MLB
How would the 2024 MLB playoffs be played at this moment?
So far, there are only five teams that have already secured their presence in the postseason in the MLB: Yankees, Guardians, Brewers, Dodgers and Phillies.
These are crucial days, and teams are risking their lives to secure their ticket to the MLB postseason. The top qualifiers have already begun to be defined, as the teams are crowned in their division and will have a preference at the start of the playoffs.
Only five teams already have a place in the fight to lift the coveted Commissioner’s Trophy: the New York Yankees and Cleveland Guardians in the American League and the Philadelphia Phillies, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Milwaukee Brewers in the National League.
The playoffs begin on Tuesday, October 1, with the Wild Card Series or Wild Card Round.
If the season ended right now, how would the postseason be played?
American League
*They rest until the Division Series
- New York Yankees
- Cleveland Guardians
Wild Card Round
- (3) Houston Astros vs. Minnesota Twins (6)
- (4) Baltimore Orioles vs. Kansas City Royals (5)
National League
*They rest until the Division Series
- Philadelphia Phillies
- Los Angeles Dodgers
Wild Card Round
- (3) Milwaukee Brewers vs. New York Mets (6)
- (4) San Diego Padres vs. Arizona Diamondbacks (5)
As a reminder, the 12-team playoff bracket for the upcoming baseball season is divided into four rounds. Eight teams will compete in the best-of-three Wild Card Series in the first round. Each league’s No. 3 and No. 4 seeds will host the No. 6 and No. 5 teams, respectively.
Each league’s No. 1 and No. 2 seeds will receive byes and automatically advance to the League Division Series, scheduled to begin on Saturday, Oct. 5.
The 2024 World Series is set to commence on either Friday, Oct. 25, or October 25, 22. The start date may be rescheduled if both the American League Championship Series (ALCS) and National League Championship Series (NLCS) conclude in five games or less.