- The Milwaukee Brewers and Toronto Blue Jays are the top seeds in the 2025 MLB playoffs.
- The top four teams — the Brewers, Blue Jays, Phillies and Mariners — have a bye to the division series.
- The 2025 World Series is scheduled to begin on Friday, Oct. 24.
The Milwaukee Brewers and Toronto Blue Jays are the top overall seeds as the MLB playoffs get underway.
Those two teams finished the 2025 regular season with the best records in their league and will have the home-field advantage as long as they can stay alive in their quest to reach the World Series. The Brewers (97-65) finished one game ahead of the Philadelphia Phillies for the overall No. 1 seed.
Along with the Seattle Mariners, the top four teams automatically advance to the division series. Meanwhile, the Cleveland Guardians, New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox and Detroit Tigers will battle in the AL wild-card round. The Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago Cubs, San Diego Padres and Cincinnati Reds will match up in the NL wild-card round.
Here’s the complete 2025 MLB playoff schedule:
MLB wild card series schedule
Tuesday, Sept. 30
- Tigers at Guardians, Game 1: 1:08 p.m. ET, ESPN
- Padres at Cubs, Game 1: 3:08 p.m. ET, ABC
- Red Sox at Yankees, Game 1, 6:08 p.m. ET, ESPN
- Reds at Dodgers, Game 1: 9:08 p.m. ET, ESPN
Wednesday, Oct. 1
- Tigers at Guardians, Game 1: 1:08 p.m. ET, ESPN
- Padres at Cubs, Game 2: 3:08 p.m. ET, ABC
- Red Sox at Yankees, Game 2: 6:08 p.m. ET, ESPN
- Reds at Dodgers, Game 2: 9:08 p.m. ET, ESPN
Thursday, Oct. 2
(Game 3 schedule subject to change)
- Tigers at Guardians, Game 3: 1:08 p.m. ET, ESPN * if necessary
- Padres at Cubs, Game 3: 3:08 p.m. ET, ABC * if necessary
- Red Sox at Yankees, Game 3: 6:08 p.m. ET, ESPN * if necessary
- Reds at Dodgers, Game 4: 9:08 p.m. ET, ESPN * if necessary
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Division series schedule
(Best-of-five)
Saturday, Oct. 4
- Dodgers/Reds at Phillies, Game 1
- Cubs/Padres at Brewers, Game 1
- Yankees/Red Sox at Blue Jays, Game 1
- Guardians/Tigers at Mariners, Game 1
Sunday, Oct. 5
- Yankees/Red Sox at Blue Jays, Game 2
- Guardians/Tigers at Mariners, Game 2
Monday, Oct. 6
- Dodgers/Reds at Phillies, Game 2
- Cubs/Padres at Brewers, Game 2
Tuesday, Oct. 7
- Blue Jays at Yankees/Red Sox, Game 3
- Mariners at Guardians/Tigers, Game 3
Wednesday, Oct. 8
- Blue Jays at Yankees/Red Sox, Game 4 *if necessary
- Mariners at Guardians/Tigers *if necessary
- Phillies at Dodgers/Reds, Game 3
- Brewers at Cubs/Padres, Game 3
Thursday, Oct. 9
- Phillies at Dodgers/Reds, Game 4 *if necessary
- Brewers at Cubs/Padres, Game 4 *if necessary
Friday, Oct. 10
- Yankees/Red Sox at Blue Jays, Game 5 *if necessary
- Guardians/Tigers at Mariners, Game 5 *if necessary
Saturday, Oct. 11
- Dodgers/Reds at Phillies, Game 5 *if necessary
- Padres/Cubs at Brewers, Game 5 *if necessary
League championship series schedule
(Best-of-seven)
Oct. 12
- ALCS Game 1
Oct. 13
- ALCS Game 2
- NLCS Game 1
Oct. 14
- NLCS Game 2
Oct. 15
- ALCS Game 3
Oct. 16
- NLCS Game 3
- ALCS Game 4
Oct. 17
- NLCS Game 4
- ALCS Game 5 *if necessary
Oct. 18
- NLCS Game 5 *if necessary
Oct. 19
- ALCS Game 6 *if necessary
Oct. 20
- NLCS Game 6 *if necessary
- ALCS Game 7 *if necessary
Oct. 21
- NLCS Game 7 *if necessary
World Series schedule 2025
- Friday, Oct. 24: Game 1
- Saturday, Oct. 25: Game 2
- Monday, Oct. 27: Game 3
- Tuesday, Oct. 28: Game 4
- Wednesday, Oct. 29: Game 5 *if necessary
- Friday, Oct. 31: Game 6 *if necessary
- Saturday, Nov. 1: Game 7 *if necessary