Event
The 2026 Major League Baseball playoff schedule has been announced, commencing on Tuesday, 29 September with the Wild Card Series and concluding with a potential World Series Game 7 on Saturday, 31 October. Twelve teams will qualify for the postseason, with the World Series games airing on FOX and streamable via FOX One. Matchups and start times remain tentative pending the finalisation of regular-season standings.
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Major League Baseball has released the preliminary schedule for the 2026 postseason, establishing a window from late September to late October, while Fox Sports has detailed the television and streaming distribution for each stage of the tournament.
Background
Major League Baseball has released the tentative schedule for the 2026 postseason, which commences on Tuesday, 29 September with the Wild Card Series and concludes with a potential World Series Game 7 on Saturday, 31 October. Twelve teams will qualify for the playoffs, comprising six from the American League and six from the National League. The two highest-seeded division winners in each league receive first-round byes, while the remaining four teams in each league compete in best-of-three Wild Card Series. Broadcast rights have been confirmed, with NBC airing the Wild Card Series, TBS covering the American League Division Series (ALDS) and American League Championship Series (ALCS), and FOX, FS1, and FOX One broadcasting the National League Division Series (NLDS) and National League Championship Series (NLCS). All World Series games will air on FOX. Streaming coverage for FOX and FS1 postseason content is available via FOX One, as well as on FOXSports.com and the FOX Sports App with an eligible TV provider login. Matchups and start times remain tentative pending the finalisation of regular-season standings.
Major League Baseball has released the tentative schedule for the 2026 postseason, which commences on Tuesday, 29 September with the Wild Card Series and concludes with a potential World Series Game 7 on Saturday, 31 October. Twelve teams will qualify for the playoffs, comprising
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Key entities: Major League Baseball, FOX, NBC, TBS, FOX One.
Fox Sports | https://www.foxsports.com/stories/mlb/2026-mlb-playoff-schedule-dates-rounds-how-watch | published 2026-08-13T14:43:25.000Z | primary source | Fox Sports | Primary source for the 2026 MLB playoff schedule, broadcast rights, and tournament structure details. | Fox Spo
2026-08-13: Fox Sports publishes the primary source detailing the 2026 MLB playoff schedule, broadcast rights, and tournament structure. 2026-09-29: The 2026 MLB postseason commences with the Wild Card Series. 2026-10-23: The 2026 World Series is scheduled to begin. 2026-10-31: T
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Fox Sports publishes the primary source detailing the 2026 MLB playoff schedule, broadcast rights, and tournament structure.
The 2026 MLB postseason commences with the Wild Card Series.
The 2026 World Series is scheduled to begin.
The potential conclusion of the 2026 World Series with Game 7.