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MLB playoff bracket: Division series schedule, how to watch postseason baseball

mark giannotto, usa today
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The 2024 MLB playoffs are in full swing now, with every American League and National League wild-card series over after the New York Mets got their dramatic Game 3 win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday night.

We're down to eight teams as division series action gets underway Saturday, with Game 1 scheduled in all four matchups. It's now a best-of-five game format, with the higher seed hosting Games 1 and 2, the lower seed hosting Games 3 and (if necessary) Game 4. The higher seed would play host to the deciding Game 5 if it reaches that point.

Stars like Shohei Ohtani, Aaron Judge and Bryce Harper are all playing, and this will represent Ohtani's MLB postseason debut. As chance would have it, three of the four division series are also regional matchups between division rivals. After a few upsets in the wild card round, there's plenty of intrigue about the teams that will ultimately advance to the ALCS and NLCS.

Here's what else you need to know to watch the division series of the 2024 MLB playoffs, including an updated bracket and schedule:

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MLB playoff bracket

American League byes:

  1. New York Yankees (94-68)

  2. Cleveland Guardians (92-69)

American League Wild Card:

American League Division Series

National League byes

  1. Los Angeles Dodgers (98-64)

  2. Philadelphia Phillies (95-67)

National League Wild Card

National League Division Series

2024 MLB postseason schedule update

Division Series (Best-of-5):

New York Yankees vs. Kansas City Royals

  • Game 1: Saturday at 6:38 p.m. ET on TBS

  • Game 2: Monday at 7:38 p.m. ET on TBS

  • Game 3: Wednesday on TBS, time TBD

  • Game 4: Thursday on TBS, time TBD (if necessary)

  • Game 5: Oct. 12 on TBS, time TBD (if necessary)

Cleveland Guardians vs. Detroit Tigers

  • Game 1: Saturday at 1:08 p.m. ET on TBS

  • Game 2: Monday at 4:08 p.m. ET on TBS

  • Game 3: Wednesday on TBS, time TBD

  • Game 4: Thursday on TBS, time TBD (if necessary)

  • Game 5: Oct. 12 on TBS, time TBD (if necessary)

Los Angeles Dodgers vs. San Diego Padres

  • Game 1: Saturday at 8:38 p.m. ET on FS1

  • Game 2: Sunday at 8:03 p.m. ET on FS1

  • Game 3: Tuesday on FOX/FS1, time TBD

  • Game 4: Wednesday on FOX/FS1, time TBD (if necessary)

  • Game 5: Oct. 11 on FOX/FS1, time TBD (if necessary)

Philadelphia Phillies vs. New York Mets

  • Game 1: Saturday at 4:08 p.m. ET on FOX

  • Game 2: Sunday at 4:08 p.m. ET on FS1

  • Game 3: Tuesday on FOX/FS1, time TBD

  • Game 4: Wednesday on FOX/FS1, time TBD (if necessary)

  • Game 5: Oct. 11 on FOX/FS1, time TBD (if necessary)

League Championship Series (Best-of-7):

  • October 13: NLCS Game 1

  • October 14: ALCS Game 1, NLCS Game 2

  • October 15: ALCS Game 2

  • October 16: NLCS Game 3

  • October 17: ALCS Game 3, NLCS Game 4

  • October 18: ALCS Game 4, NLCS Game 5 (if necessary)

  • October 19: ALCS Game 5 (if necessary)

  • October 20: NLCS Game 6 (if necessary)

  • October 21: ALCS Game 6 (if necessary), NLCS Game 7 (if necessary)

  • October 22: ALCS Game 7 (if necessary)

World Series (Best-of-7):

  • October 25: World Series Game 1

  • October 26: World Series Game 2

  • October 28: World Series Game 3

  • October 29: World Series Game 4

  • October 30: World Series Game 5 (if necessary)

  • November 1: World Series Game 6 (if necessary)

  • November 2: World Series Game 7 (if necessary)

MLB playoff seeds

American League

  1. New York Yankees (94-68)*

  2. Cleveland Guardians (92-69)*

  3. Houston Astros (88-73)*

  4. Baltimore Orioles (91-71)

  5. Kansas City Royals (86-76)

  6. Detroit Tigers (86-76)

National League

  1. Los Angeles Dodgers (98-64)*

  2. Philadelphia Phillies (95-67)*

  3. Milwaukee Brewers (93-69)*

  4. San Diego Padres (93-69)

  5. Atlanta Braves (89-73)

  6. New York Mets (89-73)

*Division winner

How to watch the 2024 MLB playoffs

The 2024 Major League Baseball playoffs will be spread across multiple broadcasters, depending on round and league.

For the next two rounds of the postseason, broadcasting splits by league. FOX will carry the National League Division and Championship Series, while TBS will carry the American League Division and Championship Series. The ALCS and ALDS can be streamed via Sling. The World Series will be broadcast by FOX.

Watch the 2024 MLB postseason via Fubo

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