Major League Baseball has confirmed its 2025 postseason schedule, which will begin on Tuesday, September 30 with the four Wild Card Series matchups in both the American and National Leagues. The top-ranked teams after the regular season will face off in a short best-of-three series, with the clear goal of advancing to the divisional round.
The climax of Major League Baseball is fast approaching and teams are still battling for a ticket. Remember that 12 teams in total advance, six from each league, including the three divisional winners and three wild cards from each circuit.
Subsequently, in each league the qualifiers are seeded by best record, the top two receive a bye to the second round and the remaining four face off in the Wild Card Series, with the third seed facing the sixth seed and the fourth seed facing the fifth seed.
Key dates for the 2025 MLB postseason: Wild Card and Division Series
The Wild Card Series will be played on September 30 and October 2, with each league having two series and these matchups will be head-to-head and will determine the four teams that will advance to the Division Series.
The Division Series will begin on Saturday, October 4 and could run through Saturday, October 11 if all five games are required. At this stage, both the American League and National League will pit their divisional champions against the Wild Card survivors in best-of-five matchups.
2025 Championship Series and World Series dates
The American and National League Championship Series are scheduled to begin on October 12 and 13, respectively. These best-of-seven series will have potential Game 7s on October 20 for the American League and October 21 for the National League.
Finally, the 2025 World Series will begin on October 24, with consecutive games until Game 4 on October 28. If a Game 7 is required, the schedule allows for rest days and extends it to November 1.
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