MLB releases 2023 postseason schedule
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Major League Baseball released the schedule for the 2023 postseason on Tuesday.
The playoffs will begin Oct. 3 with the first game of each league's best-of-three wild-card series. The division series will start Oct. 7, with the American League League Championship Series and National League Championship Series openers slated for Oct. 15 and Oct. 16, respectively.
The World Series starts Oct. 27.
Here's a look at the full schedule:
Wild-Card Series
| Date | Series | Network |
|---|---|---|
| Oct. 3 | AL wild-card A Gm. 1 | ESPN |
| AL wild-card B Gm. 1 | ESPN | |
| NL wild-card A Gm. 1 | ESPN | |
| NL wild-card B Gm. 1 | ESPN | |
| Oct. 4 | AL wild-card A Gm. 2 | ESPN |
| AL wild-card B Gm. 2 | ESPN | |
| NL wild-card A Gm. 2 | ESPN | |
| NL wild-card B Gm. 2 | ESPN | |
| Oct. 5 | AL wild-card A Gm. 3* | ESPN |
| AL wild-card B Gm. 3* | ESPN | |
| NL wild-card A Gm. 3* | ESPN | |
| NL wild-card B Gm. 3* | ESPN |
* - if necessary
League Division Series
| Date | Series | Network |
|---|---|---|
| Oct. 7 | ALDS A Gm. 1 | Fox or FS1 |
| ALDS B Gm. 1 | Fox or FS1 | |
| NLDS A Gm. 1 | TBS | |
| NLDS B Gm. 1 | TBS | |
| Oct. 8 | ALDS A Gm. 2 | Fox or FS1 |
| ALDS B Gm. 2 | Fox or FS1 | |
| Oct. 9 | NLDS A Gm. 2 | TBS |
| NLDS B Gm. 2 | TBS | |
| Oct. 10 | ALDS A Gm. 3 | Fox or FS1 |
| ALDS B Gm. 3 | Fox or FS1 | |
| Oct. 11 | NLDS A Gm. 3* | TBS |
| NLDS B Gm. 3* | TBS | |
| ALDS A Gm. 4 | Fox or FS1 | |
| ALDS B Gm. 4 | Fox or FS1 | |
| Oct. 12 | NLDS A Gm. 4* | TBS |
| NLDS B Gm. 4* | TBS | |
| Oct. 13 | ALDS A Gm. 5* | Fox or FS1 |
| ALDS B Gm. 5* | Fox or FS1 | |
| Oct. 14 | NLDS A Gm. 5* | TBS |
| NLDS B Gm. 5* | TBS |
* - if necessary
League Championship Series
| Date | Series | Network |
|---|---|---|
| Oct. 15 | ALCS Gm. 1 | Fox or FS1 |
| Oct. 16 | NLCS Gm. 1 | TBS |
| ALCS Gm. 2 | Fox or FS1 | |
| Oct. 17 | NLCS Gm. 2 | TBS |
| Oct. 18 | ALCS Gm. 3 | Fox or FS1 |
| Oct. 19 | NLCS Gm. 3 | TBS |
| ALCS Gm. 4 | Fox or FS1 | |
| Oct. 20 | NLCS Gm. 4 | TBS |
| ALCS Gm. 5* | Fox or FS1 | |
| Oct. 21 | NLCS Gm. 5* | TBS |
| Oct. 22 | ALCS Gm. 6* | Fox or FS1 |
| Oct. 23 | NLCS Gm. 6* | TBS |
| ALCS Gm. 7* | Fox or FS1 | |
| Oct. 24 | NLCS GM. 7* | TBS |
* - if necessary
World Series
| Date | Game | Network |
|---|---|---|
| Oct. 27 | Game 1 | Fox |
| Oct. 28 | Game 2 | Fox |
| Oct. 30 | Game 3 | Fox |
| Oct. 31 | Game 4 | Fox |
| Nov. 1 | Game 5* | Fox |
| Nov. 3 | Game 6* | Fox |
| Nov. 4 | Game 7* | Fox |
* - if necessary
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