2026 MLB postseason

2026 MLB Postseason

The bracket, every series and every game, from the Wild Card Series to the World Series. Schedule and results from the MLB Stats API (MLB Advanced Media), checked hourly in October.

RoundWild Card Seriesfrom Sep 29
Teams left12still playing
Series decided0 of 11best-of-3, 5 and 7
ChampionNot decidedWorld Series from Oct 23
01 // 2026 bracketChecked Sep 28, 4:04 AM ET
Wild Card Series
  1. CWS vs HOU AL Wild Card A
    Game 1 Tue, Sep 29
  2. BOS vs NYY AL Wild Card B
    Game 1 Tue, Sep 29
  3. PHI vs ATL NL Wild Card A
    Game 1 Tue, Sep 29
  4. CHC vs SD NL Wild Card B
    Game 1 Tue, Sep 29
Division Series
  1. NYY/BOS vs TB ALDS A
    Game 1 Sat, Oct 3
  2. HOU/CWS vs CLE ALDS B
    Game 1 Sat, Oct 3
  3. SD/CHC vs MIL NLDS A
    Game 1 Sat, Oct 3
  4. ATL/PHI vs LAD NLDS B
    Game 1 Sat, Oct 3
Championship Series
  1. TBD vs TBD ALCS
    Game 1 Mon, Oct 12
  2. TBD vs TBD NLCS
    Game 1 Sun, Oct 11
World Series
  1. TBD vs TBD World Series
    Game 1 Fri, Oct 23

Still playing: ATL · BOS · CHC · CLE · CWS · HOU · LAD · MIL · NYY · PHI · SD · TB. Postseason games do not count in season-long fantasy leagues.

02 // Every gameAway @ home, Eastern dates; "if needed" games drop off when a series ends
Tue, Sep 29AL Wild Card A1CWS @ HOUScheduled
Tue, Sep 29AL Wild Card B1BOS @ NYYScheduled
Tue, Sep 29NL Wild Card A1PHI @ ATLScheduled
Tue, Sep 29NL Wild Card B1CHC @ SDScheduled
Wed, Sep 30AL Wild Card A2CWS @ HOUScheduled
Wed, Sep 30AL Wild Card B2BOS @ NYYScheduled
Wed, Sep 30NL Wild Card A2PHI @ ATLScheduled
Wed, Sep 30NL Wild Card B2CHC @ SDScheduled
Thu, Oct 1AL Wild Card A3 if neededCWS @ HOUScheduled
Thu, Oct 1AL Wild Card B3 if neededBOS @ NYYScheduled
Thu, Oct 1NL Wild Card A3 if neededPHI @ ATLScheduled
Thu, Oct 1NL Wild Card B3 if neededCHC @ SDScheduled
Sat, Oct 3ALDS A1NYY/BOS @ TBScheduled
Sat, Oct 3ALDS B1HOU/CWS @ CLEScheduled
Sat, Oct 3NLDS A1SD/CHC @ MILScheduled
Sat, Oct 3NLDS B1ATL/PHI @ LADScheduled
Sun, Oct 4NLDS A2SD/CHC @ MILScheduled
Sun, Oct 4NLDS B2ATL/PHI @ LADScheduled
Mon, Oct 5ALDS A2NYY/BOS @ TBScheduled
Mon, Oct 5ALDS B2HOU/CWS @ CLEScheduled
Tue, Oct 6NLDS A3MIL @ SD/CHCScheduled
Tue, Oct 6NLDS B3LAD @ ATL/PHIScheduled
Wed, Oct 7ALDS A3TB @ NYY/BOSScheduled
Wed, Oct 7ALDS B3CLE @ HOU/CWSScheduled
Wed, Oct 7NLDS A4 if neededMIL @ SD/CHCScheduled
Wed, Oct 7NLDS B4 if neededLAD @ ATL/PHIScheduled
Thu, Oct 8ALDS A4 if neededTB @ NYY/BOSScheduled
Thu, Oct 8ALDS B4 if neededCLE @ HOU/CWSScheduled
Fri, Oct 9NLDS A5 if neededSD/CHC @ MILScheduled
Fri, Oct 9NLDS B5 if neededATL/PHI @ LADScheduled
Sat, Oct 10ALDS A5 if neededNYY/BOS @ TBScheduled
Sat, Oct 10ALDS B5 if neededHOU/CWS @ CLEScheduled
Sun, Oct 11NLCS1TBD @ TBDScheduled
Mon, Oct 12ALCS1TBD @ TBDScheduled
Mon, Oct 12NLCS2TBD @ TBDScheduled
Tue, Oct 13ALCS2TBD @ TBDScheduled
Wed, Oct 14NLCS3TBD @ TBDScheduled
Thu, Oct 15ALCS3TBD @ TBDScheduled
Thu, Oct 15NLCS4TBD @ TBDScheduled
Fri, Oct 16ALCS4TBD @ TBDScheduled
Fri, Oct 16NLCS5 if neededTBD @ TBDScheduled
Sat, Oct 17ALCS5 if neededTBD @ TBDScheduled
Sun, Oct 18NLCS6 if neededTBD @ TBDScheduled
Mon, Oct 19ALCS6 if neededTBD @ TBDScheduled
Mon, Oct 19NLCS7 if neededTBD @ TBDScheduled
Tue, Oct 20ALCS7 if neededTBD @ TBDScheduled
Fri, Oct 23World Series1TBD @ TBDScheduled
Sat, Oct 24World Series2TBD @ TBDScheduled
Mon, Oct 26World Series3TBD @ TBDScheduled
Tue, Oct 27World Series4TBD @ TBDScheduled
Wed, Oct 28World Series5 if neededTBD @ TBDScheduled
Fri, Oct 30World Series6 if neededTBD @ TBDScheduled
Sat, Oct 31World Series7 if neededTBD @ TBDScheduled
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