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Worth your calendars. The bustle to crown the next World Series champion will birth up Friday, Oct. 7, when the 2022 MLB Postseason will get underway.
Per Main League Baseball’s announcement of the postseason schedule on Monday, that first day of playoff motion will contain four video games from the American League and Nationwide League Wild Card Series presented by Hankook Tire on ESPN, ABC and ESPN2 and the ESPN App. (ESPN Radio will moreover present stay nationwide protection of all 2022 MLB postseason video games.) The 2022 World Series presented by Capital One is scheduled to open three weeks later, on Friday, Oct. 28, airing on FOX, which is net hosting protection of the Drop Classic for the 25th time.
This yr’s postseason will characteristic a new format, increasing the pool of teams from 10 to 12 and changing the two single-elimination Wild Card Games with four easiest-of-three Wild Card Series, to be followed by the finest-of-5 Division Series.
The openers of all four AL and NL Division Series are scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 11, with doable Game 5s slated for Oct. 16 (NLDS) and Oct. 17 (ALDS). FOX or FS1 will tackle protection for the NLDS, whereas TBS will duvet the ALDS.
The Nationwide League Championship Series presented by loanDepot is decided to birth up Tuesday, Oct. 18, and may per chance per chance perchance be televised by FOX or FS1. The American League Championship Series presented by loanDepot will rep underway Wednesday, Oct. 19, on TBS. If primary, Game 7 of the NLCS is scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 25, whereas Game 7 of the ALCS is decided for Wednesday, Oct. 26.
The winners of the NLCS and ALCS will meet within the 2022 World Series, with the Drop Classic slated to trek via Saturday, Nov. 5, if seven video games are primary.
Friday, Oct. 7
NL Wild Card A, Game 1, ESPN
NL Wild Card B, Game 1, ESPN
AL Wild Card A, Game 1, ESPN
AL Wild Card B, Game 1, ESPN
Saturday, Oct. 8
AL Wild Card A, Game 2, ESPN
AL Wild Card B, Game 2, ESPN
NL Wild Card A, Game 2, ESPN
NL Wild Card B, Game 2, ESPN
Sunday, Oct. 9
NL Wild Card A, Game 3, ESPN (if primary)
NL Wild Card B, Game 3, ESPN (if primary)
AL Wild Card A, Game 3, ESPN (if primary)
AL Wild Card B, Game 3, ESPN (if primary)
Tuesday, Oct. 11
NLDS A, Game 1, FOX or FS1
NLDS B, Game 1, FOX or FS1
ALDS A, Game 1, TBS
ALDS B, Game 1, TBS
Wednesday, Oct. 12
NLDS A, Game 2, FOX or FS1
NLDS B, Game 2, FOX or FS1
Thursday, Oct. 13
ALDS A, Game 2, TBS
ALDS B, Game 2, TBS
Friday, Oct. 14
NLDS A, Game 3, FS1
NLDS B, Game 3, FS1
Saturday, Oct. 15
NLDS A, Game 4, FS1 (if primary)
NLDS B, Game 4, FS1 (if primary)
ALDS A, Game 3, TBS
ALDS B, Game 3, TBS
Sunday, Oct. 16
ALDS A, Game 4, TBS (if primary)
ALDS B, Game 4, TBS (if primary)
NLDS A, Game 5, FS1 (if primary)
NLDS B, Game 5, FS1 (if primary)
Monday, Oct. 17
ALDS A, Game 5, TBS (if primary)
ALDS B, Game 5, TBS (if primary)
LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
Tuesday, Oct. 18
NLCS Game 1, FOX or FS1
Wednesday, Oct. 19
NLCS Game 2, FOX or FS1
ALCS Game 1, TBS
Thursday, Oct. 20
ALCS Game 2, TBS
Friday, Oct. 21
NLCS Game 3, FS1
Saturday, Oct. 22
ALCS Game 3, TBS
NLCS Game 4, FOX or FS1
Sunday, Oct. 23
NLCS Game 5, FS1 (if primary)
ALCS Game 4, TBS
Monday, Oct. 24
ALCS Game 5, TBS (if primary)
NLCS Game 6, FS1 (if primary)
Tuesday, Oct. 25
ALCS Game 6, TBS (if primary)
NLCS Game 7, FOX and FS1 (if primary)
Wednesday, Oct. 26
ALCS Game 7, TBS (if primary)
Friday, Oct. 28
Game 1 (at greater file), FOX
Saturday, Oct. 29
Game 2 (at greater file), FOX
Monday, Oct. 31
Game 3, FOX
Tuesday, Nov. 1
Game 4, FOX
Wednesday, Nov. 2
Game 5, FOX (if primary)
Friday, Nov. 4
Game 6, FOX (if primary, at greater file)
Saturday, Nov. 5
Game 7, FOX (if primary, at greater file)
