Major League Baseball's 2024 postseason has arrived, and the divisional round gets started Saturday with eight teams remaining in the playoff bracket. The New York Mets eliminated the Milwaukee Brewers in dramatic fashion on Thursday night, securing their spot in the National League Division Series against the Philadelphia Phillies. The Los Angeles Dodgers will host the San Diego Padres in the other NLDS matchup.
In the American League, the New York Yankees face the Kansas City Royals, while the Cleveland Guardians square off against the Detroit Tigers. Check out the complete 2024 MLB playoff bracket . The Houston Astros, Baltimore Orioles, Atlanta Braves and Milwaukee Brewers were all ousted in the Wild Card Series this week, trimming the playoff field from 12 teams to eight.
As a reminder, the 12-team playoff bracket is broken up into four rounds. Eight teams played in the best-of-three Wild Card Series with the No. 3 and No.
4 seeds in each league hosting the No. 6 and No. 5 teams, respectively.
The No. 1 and No. 2 seeds in each league earned byes to the League Division Series, which gets started on Saturday, Oct.
5. The 2024 World Series will either start on Friday, Oct. 25 or Tuesday, Oct.
22. The start date gets moved up if both the ALCS and NLCS end in five games or less. Got it? Good.
Below is the bracket and complete schedule for the 2024 postseason. MLB announced game times for the Wild Card Series on Sunday night. 2024 MLB playoff schedule Saturday, Oct.
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