SPORTS UPDATE
October is here, and the League Division Series are getting underway in the 2025 MLBplayoffs. The 12-team postseason bracket has been trimmed down to eight teams with four intriguing matchups this round: Cubs vs. Brewers, Yankees vs. Blue Jays, Dodgers vs. Phillies and Tigers vs. Mariners. Game 1s are all on Saturday.
Follow live updates, highlights and analysis from ALDS and NLDS Game 1s.
The Brewers, Blue Jays, Phillies and Mariners all earned first-round byes this season, but the Cubs, Yankees, Dodgers and Tigers all needed to win Wild Card Series to get here. The Dodgers completed a two-game sweep of the Reds, while the Cubs, Yankees and Tigers all needed three games to advance and knock out the Padres, Red Sox and Guardians, respectively.
The best-of-five League Division Series could run through Oct. 11 and the 2025 World Series begins on Oct. 24. Below is a look at the full 2025 MLB playoff bracket.
SPORTS UPDATE 2025 MLB playoff bracket
SPORTS UPDATE 2025 MLB playoff schedule, TV channel
All games on ESPN, ABC, Fox and FS1 are streaming on fubo (Try for free). All times Eastern.
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Division Series schedule
Saturday, Oct. 4
NLDS Game 1: Brewers 9, Cubs 3 (Milwaukee leads series 1-0)
ALDS Game 1: Blue Jays 10, Yankees 1 (Toronto leads series 1-0)
NLDS Game 1: Dodgers 5, Phillies 3 (Los Angeles leads series 1-0)
ALDS Game 1: Mariners vs. Tigers, 8:38 p.m. | FS1/fubo
Sunday, Oct. 5
ALDS Game 2: Blue Jays vs. Yankees, 4:08 p.m. | FS1/fubo
ALDS Game 2: Mariners vs. Tigers, 8:03 p.m. | FS1/fubo
Monday, Oct. 6
NLDS Game 2: Phillies vs. Dodgers, 6:08 p.m. | TBS
NLDS Game 2: Brewers vs. Cubs, 9:08 p.m. | TBS
Tuesday, Oct. 7
ALDS Game 3: Tigers vs. Mariners, 4:08 | FS1/fubo
ALDS Game 3: Yankees vs. Blue Jays, 8:08 p.m. | FS1/fubo
Wednesday, Oct. 8
ALDS Game 4*: Tigers vs. Mariners, 3:08 or 7:08 p.m. | FS1/fubo
NLDS Game 3: Cubs vs. Brewers, 5:08 p.m. | TBS
ALDS Game 4*: Yankees vs. Blue Jays, 7:08 p.m. | FS1/fubo
NLDS Game 3: Dodgers vs. Phillies, 9:08 p.m. | TBS
Thursday, Oct. 9
NLDS Game 4*: Dodgers vs. Phillies, 6:08 or 7:08 p.m. | TBS
NLDS Game 4*: Cubs vs. Brewers, 7:08 or 9:08 p.m. | TBS
Friday, Oct. 10
ALDS Game 5*: Mariners vs. Tigers, 4:08 or 8:08 p.m. | FS1 or Fox/fubo
ALDS Game 5*: Blue Jays vs. Yankees, 8:08 p.m. | Fox/fubo
Saturday, Oct. 11
NLDS Game 5*: Brewers vs. Cubs, TBD, 4:38 p.m. or 8:08 p.m. | TBS
NLDS Game 5*: Phillies vs. Dodgers, 8:08 p.m. | TBS
Championship Series
Sunday, Oct. 12
ALCS Game 1
Monday, Oct. 13
NLCS Game 1
ALCS Game 2
Tuesday, Oct. 14
NLCS Game 2
Wednesday, Oct. 15
ALCS Game 3
Thursday, Oct. 16
NLCS Game 3
ALCS Game 4
Friday, Oct. 17
NLCS Game 4
ALCS Game 5*
Saturday, Oct. 18
NLCS Game 5*
Sunday, Oct. 19
ALCS Game 6*
Monday, Oct. 20
NLCS Game 6*
ALCS Game 7*
Tuesday, Oct. 21
NLCS Game 7*
World Series
Friday, Oct. 24
World Series Game 1
Saturday, Oct. 25
World Series Game 2
Monday, Oct. 27
World Series Game 3
Tuesday, Oct. 28
World Series Game 4
Wednesday, Oct. 29
World Series Game 5*
Friday, Oct. 31
World Series Game 6*
Saturday, Nov. 1
World Series Game 7*
Wild Card Series scores
Tuesday, Sept. 30
AL Wild Card Series Game 1: Tigers 2, Guardians 1
NL Wild Card Series Game 1: Cubs 3, Padres 1
AL Wild Card Series Game 1: Red Sox 3, Yankees 1
NL Wild Card Series Game 1: Dodgers 10, Reds 5
Wednesday, Oct. 1
AL Wild Card Series Game 2: Guardians 6, Tigers
NL Wild Card Series Game 2: Padres 3, Cubs 0
AL Wild Card Series Game 2: Yankees 4, Red Sox 3
NL Wild Card Series Game 2: Dodgers 8, Reds 4 (L.A. wins 2-0)
Thursday, Oct. 2
AL Wild Card Series Game 3: Tigers 6, Guardians 3 (Detroit wins 2-1)
NL Wild Card Series Game 3: Cubs 3, Padres 1 (Chicago wins 2-1)
AL Wild Card Series Game 3: Yankees 4, Red Sox 0 (New York wins 2-1)
