Dodgers dominate division again
Dodgers celebrate 12th division win in 13 years as elite pitching fuels their confidence heading into October.
Sports Pulse
Major League Baseball‘s best-of-three wild card series begin on Tuesday across the country, with eight teams vying for a spot in the Division Series.
The new postseason format with three wild cards in each league began in 2022, with the top two division winners getting a bye to the LDS. Quadruple-headers are on the schedule for Tuesday and Wednesday, with four more potential games set for Thursday if necessary.
The defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers host the late games on the wild card slate, with an American League game getting things underway at 1:08 p.m. ET on Tuesday.
The best-of-five Division Series begin on Saturday.
Here’s the schedule for the 2025 wild card series:
MLB wild card series scheduleTuesday, Sept. 30AL wild card tbd Game 1: 1:08 p.m. ET, ESPNPadres at Cubs – Game 1: 3:08 p.m. ET, ABCAL wild card tbd Game 1, 6:08 p.m. ET, ESPNMets/Reds at Dodgers, Game 1: 9:08 p.m. ET, ESPNWednesday, Oct. 1AL wild card Game 2: 1:08 p.m. ET, ESPNPadres at Cubs – Game 2: 3:08 p.m. ET, ABCAL wild card Game 2: 6:08 p.m. ET, ESPNMets/Reds at Dodgers – Game 2: 9:08 p.m. ET, ESPNThursday, Oct. 2Schedule will be announced Sunday
Watch 2025 MLB playoffs on Fubo