The MLB postseason is right around the corner. And with three weeks left in the regular season, every team with World Series aspirations still has a lot left to play for. Let’s break down the MLB standings and the playoff picture as they look ahead of games on Sept.

From there, the Division Series will begin on Saturday, Oct. 4, with the League Championship Series getting underway no earlier than Sunday, Oct. 12. The 2025 World Series, meanwhile, will kick off on Friday,

From current playoff matchups to league races to the postseason schedule, we have everything you need to know.

MLB released its 2025 postseason schedule Tuesday, and the first Wild Card Round games will be on Sept. 30. The four Division Series then start on Oct. 4, while the American League Championship starts on Oct. 12.

Major League Baseball officially unveiled the full schedule for the 2026 regular season on Tuesday. The 2026 championship season will begin on Wednesday, March 25, with a standalone Opening Night matchup between the Giants and Yankees at Oracle Park in San Francisco,

George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa is a very homer-friendly ballpark. That doesn't only apply to lefties with that short right-field porch. For right-handed hitters, it's the second-best home run park in the majors this season.

The World Series will end in November if it goes the full seven games, the result of a change to MLB's postseason scheduling approach since last year.

MLB released its 2026 regular season schedule Tuesday, with several notable events scattered across the calendar.

Major League Baseball released the 2026 schedule and the season begins on Wednesday March 25 with a single Opening Night game between the New York Yankees and the San Francisco Giants in San Francisco. It is the earliest scheduled Opening Day in MLB history.

MLB designs the calendar to be as fair as possible by having a set number of divisional games and contests against other teams. Still, the reality is that some contenders are going to land a more (or less) favorable draw for the final few weeks than others.