Major League Baseball's 2024 postseason has arrived. Fittingly, playoff baseball started on Oct. 1 this yr. Three groups have already been eradicated from the playoffs. The Tigers ousted the Astros on Wednesday, sweeping Houston within the best-of-three Wild Card Series. The Royals adopted swimsuit, ending a sweep of the Orioles in Baltimore. The Brewers beat the Mets to drive a Game 3 Thursday, however the Padres have been in a position to end the job and remove the Braves. The quartet of League Division Series will get began this Saturday (Oct. 5).
The playoff bracket was finalized Monday because the Mets and Braves claimed the ultimate two spots by splitting a doubleheader in Atlanta. The Mets will face the Brewers in Milwaukee this week, whereas the Braves traveled west for a date with the Padres. The O's and Royals are battling for the prospect to face the Yankees within the ALDS, whereas the winner of Tigers-Astros will play the Guardians. The Dodgers, Phillies, Yankees and Guardians all have byes to the LDS spherical and will discover out their opponents by Thursday evening.
As a reminder, the 12-team playoff bracket is damaged up into 4 rounds. Eight groups will play within the best-of-three Wild Card Series with the No. 3 and No. 4 seeds in every league internet hosting the No. 6 and No. 5 groups, respectively. The No. 1 and No. 2 seeds in every league earn byes to the League Division Series, which will get began on Saturday, Oct. 5.
The 2024 World Series will both begin on Friday, Oct. 25 or Tuesday, Oct. 22. The begin date will get moved up if each the ALCS and NLCS finish in 5 video games or much less.
Got it? Good. Below is the bracket and full schedule for the 2024 postseason. MLB introduced recreation occasions for the Wild Card Series on Sunday evening.
Keytron Jordan, CBS Sports
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: Brewers vs. Mets, 7:08 p.m., ESPN, Fubo (Try for free)
Division Series
Saturday, Oct. 5
ALDS Game 1: Guardians vs. Tigers, 1:08 p.m., TBS
NLDS Game 1: Phillies vs. TBD, 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. TBD, 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: TBD 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: TBD 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. TBD
*NLDS Game 5: Dodgers vs. Padres
Saturday, Oct. 12
*ALDS Game 5: Guardians vs. Tigers
*ALDS Game 5: Yankees vs. Royals
*-if vital
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 vital
World Series
(The 2024 World Series schedule is topic to alter. Every recreation can be moved up by three days if each the ALCS and NLCS finish in 5 video games or much 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 vital
