Major League Baseball’s postseason kicked off Friday and, for the first time in league history, features 12 teams, a product of the new collective bargaining agreement that saw the owners and players agree to an additional “Wild Card Series.” Said series will see the superior team host a best-of-three series. The top two seeds in each league, meanwhile, receive byes.
Once teams clear the Wild Card Series, the playoffs will resemble their traditional selves: a best-of-five Division Series and then best-of-seven League Championship Series before the best-of-seven World Series.
Below you’ll find the schedule and results for every round of the postseason.
2022 MLB playoff bracket
CBS Sports
Wild Card Series schedule (best-of-three)
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Friday, Oct. 7 |
Game 1: Guardians vs. Rays |
KEY 2, TB 1 |
ESPN |
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Game 1: Cardinals vs. Phillies |
2:07 p.m. ET |
ABC |
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Game 1: Blue Jays vs. Mariners |
4:07 p.m. ET |
ESPN |
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Game 1: Mets vs. padres |
8:07 p.m. ET |
ESPN |
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Saturday, Oct. 8 |
Game 2: Guardians vs. Rays |
12:07 p.m. ET |
ESPN2 |
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Game 2: Blue Jays vs. Mariners |
4:07 p.m. ET |
ESPN |
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Game 2: Mets vs. padres |
7:37 p.m. ET |
ESPN |
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Game 2: Cardinals vs. Phillies |
8:37 p.m. ET |
ESPN2 |
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Sunday, Oct. 9 |
Game 3: Blue Jays vs. Mariners (if nec.) |
2:07 p.m. ET |
ABC |
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Game 3: Guardians vs. Rays (yew nec.) |
4:07 p.m. ET |
ESPN |
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Game 3: Mets vs. Padres (yew nec.) |
7:37 p.m. ET |
ESPN |
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Game 3: Cardinals vs. Phillies (yew nec.) |
8:37 p.m. ET |
ESPN2 |
League Division Series
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Tuesday, Oct. 11 |
Game 1: Braves vs. TBD |
Fox gold FS1 |
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Game 1: Dodgers vs. TBD |
Fox gold FS1 |
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Game 1: Yankees vs. TBD |
TBS |
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Game 1: Astros vs. TBD |
TBS |
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Wed., Oct. 12 |
Game 2: Braves vs. TBD |
Fox gold FS1 |
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Game 2: Dodgers vs. TBD |
Fox gold FS1 |
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Thursday, Oct. 13 |
Game 2: Yankees vs. TBD |
TBS |
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Game 2: Astros vs. TBD |
TBS |
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Friday, Oct. 14 |
Game 3: Braves vs. TBD |
FS1 |
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Game 3: Dodgers vs. TBD |
FS1 |
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Saturday, Oct. 15 |
Game 4: Braves vs. TBD (yew nec.) |
FS1 |
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Game 4: Dodgers vs. TBD (yew nec.) |
FS1 |
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Game 3: Yankees vs. TBD |
TBS |
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Game 3: Astros vs. TBD |
TBS |
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Sunday, Oct. 16 |
Game 4: Yankees vs. TBD (yew nec.) |
TBS |
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Game 4: Astros vs. TBD 4 (yew nec.) |
TBS |
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Game 5: Braves vs. TBD (yew nec.) |
FS1 |
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Game 5: Dodgers vs. TBD (yew nec.) |
FS1 |
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Monday, Oct. 17 |
Game 5: Yankees vs. TBD (yew nec.) |
TBS |
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Game 5: Astros vs. TBD (yew nec.) |
TBS |
League Championship Series
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Tuesday, Oct. 18 |
NLCS, Game 1 |
Fox gold FS1 |
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Wednesday, Oct. 19 |
NLCS, Game 2 |
Fox gold FS1 |
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ALCS, Game 1 |
TBS |
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Thursday, Oct. 20 |
ALCS, Game 2 |
TBS |
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Friday, Oct. 21 |
NLCS, Game 3 |
FS1 |
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Saturday, Oct. 22 |
NLCS, Game 4 |
Fox gold FS1 |
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ALCS, Game 3 |
TBS |
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Sunday, Oct. 23 |
NLCS, Game 5 (if nec.) |
FS1 |
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NLCS, Game 4 |
TBS |
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Monday, Oct. 24 |
NLCS, Game 6 (if nec.) |
FS1 |
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ALCS, Game 5 (if nec.) |
TBS |
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Tuesday, Oct. 25 |
NLCS, Game 7 (if nec.) |
Fox and FS1 |
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ALCS, Game 6 (if nec.) |
TBS |
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Wednesday, Oct. 26 |
ALCS, Game 7 (if nec.) |
TBS |
World Series
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Friday, Oct. 28 |
Game 1 |
fox |
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Saturday, Oct. 29 |
Game 2 |
fox |
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Sunday, Oct. 30 |
Travel Day |
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Monday, Oct. 31 |
Game 3 |
fox |
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Tue., Nov. 1 |
Game 4 |
fox |
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Wednesday, Nov. 2 |
Game 5 (if nec.) |
fox |
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Thursday, Nov. 3 |
Travel Day |
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Friday, Nov. 4 |
Game 6 (if nec.) |
fox |
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Saturday, Nov. 5 |
Game 7 (if nec.) |
fox |
