MLB postseason 2025: Complete list of teams in playoffs, schedule & fixtures ft. Yankees, Dodgers, Blue Jays

The MLB postseason 2025 begins on Tuesday after the regular season concluded with a dramatic finish on Sunday. The Cincinnati Reds sneaked into a playoff spot after the New York Mets collapsed to fall out of the final National League Wild Card spot this week.

With the final slate of regular-season games in the books, we take a look at the 12 teams gearing up for October baseball and analyze the schedule & fixtures.

Teams qualified for MLB postseason 2025:

The Toronto Blue Jays, Seattle Mariners received a bye in the American League after winning their divisions, while the Milwaukee Brewers and Philadelphia Phillies progress to the National League Division Series.

The New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers and Cleveland Guardians clinched the AL Wild Card berths, while the Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago Cubs, San Diego Padres and Cincinnati Reds will participate in the NL Wild Card series.

MLB postseason 2025: Schedule

AL Wild Card Series:

Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees

Game 1: Tuesday, 6 p.m. ET

Game 2: Wednesday, 6 p.m. ET

Game 3 (if necessary): Thursday, 6 p.m. ET

Detroit Tigers at Cleveland Guardians

Game 1: Tuesday, 1 p.m. ET

Game 2: Wednesday, 1 p.m. ET

Game 3 (if necessary): Thursday, 1 p.m. ET

NL Wild Card Series:

San Diego Padres at Chicago Cubs

Game 1: Tuesday, 3 p.m. ET

Game 2: Wednesday, 3 p.m. ET

Game 3 (if necessary): Thursday, 3 p.m.

Cincinnati Reds at Los Angeles Dodgers

Game 1: Tuesday, 9 p.m. ET

Game 2: Wednesday, 9 p.m. ET

Game 3 (if necessary): Thursday, 9 p.m. ET

Division Series

The best-of-five series kicks off on Oct. 4 after the conclusion of the Wild Card games.

NLDS1 Game 1

NLDS2 Game 1

ALDS1 Game 1

ALDS 2 Game 1

The Los Angeles Dodgers are going into the postseason as the World Series favorites; however, the Milwaukee Brewers and the Philadelphia Phillies will have a thing or two to say about the defending champions.

While the Dodgers are aiming for a first WS title defense in more than two decades, the New York Yankees will be out for revenge after missing out on the prize last year.

About the author

Chaitanya Prakash is an editor who covers US Sports at Sportskeeda. His first brush with sportswriting was in 2012 when the greatest football manager of all time, Sir Alex Ferguson, bid farewell to the beautiful game.

Although having started out professionally as a cricket writer in 2022, Chaitanya's curiosity and indiscriminate interest in all sports in general eventually introduced him to America's favorite pastime.

While Chaitanya's favorite player from the current crop is the dynamic Venezuelan Ronald Acuna Jr., his all-time favorite, however, is Pedro Martinez, for his self-belief and consistency. He also rates Jose Bautista's iconic bat flip in 2015 as his favorite moment in baseball history.

Chaitanya specializes in reporting on technical aspects of the game or analyzing patterns behind specific plays. He also likes pondering over players' self-assessments following the conclusion of a game as it helps him get an idea of how they think about the sport in general.

When not cheering for his favorites across sports, Chaitanya likes being transported to the past through a good war documentary or a historical documentary in general.

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