SPORTS UPDATE
October is here, and the 2025 MLB playoffs are underway. The Dodgers completed a two-game sweep of the Reds in the Wild Card Series on Wednesday and advanced to the NLDS to face the Phillies. The other three best-of-three Wild Card Series all feature elimination games on Thursday: Guardians vs. Tigers, Cubs vs. Padres and Yankees vs. Red Sox. The Guardians, Padres and Yankees all kept their seasons alive with Game 2 wins on Wednesday, and it’s win or go home on Thursday.
Game 3s are rare in the Wild Card Series. The current format was introduced in 2022, and out of the 12 series in the first three years of its existence, only two of them went to a decisive Game 3. The Guardians, Padres and Yankees will try to buck another trend. Under the best-of-three Wild Card Series format, Game 1 winners are 13-0 all time in the series after the Dodgers’ victory on Wednesday.
The League Division Series round kicks off Saturday. The Blue Jays will face the Yankees-Red Sox winner. The Mariners await the victor of the Guardians and Tigers series, and the Brewers will host either the Cubs or Padres.
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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Wild Card Series
Tuesday, Sept. 30
AL Wild Card Series Game 1: Tigers 2, Guardians 1 (Detroit leads 1-0)
NL Wild Card Series Game 1: Cubs 3, Padres 1 (Chicago leads 1-0)
AL Wild Card Series Game 1: Red Sox 3, Yankees 1 (Boston leads 1-0)
NL Wild Card Series Game 1: Dodgers 10, Reds 5 (L.A. leads 1-0)
Wednesday, Oct. 1
AL Wild Card Series Game 2: Guardians 6, Tigers 1 (Series tied 1-1)
NL Wild Card Series Game 2: Padres 3, Cubs 0 (Series tied 1-1)
AL Wild Card Series Game 2: Yankees 4, Red Sox 3 (Series tied 1-1)
NL Wild Card Series Game 2: Dodgers 8, Reds 4 (L.A. advances)
Thursday, Oct. 2
AL Wild Card Series Game 3: Guardians vs. Tigers, 3:08 p.m. | ABC/fubo
NL Wild Card Series Game 3: Cubs vs. Padres, 5:08 p.m. | ESPN/fubo
AL Wild Card Series Game 3: Yankees vs. Red Sox, 8:08 p.m. | ESPN/fubo
Division Series
Saturday, Oct. 4
ALDS Game 1: Blue Jays vs. Yankees/Red Sox, 1:08 or 4:08 p.m. | Fox or FS1/fubo
NLDS Game 1: Brewers vs. Cubs/Padres, 2:08 or 9:08 p.m. | TBS
NLDS Game 1: Phillies vs. Dodgers, 6:08 or 6:38 p.m. | TBS
ALDS Game 1: Mariners vs. Guardians/Tigers, 4:08 or 8:38 p.m. | FS1 or Fox/fubo
Sunday, Oct. 5
ALDS Game 2: Blue Jays vs. Yankees/Red Sox, 4:08 p.m. | FS1/fubo
ALDS Game 2: Mariners vs. Guardians/Tigers, 8:03 p.m. | FS1/fubo
Monday, Oct. 6
NLDS Game 2: Phillies vs. Dodgers, TBD
NLDS Game 2: Brewers vs. Cubs/Padres, TBD
Tuesday, Oct. 7
ALDS Game 3: Yankees/Red Sox vs. Blue Jays, TBD
ALDS Game 3: Guardians/Tigers vs. Mariners, TBD
Wednesday, Oct. 8
NLDS Game 3: Cubs/Padres vs. Brewers, TBD
NLDS Game 3: Dodgers vs. Phillies, TBD
ALDS Game 4*: Yankees/Red Sox vs. Blue Jays, TBD
ALDS Game 4*: Guardians/Tigers vs. Mariners, TBD
Thursday, Oct. 9
NLDS Game 4*: Cubs/Padres vs. Brewers, TBD
NLDS Game 4*: Dodgers vs. Phillies, TBD
Friday, Oct. 10
ALDS Game 5*: Blue Jays vs. Yankees/Red Sox, TBD
ALDS Game 5*: Mariners vs. Guardians/Tigers, TBD
Saturday, Oct. 11
NLDS Game 5*: Phillies vs. Dodgers, TBD
NLDS Game 5*: Brewers vs. Cubs/Padres, TBD
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*
