The 2024 MLB playoffs are here! Starting with this week's wild-card series (beginning Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. ET on ABC), it's sure to be another thrilling October of postseason baseball.
We've got you covered with everything you need to know, from the first pitch of the playoffs to the final out of the World Series. After the regular season ended with no 100-win team for the first time in a decade, this October appears wide open. Will Shohei Ohtani 's first playoff appearance end in a World Series title for the Los Angeles Dodgers ? Will the Philadelphia Phillies power through the playoffs? Or will we see another unexpected run through the National League? Will the New York Yankees go from the American League's No.
1 seed to the World Series -- or will the Cleveland Guardians , Houston Astros , Baltimore Orioles or one of the AL Central surprise teams get in their way? MLB experts Jorge Castillo, Bradford Doolittle, Alden Gonzalez and David Schoenfield get you ready for it all with odds for every round, a predicted date of each team's last game and a name to watch for all 12 World Series hopefuls. Note: World Series and matchup odds come from Doolittle's formula using power ratings as the basis for 10,000 simulations to determine the most likely outcomes. Passan's World Series pick | Insider playoff intel | Bracket | ESPN BET: Odds & more Jump to a team: NYY | CLE | HOU | BAL | KC | DET LAD | PHI | MIL | SD | ATL | NYM ESPN Stats & Info American League New York Yankees No.
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