Major League Baseball released the schedule for the 2025 playoffs earlier today, with the first games of the postseason beginning on Tuesday, September 30th. It all leads to Game One of the World Series, which will be played on Friday, October 24th.
After the regular season concludes on September 28th, the Wild Card Series will run from September 30th to October 2nd, if necessary. From there, the NLDS and ALDS will begin on October 4th with four games and run through October 11th, with any necessary Game Fives scheduled for October 10th and 11th.
The Championship Series will follow a different schedule. Game One of the ALCS will be played on October 12th. Then, the NLCS will start on October 13th, with Game Two of the ALCS scheduled for the same day. Should the ALCS be decided in seven games, that contest will be played on October 20th. Meanwhile, a potential Game Seven in the NLCS will take place on October 21st.
Finally, the AL champions and the NL champions will have at least two days off before meeting for Game One of the World Series on October 24th. Following the 2-3-2 format, Games One and Two of the World Series will take place on October 24th and 25th. Games Three, Four, and Five (if necessary) will be held on October 27th, 28th, and 29th. Should the Fall Classic require a Game Six and/or Seven, those contests will be played on October 31st and November 1st, respectively.
The complete schedule for the 2025 MLB Playoffs is as follows:
Wild Card Series
Tuesday, September 30th
- American League Wild Card A, Game One
- American League Wild Card B, Game One
- National League Wild Card A, Game One
- National League Wild Card B, Game One
Wednesday, October 1st
- American League Wild Card A, Game Two
- American League Wild Card B, Game Two
- National League Wild Card A, Game Two
- National League Wild Card B, Game Two
Thursday, October 2nd
- American League Wild Card A, Game Three*
- American League Wild Card B, Game Three*
- National League Wild Card A, Game Three*
- National League Wild Card B, Game Three*
* = if necessary
Divisional Series
Saturday, October 4th
- ALDS A, Game One
- ALDS B, Game One
- NLDS A, Game One
- NLDS B, Game One
Sunday, October 5th
- ALDS A, Game Two
- ALDS B, Game Two
Monday, October 6th
- NLDS A, Game Two
- NLDS B, Game Two
Tuesday, October 7th
- ALDS A, Game Three
- ALDS B, Game Three
Wednesday, October 8th
- NLDS A, Game Three
- NLDS B, Game Three
- ALDS A, Game Four*
- ALDS B, Game Four*
Thursday, October 9th
- NLDS A, Game Four*
- NLDS B, Game Four*
Friday, October 10th
- ALDS A, Game Five*
- ALDS B, Game Five*
Saturday, October 11th
- NLDS A, Game Five*
- NLDS B, Game Five*
* = if necessary
League Championship Series
Sunday, October 12th
Monday, October 13th
- NLCS Game One
- ALCS Game Two
Tuesday, October 14th
Wednesday, October 15th
Thursday, October 16th
- NLCS Game Three
- ALCS Game Four
Friday, October 17th
- NLCS Game Four
- ALCS Game Five*
Saturday, October 18th
Sunday, October 19th
Monday, October 20th
- NLCS Game Six*
- ALCS Game Seven*
Tuesday, October 21st
* = if necessary
World Series
Friday, October 24th
- Game One, hosted by the team with the better regular-season record
Saturday October 25th
- Game Two, hosted by the team with the better regular-season record
Monday, October 27th
- Game Three, hosted by the team with the worse regular-season record
Tuesday, October 28th
- Game Four, hosted by the team with the worse regular-season record
Wednesday, October 29th
- Game Five*, hosted by the team with the worse regular-season record
Friday, October 31st
- Game Six*, hosted by the team with the better regular-season record
Saturday, November 1st
- Game Seven*, hosted by the team with the better regular-season record
* = if necessary
