Mark your calendars. The race to crown the next World Series champion begins Friday, October 7 when the 2022 MLB postseason begins.
According to Major League Baseball’s postseason schedule announcement Monday, this first day of playoff action will feature four games from the American League and National League Wild Card Series hosted by Hankook Tire on ESPN, ABC and ESPN2 and ESPN app are presented. (ESPN Radio will also provide live national coverage of all 2022 MLB postseason games.) Presented by Capital One, the 2022 World Series is scheduled to open three weeks later on Friday, Oct. 28 and air on FOX, on which the coverage is taking place for the 25th time.
This year’s postseason will feature a new format that expands the pool of teams from 10 to 12 and replaces the two single-elimination wild card games with four best-of-three wild card series followed by the best-of-five – Division series.
The opening games of all four AL and NL division series are scheduled for Tuesday October 11, with potential Game 5s scheduled for October 16 (NLDS) and October 17 (ALDS). FOX or FS1 will provide coverage for NLDS while TBS will cover ALDS.
The National League Championship Series presented by LoanDepot is scheduled to begin Tuesday, October 18 and will be televised on FOX or FS1. The American League Championship Series presented by LoanDepot begins Wednesday, October 19 on TBS. If required, Game 7 of the NLCS is scheduled for Tuesday, October 25th, while Game 7 of the ALCS is scheduled for Wednesday, October 26th.
The winners of the NLCS and ALCS will meet in the 2022 World Series, with the Fall Classic scheduled to run through Saturday, November 5 when seven games are required.
Friday October 7th
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 October 8th
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 October 9th
NL Wild Card A, Game 3, ESPN (if required)
NL Wild Card B, Game 3, ESPN (if required)
AL Wild Card A, Game 3, ESPN (if required)
AL Wild Card B, Game 3, ESPN (if required)
Tuesday October 11th
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 October 12th
NLDS A, Game 2, FOX or FS1
NLDS B, Game 2, FOX or FS1
Thursday October 13th
ALDS A, Game 2, TBS
ALDS B, Game 2, TBS
Friday October 14th
NLDS A, Game 3, FS1
NLDS B, Game 3, FS1
Saturday October 15th
NLDS A, Game 4, FS1 (if required)
NLDS B, Game 4, FS1 (if required)
ALDS A, Game 3, TBS
ALDS B, Game 3, TBS
Sunday October 16th
ALDS A, Game 4, TBS (if required)
ALDS B, Game 4, TBS (if required)
NLDS A, Game 5, FS1 (if required)
NLDS B, Game 5, FS1 (if required)
Monday 17 October
ALDS A, Game 5, TBS (if required)
ALDS B, Game 5, TBS (if required)
LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
Tuesday October 18th
NLCS Game 1, FOX or FS1
Wednesday 19 Oct
NLCS Game 2, FOX or FS1
ALCS Game 1, TBS
Thursday 20 Oct
ALCS Game 2, TBS
Friday October 21st
NLCS Game 3, FS1
Saturday October 22nd
ALCS Game 3, TBS
NLCS Game 4, FOX or FS1
Sunday 23 October
NLCS Game 5, FS1 (if required)
ALCS Game 4, TBS
Monday, October 24th
ALCS Game 5, TBS (if required)
NLCS Game 6, FS1 (if required)
Tuesday October 25th
ALCS Game 6, TBS (if required)
NLCS Game 7, FOX and FS1 (if required)
Wednesday October 26th
ALCS Game 7, TBS (if required)
Friday October 28th
Game 1 (with a better record), FOX
Saturday October 29th
Game 2 (with a better record), FOX
Monday 31 Oct
Game 3, FOX
Tuesday November 1st
Game 4, FOX
Wednesday 2 Nov
Game 5, FOX (if necessary)
Friday 4th Nov
Game 6, FOX (possibly with a better record)
Saturday November 5th
Game 7, FOX (possibly with a better record)