Is your favorite MLB team likely heading to the postseason, and you want to know when to prepare for the 3+ hours of stress? Want to get to a postseason game? Here is your chance to mark your calendars with the playoff games that are coming at the end of the month and into October.
2025 MLB postseason calendar
Wild Card Series (best-of-3)
Tuesday, Sept. 30 – Game 1 (AL & NL Wild Card)
Wednesday, Oct. 1 – Game 2 (AL & NL Wild Card)
Thursday, Oct. 2 – Game 3 if necessary (AL & NL Wild Card)
Division Series (best-of-5)
Saturday, Oct. 4 – ALDS Game 1, NLDS Game 1
Sunday, Oct. 5 – ALDS Game 2, NLDS Game 2
Monday, Oct. 6 – Travel / off day (as needed)
Tuesday, Oct. 7 – ALDS Game 3, NLDS Game 3
Wednesday, Oct. 8 – ALDS Game 4*, NLDS Game 4*
Thursday, Oct. 9 – Travel / off day (as needed)
Friday, Oct. 10 – ALDS Game 5*, NLDS Game 5*
(*if necessary)
League Championship Series (best-of-7)
Sunday, Oct. 12 – ALCS Game 1
Monday, Oct. 13 – ALCS Game 2, NLCS Game 1
Tuesday, Oct. 14 – NLCS Game 2
Wednesday, Oct. 15 – ALCS Game 3
Thursday, Oct. 16 – ALCS Game 4, NLCS Game 3
Friday, Oct. 17 – NLCS Game 4
Saturday, Oct. 18 – ALCS Game 5*, NLCS Game 5*
Sunday, Oct. 19 – Travel / off day (as needed)
Monday, Oct. 20 – ALCS Game 6*, NLCS Game 6*
Tuesday, Oct. 21 – ALCS Game 7*, NLCS Game 7*
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World Series (best-of-7)
Friday, Oct. 24 – Game 1
Saturday, Oct. 25 – Game 2
Sunday, Oct. 26 – Travel day
Monday, Oct. 27 – Game 3
Tuesday, Oct. 28 – Game 4
Wednesday, Oct. 29 – Game 5*
Thursday, Oct. 30 – Travel day
Friday, Oct. 31 – Game 6*
Saturday, Nov. 1 – Game 7*
(*if necessary)
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