The 12-team MLB playoffs get started later this week with the best-of-three Wild Card Series
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Major League Baseball’s 2022 postseason is nearly here. The MLB regular season wraps up Wednesday (Oct. 5) and the expanded, 12-team playoffs get underway on Friday (Oct. 7) with the best-of-three Wild Card Series. This is the largest playoff field ever for a full, 162-game season, and you can read more on the new format here. The 12-team field is finalized after the Braves clinched the NL East on Tuesday night and the rest of the wild-card seeding was sorted out. Game times for the Wild Card Series were announced Wednesday.
We know that the 2022 MLB postseason will stretch beyond October. Game 4 of the 2022 World Series is scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 1, so that is a guaranteed date. Game 7 of the World Series is scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 5. It would be the latest World Series game in MLB history. Because the first week of the regular season was postponed due to the owners’ lockout, each team had three makeup games added to the end of their schedule.
Here are some other things to know about this year’s postseason schedule:
- The best-of-three Wild Card Series will be played on three consecutive days. There is no off-day within the series.
- There are no off days between Games 4 and 5 of the LDS, or between Games 5 and 6 of the LCS. Travel could be a nightmare should teams on opposite coasts meet.
- The World Series follows the usual 2-3-2 format with off-days between Games 2 and 3, and Games 5 and 6.
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Below is the full 2022 MLB postseason schedule, including broadcast information. Games on ESPN, ESPN2, ABC, Fox and FS1 can be streamed on fuboTV (try for free). Do note game times on Sunday, Oct. 9 are subject to change.
Wild Card Series (best-of-three)
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Friday, Oct. 7 |
Game 1: Guardians vs. Rays |
12:07 p.m. ET |
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 (if nec.) |
4:07 p.m. ET |
ESPN |
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Game 3: Mets vs. Padres (if nec.) |
7:37 p.m. ET |
ESPN |
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Game 3: Cardinals vs. Phillies (if nec.) |
8:37 p.m. ET |
ESPN2 |
League Division Series (best-of-five)
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Tuesday, Oct. 11 |
Game 1: Braves vs. TBD |
Fox or FS1 |
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Game 1: Dodgers vs. TBD |
Fox or 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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Wednesday., Oct. 12 |
Game 2: Braves vs. TBD |
Fox or FS1 |
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Game 2: Dodgers vs. TBD |
Fox or 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 (if nec.) |
FS1 |
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Game 4: Dodgers vs. TBD (if 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 (if nec.) |
TBS |
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Game 4: Astros vs. TBD 4 (if nec.) |
TBS |
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Game 5: Braves vs. TBD (if nec.) |
FS1 |
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Game 5: Dodgers vs. TBD (if nec.) |
FS1 |
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Monday, Oct. 17 |
Game 5: Yankees vs. TBD (if nec.) |
TBS |
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Game 5: Astros vs. TBD (if nec.) |
TBS |
League Championship Series (best-of-seven)
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Tuesday, Oct. 18 |
NLCS, Game 1 |
Fox or FS1 |
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Wednesday, Oct. 19 |
NLCS, Game 2 |
Fox or 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 or 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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ALCS, 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 (best-of-seven)
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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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Tuesday., 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 |
