2026 MLB Playoff Schedule Announced
Major League Baseball has unveiled the postseason schedule for 2026, which was announced on Monday, more than a month prior to the end of the regular season.
The playoffs will commence on Tuesday, September 29, with four Wild Card Series, which are best-of-three matchups concluding by Thursday, October 1. The Division Series will follow, starting on Saturday, October 3, and the League Championship Series will begin no earlier than Sunday, October 11.
The World Series is set to begin on Friday, October 23, with a possible Game 7 scheduled for Saturday, October 31. The regular season will conclude on Sunday, September 27, and due to the expanded postseason format, all ties will be resolved mathematically, prioritizing head-to-head records.
