Welcome to the 2026 MLB playoffs, baseball fans. The postseason got started Tuesday with a quartet of Game 1s in the best-of-three Wild Card Series. The Braves came back against the Phillies in the early start, while the White Sox cruised to an easy win against the Astros and Cam Schlittler and Ben Rice helped the Yankees decimate the Red Sox. In the late slate, Michael King took a no-hitter into the seventh inning en route to a blowout Padres win over the Cubs.

In these short series, the Game 1 winners are one victory away from the LDS round, and the Game 1 losers are one loss away from their season being over.

The Rays, Guardians, Brewers and Dodgers all secured byes and await the winners in the next round. The Rays are the American League’s top seed and will face a division rival in the ALDS, whether it’s the Yankees or the Red Sox. The Guardians, despite an 85-77 record that ranks 10th out of the 12 playoff teams, earned the No. 2 seed in the AL and will face either the 84-win White Sox or 81-win Astros in the next round.

The Brewers (103 wins) and Dodgers (100 wins) both hit triple digits in the win column in the regular season, and they will host NLDS Game 1s on Saturday. The Brewers get the Padres-Cubs winner, while the two-time reigning champion Dodgers get either the Braves or the Phillies.

Below is a look at the full 2026 MLB playoff bracket and the playoff schedule.

2026 MLB playoff bracket
Adam Eargle, CBS Sports Design
2026 MLB playoff schedule

*if needed

Wild Card Series

Tuesday, Sept. 29
NL Wild Card Series Game 1: Braves 5, Phillies 3 | Atlanta leads series 1-0
AL Wild Card Series Game 1: White Sox 6, Astros 3 | Chicago leads series 1-0
AL Wild Card Series Game 1: Yankees 9, Red Sox 0 | New York leads series 1-0
NL Wild Card Series Game 1: Padres 8, Cubs 0 | San Diego leads series 1-0

Wednesday, Sept. 30
NL Wild Card Series Game 2: Phillies @ Braves, 2 p.m., NBC/fubo
AL Wild Card Series Game 2: White Sox @ Astros, 5 p.m., Peacock/NBCSN
AL Wild Card Series Game 2: Red Sox @ Yankees, 8 p.m., NBC/fubo
NL Wild Card Series Game 2: Cubs @ Padres, 10 p.m., Peacock/NBCSN

Thursday, Oct. 1
NL Wild Card Series Game 3*: Phillies @ Braves, 2 p.m., NBC/fubo
AL Wild Card Series Game 3*: White Sox @ Astros, 5 p.m., Peacock/NBCSN
AL Wild Card Series Game 3*: Red Sox @ Yankees, 8 p.m., NBC/fubo
NL Wild Card Series Game 3*: Cubs @ Padres, 10 p.m., Peacock/NBCSN
Game times subject to change based on Game 3 schedule.

Division Series

Saturday, Oct. 3
ALDS Game 1: TBS, truTV, HBO Max
ALDS Game 1: TBS, truTV, HBO Max
NLDS Game 1: Fox/FS1/Fox Deportes/fubo
NLDS Game 1: Fox/FS1/Fox Deportes/fubo

Sunday, Oct. 4
NLDS Game 2: Fox/FS1/Fox Deportes/fubo
NLDS Game 2: Fox/FS1/Fox Deportes/fubo

Monday, Oct. 5
ALDS Game 2: TBS, truTV, HBO Max
ALDS Game 2: TBS, truTV, HBO Max

Tuesday, Oct. 6
NLDS Game 3: Fox/FS1/Fox Deportes/fubo
NLDS Game 3: Fox/FS1/Fox Deportes/fubo

Wednesday, Oct. 7
ALDS Game 3: TBS, truTV, HBO Max
ALDS Game 3: TBS, truTV, HBO Max
NLDS Game 4*: Fox/FS1/Fox Deportes/fubo
NLDS Game 4*: Fox/FS1/Fox Deportes/fubo

Thursday, Oct. 8
ALDS Game 4*: TBS, truTV, HBO Max
ALDS Game 4*: TBS, truTV, HBO Max

Friday, Oct. 9
NLDS Game 5*: Fox/FS1/Fox Deportes/fubo
NLDS Game 5*: Fox/FS1/Fox Deportes/fubo

Saturday, Oct. 10
ALDS Game 5*: TBS, truTV, HBO Max
ALDS Game 5*: TBS, truTV, HBO Max

Championship Series

Sunday, Oct. 11
NLCS Game 1: Fox/FS1/Fox Deportes/fubo

Monday, Oct. 12
ALCS Game 1: TBS, truTV, HBO Max
NLCS Game 2: Fox/FS1/Fox Deportes/fubo

Tuesday, Oct. 13
ALCS Game 2: TBS, truTV, HBO Max

Wednesday, Oct. 14
NLCS Game 3: Fox/FS1/Fox Deportes/fubo

Thursday, Oct. 15
ALCS Game 3: TBS, truTV, HBO Max
NLCS Game 4: Fox/FS1/Fox Deportes/fubo

Friday, Oct. 16
ALCS Game 4: TBS, truTV, HBO Max
NLCS Game 5*: Fox/FS1/Fox Deportes/fubo

Saturday, Oct. 17
ALCS Game 5*: TBS, truTV, HBO Max

Sunday, Oct. 18
NLCS Game 6*: Fox/FS1/Fox Deportes/fubo

Monday, Oct. 19
ALCS Game 6*: TBS, truTV, HBO Max
NLCS Game 7*: Fox/FS1/Fox Deportes/fubo

Tuesday, Oct. 20
ALCS Game 7*: TBS, truTV, HBO Max

World Series

Friday, Oct. 23
World Series Game 1: Fox/Fox Deportes/fubo

Saturday, Oct. 24
World Series Game 2: Fox/Fox Deportes/fubo

Monday, Oct. 25
World Series Game 3: Fox/Fox Deportes/fubo

Tuesday, Oct. 27
World Series Game 4: Fox/Fox Deportes/fubo

Wednesday, Oct. 28
World Series Game 5*: Fox/Fox Deportes/fubo

Friday, Oct. 30
World Series Game 6*: Fox/Fox Deportes/fubo

Saturday, Oct. 31
World Series Game 7*: Fox/Fox Deportes/fubo