MLB announces 2023 Postseason schedule

August 8th, 2023

Postseason Begins with Four Openers of Wild Card Series Presented by Hankook Tire on ESPN Platforms on Tues., Oct. 3rd;

Division Series Presented by Booking.com Starts on Sat., Oct 7th, With LCS Presented by loanDepot Getting Underway on Sun., Oct. 15th;

FOX and FS1 to Cover ALDS and ALCS, and TBS to Cover NLDS and NLCS;

The 119th World Series Presented by Capital One on FOX Set for Fri., Oct. 27th

Major League Baseball today announced the schedule for the 2023 Postseason, which is set to open with four games of the Wild Card Series presented by Hankook Tire on ABC, ESPN and ESPN2 on Tuesday, October 3rd.  Game One of the 2023 World Series presented by Capital One on FOX is scheduled for Friday, October 27th at the home of the League Champion with the superior 2023 regular season record.

The openers of all four AL and NL Division Series presented by Booking.com will be scheduled to begin on Saturday, October 7th.  Overall, the Division Series will be slated between Saturday, October 7th through Saturday, October 14th, with potential Game Fives on Friday, October 13th (ALDS) and Saturday (NLDS).  FOX or FS1 will combine to cover the ALDS and TBS will have all NLDS games.

The American League Championship Series presented by loanDepot will begin on Sunday, October 15th and will be televised by FOX or FS1.  The National League Championship Series presented by loanDepot, set to start Monday, October 16th, will be telecast by TBS.  A potential Game Seven of the ALCS is scheduled for Monday, October 23rd, while an NLCS Game Seven would be played on Tuesday, October 24th.

Game One of the 2023 World Series presented by Capital One is scheduled for Friday, October 27th.  The 119th Fall Classic will then change sites for Game Three on Monday, October 30th.  If a Game Seven is necessary to determine the 2023 World Series Champions, then it would be played on Saturday, November 4th.  The scheduled off days during the World Series are Sunday, October 29th and Thursday, November 2nd (if a Game Six is necessary).  FOX Sports will present live telecast coverage of the World Series for the 26th time.

All games telecast on TBS, FOX and FS1 will be available to MLB.TV subscribers who are authenticated subscribers to the applicable network through a participating pay TV provider.

The Wild Card Series will also be available via the ESPN App.  ESPN Radio will provide live national coverage of all 2023 MLB Postseason games, beginning with the Wild Card Series.  The Wild Card Series will also be available via the ESPN App.  ESPN Radio will provide live national coverage of all 2023 MLB Postseason games, beginning with the Wild Card Series.  In addition to its extensive studio coverage, MLB Network will exclusively air the entire 2023 National League Division Series and National League Championship Series in Spanish-language this Postseason.

The 2023 Postseason schedule, subject to change, can be viewed in its entirety at MLB.com/postseason.