The final day of the MLB regular season was just as wild as we imagined it would be — and the 2025 playoff field is officially set!
Even though both the
With a win against the Tigers on Friday, Boston clinched an AL wild-card berth. They will be the road team in the wild-card series.
With a win in Boston on Saturday, Detroit clinched an AL wild-card berth — but with a loss Sunday, the Tigers were relegated to the final wild-card spot.
With a win over Texas on Saturday, Cleveland clinched an AL wild-card berth. The Guardians then won the AL Central when Detroit lost to Boston on Sunday.
The Reds clinched the final wild-card spot in the NL over the Mets on Sunday after New York lost its regular-season finale to Miami.
What are this October’s MLB playoff matchups?
American League
Wild-card round: (6) Tigers at (3) Guardians, (5) Red Sox at (4) Yankees
ALDS: Tigers/Guardians vs. (2) Mariners, Red Sox/Yankees vs. (1) Blue Jays
National League
Wild-card round: (6) Reds at (3) Dodgers, (5) Padres at (4) Cubs
NLDS: Reds/Dodgers vs. (2) Phillies, Padres/Cubs vs. (1) Brewers
Breaking down the AL playoff picture
Here are the odds for the AL playoff squads for every round:
Breaking down the NL playoff picture
Here are the odds for the NL playoff squads for every round:
Playoff schedule
Wild-card series
Best of three, all games at better seed’s stadium
Game 1: Tuesday
Game 2: Wednesday
Game 3: Thursday*
Division series
Best of five
ALDS
Game 1: Oct. 4
Game 2: Oct. 5
Game 3: Oct. 7
Game 4: Oct. 8*
Game 5: Oct. 10*
NLDS
Game 1: Oct. 4
Game 2: Oct. 6
Game 3: Oct. 8
Game 4: Oct. 9*
Game 5: Oct. 11*
League championship series
Best of seven
ALCS
Game 1: Oct. 12
Game 2: Oct. 13
Game 3: Oct. 15
Game 4: Oct. 16
Game 5: Oct. 17*
Game 6: Oct. 19*
Game 7: Oct. 20*
NLCS
Game 1: Oct. 13
Game 2: Oct. 14
Game 3: Oct. 16
Game 4: Oct. 17
Game 5: Oct. 18*
Game 6: Oct. 20*
Game 7: Oct. 21*
World Series
Best of seven
Game 1: Oct. 24
Game 2: Oct. 25
Game 3: Oct. 27
Game 4: Oct. 28
Game 5: Oct. 29*
Game 6: Oct. 31*
Game 7: Nov. 1*
* If necessary
