It’s October, and baseball fans everywhere know what that means: Major League Baseball has entered another postseason that’s bound to be filled with excitement and adversity on the diamond as the league’s best teams go head-to-head in the hunt for a World Series title.
You definitely will not want to miss a swing, strike, slide or homer during the 2025 MLB postseason. Here’s our guide to catching all of the action in baseball stadiums across North America and from the comfort of your couch.
WHEN DID THE 2025 MLB PLAYOFFS START?
The MLB playoffs started on September 30, 2025, and they ended on November 1, 2025.
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2025 MLB Playoffs Full Schedule & Results
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2025 World Series: Toronto Blue Jays vs. Los Angeles Dodgers (Oct. 24-Nov. 1)
DODGERS WIN WORLD SERIES 4-3
Game 1: Dodgers 4, Blue Jays 11
Game 2: Dodgers 5, Blue Jays 1
Game 3: Blue Jays 5, Dodgers 6 (18 innings)
Game 4: Blue Jays 6, Dodgers 2
Game 5: Blue Jays 6, Dodgers 1
Game 6: Dodgers 3, Blue Jays 1
Game 7: Dodgers 5, Blue Jays 4 (Dodgers win 4-3)
Prior Rounds Results
Championship Series (Oct. 4-11)
American League Championship Series
Game 1: Mariners 3, Blue Jays 1
Game 2: Mariners 10, Blue Jays 3
Game 3: Blue Jays 13, Mariners 4
Game 4: Blue Jays 8, Mariners 2
Game 5: Blue Jays 2, Mariners 6
Game 6: Mariners 2, Blue Jays 6
Game 7: Mariners 3, Blue Jays 4 (Blue Jays win 4-3)
National League Championship Series
Game 1: Dodgers 2, Brewers 1
Game 2: Dodgers 5, Brewers 1
Game 3: Brewers 1, Dodgers 3
Game 4: Brewers 1, Dodgers 5 (Dodgers win 4-0)
Division Series (Oct. 4-11)
Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025
Game 1: Chicago Cubs 3, Milwaukee Brewers 9
Game 1: New York Yankees 1, Toronto Blue Jays 10
Game 1: Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Philadelphia Phillies 3
Game 1: Detroit Tigers 3, Seattle Mariners 2
Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025
Game 2: New York Yankees 7, Toronto Blue Jays 13
Game 2: Detroit Tigers 2, Seattle Mariners 3
Monday, Oct. 6, 2025
Game 2: Los Angeles Dodgers 4, Philadelphia Phillies 3
Game 2: Chicago Cubs 3, Milwaukee Brewers 7
Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025
Game 3: Detroit Tigers 4, Seattle Mariners 8
Game 3: New York Yankees 9, Toronto Blue Jays 6
Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025
Game 3: Chicago Cubs 4, Milwaukee Brewers 3
Game 3: Los Angeles Dodgers 2, Philadelphia Phillies 8
Game 4: New York Yankees 2, Toronto Blue Jays 5 (Toronto wins 3-1)
Game 4: Detroit Tigers 9, Seattle Mariners 3
Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025
Game 4: Los Angeles Dodgers 2, Philadelphia Phillies 1 (Los Angeles wins 3-1)
Game 4: Chicago Cubs 6, Milwaukee Brewers 0
Friday, Oct. 10, 2025
Game 5: Detroit Tigers at Seattle Mariners – 8:08 p.m. – Fox/FS1
Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025
Game 5: Chicago Cubs at Milwaukee Brewers – 4:38 p.m. – TBS
Wild Card Series (Sept. 30-Oct. 2)
The MLB Wild Card is a best of three series. The higher seed maintains home field advantage throughout the series.
Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025
- No. 6 Detroit Tigers at No. 3 Cleveland Guardians (AL) | DET 2, CLE 1
- No. 5 San Diego Padres at No. 4 Chicago Cubs (NL) | CHC 3, SD 1
- No. 5 Boston Red Sox at No. 4 New York Yankees (AL) | BOS 3, NYY 1
- No. 6 Cincinnati Reds at No. 3 LA Dodgers (NL) | LAD 10, CIN 5
Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025
- No. 6 Detroit Tigers at No. 3 Cleveland Guardians (AL) | DET 1, CLE 6
- No. 5 San Diego Padres at No. 4 Chicago Cubs (NL) | CHC 0, SD 3
- No. 5 Boston Red Sox at No. 4 New York Yankees (AL) | BOS 3, NYY 4
- No. 6 Cincinnati Reds at No. 3 LA Dodgers (NL) | LAD 8, CIN 4 (Dodgers win series 2-0)
Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025
- No. 6 Detroit Tigers at No. 3 Cleveland Guardians | DET 6, CLE 3 (Tigers win series 2-1)
- No. 5 San Diego Padres at No. 4 Chicago Cubs | CHC 3, Padres 1 (Cubs win series 2-1)
- No. 5 Boston Red Sox at No. 4 New York Yankees | NYY 3, BOS 0 (Yankees win series 2-1)
HOW TO WATCH THE 2025 MLB PLAYOFFS
The 2025 MLB Playoffs and World Series will be available to watch on ABC, ESPN, FOX, TBS, HBO Max and the MLB Network®:
- ABC: Find your ABC affiliate channel
- FOX: Find your FOX affiliate channel
- FOX Sports 1 (FS1): DIRECTV 219
- MLB Network®: DIRECTV 213
- ESPN: DIRECTV 206
- ESPN 2: DIRECTV 209
- TBS: DIRECTV 247
- TruTV: DIRECTV 246
Here’s a full breakdown of where to watch all of the games in the 2025 MLB Playoffs based on round and league:
- Wild Card Series games will air across ABC, ESPN or ESPN2
- American League matchups will air on TBS or truTV
- National League games will air on FOX, FS1 or Stream on HBO Max
- The 2025 World Series will air on FOX
WHAT TEAMS ARE IN THE 2025 MLB PLAYOFFS?
Here are the teams that made the 2025 MLB postseason. Strikethrough indicates elimination.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
- Toronto Blue Jays
- Seattle Mariners
- Cleveland Guardians
- New York Yankees
- Boston Red Sox
- Detroit Tigers
Related: 2025 MLB Wild Card Standings & Overview
NATIONAL LEAGUE
- Milwaukee Brewers
- Philadelphia Phillies
- Los Angeles Dodgers
- Chicago Cubs
- San Diego Padres
- Cincinnati Reds
WHO WON THE 2024 WORLD SERIES?
The Los Angeles Dodgers won the 2024 World Series over the New York Yankees. The Dodgers blew out the Yankees in the series, nearly sweeping them 4-1. The Yankees sole win in the series, however, came in Game 4 in the form of an 11-4 trouncing.
HOW DO THE MLB PLAYOFFS WORK?
The playoffs immediately follow the conclusion of the MLB regular season’s 162 games. The top 12 teams move on to the MLB playoffs — six from the American League and six from the National League. The playoffs are contested over four rounds of series between the qualifying teams, starting with the Wild Card Series and ending with the World Series.
Teams are seeded based on their record, with the two teams with the best records in their respective leagues getting the top spot and all of the benefits that come along with it: a Wild Card bye week and an automatic ticket to the Division Series.
The 2- and 3-seeds are awarded to the second and third best teams, while the other three teams duke it out in the Wild Card round, a best-of-three series, for their seeding. The winner of the 4- versus 5-seed series plays the 1-seed in the Division Round, while the winner of the 3- versus 6-seed series faces the 2-seed.
After the first three rounds in the MLB playoffs are over, the prevailing teams from each league match up against each other in the final seven-game series: the one and only World Series.
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Frequently Asked Questions
When do the MLB playoffs happen?
The MLB postseason starts on September 30, 2025, and will go until the final series, the World Series, which will begin in the last week of October.
How can I watch MLB playoff games?
Fans can watch the MLB playoffs in 2025 across a number of different channels. Wild Card Series games will air across ABC, ESPN or ESPN2, American League matchups will air on TBS or truTV, National League games will air on FOX, FS1 or HBO Max and the 2025 World Series will air on FOX.
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