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Revision as of 01:01, 29 September 2024
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| Dates | October 1 – November 2, 2024[a] |
| Teams | 12 |
The 2024 Major League Baseball postseason will be the playoff tournament of Major League Baseball (MLB) for the 2024 season. The winners of the Wild Card Series will face the two best division winners (seeds) in each league in the Division Series, and the victors will advance to the League Championship Series to determine the pennant winners who will play each other in the 2024 World Series. The postseason will begin on October 1.[1][2]
In the American League, the New York Yankees became the first team in the league this season to clinch a postseason berth on September 18; they returned to the postseason for the seventh time in the past eight seasons, after missing the postseason last year. On September 19, the Cleveland Guardians returned to the postseason for the seventh time in the past 12 seasons. On September 24, the Houston Astros returned to the postseason for the eighth time in a row and the ninth in the past 10 seasons, and the Baltimore Orioles returned for the second time in a row. On September 27, the Detroit Tigers returned to the postseason for the first time since 2014, ending the longest current playoff drought in Major League Baseball, which was tied with the Los Angeles Angels.[3] The same day, the Kansas City Royals clinched their first playoff berth since their 2015 championship season.
In the National League, the Milwaukee Brewers became the first team of 2024 as well as the first team in the league this season to clinch a postseason berth on September 18. The Los Angeles Dodgers returned to the postseason for the 12th time in a row on September 19, which remains the longest active playoff streak in major North American professional sports. The Philadelphia Phillies returned to the postseason for the third time in a row on September 20, and the San Diego Padres returned to the postseason for the third time in the past five seasons on September 24.
The defending World Series champions, Texas Rangers, were eliminated from postseason contention on September 20.[4]
Teams
As of January 10, 2025, ten teams have qualified for the playoffs. The three teams that are division winners in each league and the top three non-division winners (wild cards) will qualify for the playoffs. The top two division winners receive byes to the ALDS or NLDS while the other teams have to play in the wild-card round.
The following teams qualified for the playoffs:
American League
- New York Yankees – clinched playoff berth (September 18),[5] clinched AL East champions and first-round bye (September 26)[6]
- Cleveland Guardians – clinched playoff berth (September 19);[7] clinched AL Central champions (September 21);[8] clinched first-round bye (September 24)[9]
- Houston Astros – clinched playoff berth and AL West champions (September 24)[10][11]
- Baltimore Orioles – clinched playoff berth (September 24)[12]
- Detroit Tigers – clinched playoff berth (September 27)[13]
- Kansas City Royals – clinched playoff berth (September 27)[14]
National League
- Milwaukee Brewers – clinched playoff berth and NL Central champions (September 18)[15]
- Los Angeles Dodgers – clinched playoff berth (September 19);[16] clinched NL West champions and first-round bye (September 26)[17][18]
- Philadelphia Phillies – clinched playoff berth (September 20);[19] clinched NL East champions (September 23);[20][21] clinched first-round bye (September 25)[22]
- San Diego Padres – clinched playoff berth (September 24)[23]
Playoff bracket
| Wild Card Series (ALWCS, NLWCS) | Division Series (ALDS, NLDS) | Championship Series (ALCS, NLCS) | World Series | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | New York | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Baltimore | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | American League | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Cleveland | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Houston | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | AL | ||||||||||||||||||
| NL | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Los Angeles | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | San Diego | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | National League | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Philadelphia | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Milwaukee | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
American League Wild Card Series
(3) Houston Astros vs. (6) TBD
Series tied, 0–0.
| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | October 1 | TBD at Houston Astros | Minute Maid Park | - | - |
| 2 | October 2 | TBD at Houston Astros | Minute Maid Park | - | - |
| 3 | October 3† | TBD at Houston Astros | Minute Maid Park | - | - |
† If necessary
(4) Baltimore Orioles vs. (5) TBD
Series tied, 0–0.
| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | October 1 | TBD at Baltimore Orioles | Oriole Park at Camden Yards | - | - |
| 2 | October 2 | TBD at Baltimore Orioles | Oriole Park at Camden Yards | - | - |
| 3 | October 3† | TBD at Baltimore Orioles | Oriole Park at Camden Yards | - | - |
† If necessary
National League Wild Card Series
(3) Milwaukee Brewers vs. (6) TBD
Series tied, 0–0.
| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | October 1 | TBD at Milwaukee Brewers | American Family Field | - | - |
| 2 | October 2 | TBD at Milwaukee Brewers | American Family Field | - | - |
| 3 | October 3† | TBD at Milwaukee Brewers | American Family Field | - | - |
† If necessary
(4) San Diego Padres vs. (5) TBD
Series tied, 0–0.
| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | October 1 | TBD at San Diego Padres | Petco Park | - | - |
| 2 | October 2 | TBD at San Diego Padres | Petco Park | - | - |
| 3 | October 3† | TBD at San Diego Padres | Petco Park | - | - |
† If necessary
National League Division Series
(1) Los Angeles Dodgers vs. (?) TBD
Series tied, 0–0.
| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | October 5 | TBD at Los Angeles Dodgers | Dodger Stadium | - | - |
| 2 | October 6 | TBD at Los Angeles Dodgers | Dodger Stadium | - | - |
| 3 | October 8 | Los Angeles Dodgers at TBD | TBD | - | - |
| 4 | October 9† | Los Angeles Dodgers at TBD | TBD | - | - |
| 5 | October 11† | TBD at Los Angeles Dodgers | Dodger Stadium | - | - |
† If necessary
(2) Philadelphia Phillies vs. (?) TBD
Series tied, 0–0.
| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | October 5 | TBD at Philadelphia Phillies | Citizens Bank Park | - | - |
| 2 | October 6 | TBD at Philadelphia Phillies | Citizens Bank Park | - | - |
| 3 | October 8 | Philadelphia Phillies at TBD | TBD | - | - |
| 4 | October 9† | Philadelphia Phillies at TBD | TBD | - | - |
| 5 | October 11† | TBD at Philadelphia Phillies | Citizens Bank Park | - | - |
† If necessary
Broadcasting
Television coverage
Coverage of the four Wild Card Series will be produced by ESPN, and all games will be distributed across ESPN and ABC.
Fox Sports will have coverage of the National League Division Series and National League Championship Series.
Both the American League Division Series and American League Championship Series will be on TBS and TruTV.
The World Series will air on the Fox broadcast network for the 25th consecutive year.
Spanish language broadcasts will be available on ESPN Deportes for ESPN games, Fox Deportes for Fox Sports games, and Univision, UniMás or TUDN for TBS games. Univision and TUDN will also air Game 1 of the World Series, the first time a World Series game has aired on broadcast television in Spanish.[24][25]
Streaming
TBS's games will be available on the streaming service Max's Bleacher Report Sports Add-on tier. ESPN, TBS, and Fox's games will be streamed on their respective apps.
Radio
ESPN Radio will air the entire Major League Baseball postseason.
Notes
- ^ November 2 would be the date of a World Series Game 7 if one of the League Championship Series goes at least six games; the soonest the postseason could end would be on October 26, the date of a World Series Game 4, if one team sweeps the World Series and if both League Championship Series ended in five games.
References
- ^ Foster, Jason (August 1, 2024). "Postseason schedule announced; flexible start date for World Series". MLB.com. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
- ^ Snyder, Matt (August 1, 2024). "MLB releases 2024 playoffs schedule: Dates for every postseason series, plus why the World Series could move". CBS Sports. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
- ^ Beck, Jason (September 27, 2024). "Tigers overcome the odds to clinch first playoff berth since 2014". MLB.com. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
- ^ Dixon, Schuyler (September 21, 2024). "World Series champion Rangers eliminated from postseason contention during final homestand". AP News. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
- ^ Hoch, Bryan (September 18, 2024). "Postseason spot secured, Yanks want more: 'The job's not finished'". MLB.com. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
- ^ Bell, Mandy (September 24, 2024). "Yankees crush O's to win 21st division title". MLB.com. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
- ^ Bell, Mandy (September 19, 2024). "Guards walk off into October! Cleveland clinches postseason berth". MLB.com. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
- ^ Bell, Mandy (September 21, 2024). "Guardians clinch 2nd AL Central title in past 3 years". MLB.com. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
- ^ Bell, Mandy (September 24, 2024). "Guardians clinch first-round bye behind Bibee's dominant start". MLB.com. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
- ^ "Astros clinch American League West division title for seventh time in eight seasons". MLB.com. September 24, 2024. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
- ^ McTaggart, Brian (September 24, 2024). "Division dynasty continues: Resilient Astros grab 4th straight AL West title". MLB.com. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
- ^ Rill, Jake (September 24, 2024). "'We're ready to go': O's overcome setbacks to return to playoffs". MLB.com. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
- ^ Beck, Jason (September 27, 2024). "Tigers overcome the odds to clinch first playoff berth since 2014". MLB.com. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
- ^ Anderson, R.J. (September 27, 2024). "Royals clinch playoff berth: Kansas City becomes second MLB team ever to go from 100 losses to postseason". CBS Sports. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
- ^ McCalvy, Adam (September 18, 2024). "Brewers defy odds to win NL Central, then walk off Phillies". MLB.com. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
- ^ Anderson, R.J.; Axisa, Mike (September 19, 2024). "Dodgers, Guardians clinch playoff berths: Both teams vying for best record in respective leagues". CBS Sports. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
- ^ Toribio, Juan (September 26, 2024). "For 11th time in 12 seasons, Dodgers are best in NL West". MLB.com. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
- ^ Gonzalez, Alden (September 26, 2024). "Dodgers clinch NL West, but Freddie Freeman exits with injury". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
- ^ Zolecki, Todd (September 20, 2024). "Phillies clinch postseason berth, but 'we've got bigger goals'". MLB.com. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
- ^ Zolecki, Todd (September 23, 2024). "Phillies return home to clinch first NL East crown since 2011". MLB.com. Retrieved September 23, 2024.
- ^ Gelston, Dan (September 24, 2024). "Philadelphia Phillies clinch 1st NL East title since 2011". AP News. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
- ^ Ladson, Bill (September 25, 2024). "Phils clinch first-round bye after slugfest and Brewers loss". MLB.com. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
- ^ Cassavell, AJ (September 25, 2024). "Padres turn game-ending triple play to stun Dodgers, clinch playoff berth". MLB.com. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
- ^ Bishop, Curt (August 5, 2024). "MLB reveals postseason schedule, and it comes with interesting twist". Sporting News. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
- ^ "TelevisaUnivision and Major League Baseball Announce New Multi-Year Partnership". TelevisaUnivision. August 15, 2024. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
