | NLCS Game 2 | TBS/truTV/HBO Max |
| Oct. 15 | ALCS Game 3 | Fox/FS1 |
| Oct. 16 | NLCS Game 3 | TBS/truTV/HBO Max |
| ALCS Game 4 | Fox/FS1 | |
| Oct. 17 | NLCS Game 4 | TBS/truTV/HBO Max |
| ALCS Game 5* | Fox/FS1 | |
| Oct. 18 | NLCS Game 5* | TBS/truTV/HBO Max |
| Oct. 19 | ALCS Game 6* | Fox/FS1 |
| Oct. 20 | NLCS Game 6* | TBS/truTV/HBO Max |
| ALCS Game 7* | Fox/FS1 | |
| Oct. 21 | NLCS Game 7* | TBS/truTV/HBO Max |
* - if necessary
World Series
| Date | Series | Network |
|---|---|---|
| Oct. 24 | Game 1 | Fox |
| Oct. 25 | Game 2 | Fox |
| Oct. 27 | Game 3 | Fox |
| Oct. 28 | Game 4 | Fox |
| Oct. 29 | Game 5* | Fox |
| Oct. 31 | Game 6* | Fox |
| Nov. 1 | Game 7* | Fox |
* - if necessary
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