Major League Baseball announced the broadcast schedule for the 2026 Wild Card Series presented by AbbVie. The 2026 postseason will begin with each of the four Wild Card Series scheduled from Tuesday through Thursday under a best-of-three format, all available across NBC Sports platforms, including NBC, Peacock and NBC Sports Network. Coverage of the Wild Card Series marks the return of postseason baseball to NBC for the first time since the 2000 ALCS.
The Wild Card Series will be available in Spanish on Universo, while Univision Radio will provide Spanish language audio coverage. ESPN Radio will provide live national coverage of all 2026 MLB postseason games, beginning with the Wild Card Series. In addition, MLB Network will air extensive studio coverage throughout the postseason across the Emmy Award-winning MLB Tonight, the Emmy-nominated MLB Central and MLB Now, and Intentional Talk, MLB Network’s longest-running talk show.
The 2026 postseason schedule, subject to change, can be viewed in its entirety at MLB.com/postseason.
WILD CARD SERIES
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All times ET
Tuesday, Sept. 29
Phillies vs. Braves, Game 1: 2 p.m. (NBC/Peacock)
White Sox vs. Astros, Game 1: 5 p.m. (Peacock/NBCSN)
Red Sox vs. Yankees, Game 1: 8 p.m. (NBC/Peacock)
Cubs vs. Padres, Game 1: 10 p.m. (Peacock/NBCSN)
Wednesday, Sept. 30
Phillies vs. Braves, Game 2: 2 p.m. (NBC/Peacock)
White Sox vs. Astros, Game 2: 5 p.m. (Peacock/NBCSN)
Red Sox vs. Yankees, Game 2: 8 p.m. (NBC/Peacock)
Cubs vs. Padres, Game 2: 10 p.m. (Peacock/NBCSN)
Thursday, Oct. 1
Phillies vs. Braves, Game 3: 2 p.m. (NBC/Peacock)*
White Sox vs. Astros, Game 3: 5 p.m. (Peacock/NBCSN)*
Red Sox vs. Yankees, Game 3: 8 p.m. (NBC/Peacock)*
Cubs vs. Padres, Game 3: 10 p.m. (Peacock/NBCSN)*
* if necessary
FOR ANY THREE-GAME SCENARIOS ON THURSDAY, OCT. 1:
If the Phillies vs. Braves series is over, then:
White Sox vs. Astros, Game 3: 2 p.m. (NBC/Peacock)
Red Sox vs. Yankees, Game 3: 8 p.m. (NBC/Peacock)
Cubs vs. Padres, Game 3: 10 p.m. (Peacock/NBCSN)
If the Cubs vs. Padres series is over, then:
Phillies vs. Braves, Game 3: 2 p.m. (NBC/Peacock)
White Sox vs. Astros, Game 3: 5 p.m. (Peacock/NBCN)
Red Sox vs. Yankees, Game 3: 8 p.m. (NBC/Peacock)
If the Red Sox vs. Yankees series is over, then:
Phillies vs. Braves, Game 3: 2 p.m. (NBC/Peacock)
White Sox vs. Astros, Game 3: 5 p.m. (Peacock/NBCSN)
Cubs vs. Padres, Game 3: 8 p.m. (NBC/Peacock)
If the White Sox vs. Astros series is over, then:
Phillies vs. Braves, Game 3: 2 p.m. (NBC/Peacock)
Red Sox vs. Yankees, Game 3: 8 p.m. (NBC/Peacock)
Cubs vs. Padres, Game 3: 10 p.m. (Peacock/NBCSN)
FOR ANY TWO-GAME SCENARIOS ON THURSDAY, OCT. 1:
If BOS vs. NYY and CWS vs. HOU are over, then:
Phillies vs. Braves, Game 3: 2 p.m. (NBC/Peacock)
Cubs vs. Padres, Game 3: 8 p.m. (NBC/Peacock)
If PHI vs. ATL and CHC vs. SD are over, then:
White Sox vs. Astros, Game 3: 2 p.m. (NBC/Peacock)
Red Sox vs. Yankees, Game 3: 8 p.m. (NBC/Peacock)
If BOS vs. NYY and PHI vs. ATL are over, then:
White Sox vs. Astros, Game 3: 2 p.m. (NBC/Peacock)
Cubs vs. Padres, Game 3: 8 p.m. (NBC/Peacock)
If BOS vs. NYY and CHC vs. SD are over, then:
White Sox vs. Astros, Game 3: 2 p.m. (NBC/Peacock)
Phillies vs. Braves, Game 3: 8 p.m. (NBC/Peacock)
If CWS vs. HOU and PHI vs. ATL are over, then:
Red Sox vs. Yankees, Game 3: 7 p.m. (NBC/Peacock)
Cubs vs. Padres, Game 3: 9:30 p.m. (NBC/Peacock)
If CWS vs. HOU and CHC vs. SD are over, then:
Phillies vs. Braves, Game 3: 2 p.m. (NBC/Peacock)
Red Sox vs. Yankees, Game 3: 8 p.m. (NBC/Peacock)
FOR ANY ONE-GAME SCENARIO ON THURSDAY, OCT. 1:
If there is only one game, then it will be scheduled at 8 p.m. on NBC and Peacock.
DIVISION SERIES
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Saturday, Oct. 3
ALDS A, Game 1 (TBS/truTV/HBO Max)
ALDS B, Game 1 (TBS/truTV/HBO Max)
NLDS A, Game 1 (FOX/FS1/FOX Deportes/FOX One)
NLDS B, Game 1 (FOX/FS1/FOX Deportes/FOX One)
Sunday, Oct. 4
NLDS A, Game 2 (FOX/FS1/FOX Deportes/FOX One)
NLDS B, Game 2 (FOX/FS1/FOX Deportes/FOX One)
Monday, Oct. 5
ALDS A, Game 2 (TBS/truTV/HBO Max)
ALDS B, Game 2 (TBS/truTV/HBO Max)
Tuesday, Oct. 6
NLDS A, Game 3 (FOX/FS1/FOX Deportes/FOX One)
NLDS B, Game 3 (FOX/FS1/FOX Deportes/FOX One)
Wednesday, Oct. 7
ALDS A, Game 3 (TBS/truTV/HBO Max)
ALDS B, Game 3 (TBS/truTV/HBO Max)
NLDS A, Game 4 (FOX/FS1/FOX Deportes/FOX One)*
NLDS B, Game 4 (FOX/FS1/FOX Deportes/FOX One)*
Thursday, Oct. 8
ALDS A, Game 4 (TBS/truTV/HBO Max)*
ALDS B, Game 4 (TBS/truTV/HBO Max)*
Friday, Oct. 9
NLDS A, Game 5 (FOX/FS1/FOX Deportes/FOX One)*
NLDS B, Game 5 (FOX/FS1/FOX Deportes/FOX One)*
Saturday, Oct. 10
ALDS A, Game 5 (TBS/truTV/HBO Max)*
ALDS B, Game 5 (TBS/truTV/HBO Max)*
* if necessary
LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
Sunday, Oct. 11
NLCS Game 1 (FOX/FS1/FOX Deportes/FOX One)
Monday, Oct. 12
ALCS Game 1 (TBS/truTV/HBO Max)
NLCS Game 2 (FOX/FS1/FOX Deportes/FOX One)
Tuesday, Oct. 13
ALCS Game 2 (TBS/truTV/HBO Max)
Wednesday, Oct. 14
NLCS Game 3 (FOX/FS1/FOX Deportes/FOX One)
Thursday, Oct. 15
ALCS Game 3 (TBS/truTV/HBO Max)
NLCS Game 4 (FOX/FS1/FOX Deportes/FOX One)
Friday, Oct. 16
ALCS Game 4 (TBS/truTV/HBO Max)
NLCS Game 5 (FOX/FS1/FOX Deportes/FOX One)*
Saturday, Oct. 17
ALCS Game 5 (TBS/truTV/HBO Max)*
Sunday, Oct. 18
NLCS Game 6 (FOX/FS1/FOX Deportes/FOX One)*
Monday, Oct. 19
ALCS Game 6 (TBS/truTV/HBO Max)*
NLCS Game 7 (FOX/FS1/FOX Deportes/FOX One)*
Tuesday, Oct. 20
ALCS Game 7 (TBS/truTV/HBO Max)*
* if necessary
WORLD SERIES
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Friday, Oct. 23
Game 1 -- at better 2026 record (FOX/FOX Deportes/FOX One)
Saturday, Oct. 24
Game 2 -- at better 2026 record (FOX/FOX Deportes/FOX One)
Monday, Oct. 26
Game 3 (FOX/FOX Deportes/FOX One)
Tuesday, Oct. 27
Game 4 (FOX/FOX Deportes/FOX One)
Wednesday, Oct. 28
Game 5 (FOX/FOX Deportes/FOX One)*
Friday, Oct. 30
Game 6 -- at better 2026 record (FOX/FOX Deportes/FOX One)*
Saturday, Oct. 31
Game 7 -- at better 2026 record (FOX/FOX Deportes/FOX One)*
* if necessary