2025 MLB playoffs: Schedule, postseason bracket, standings - ESPN

After a thrilling final day of the regular season, the 2025 MLB playoffs are finally here!

Entering Sunday's Game 162, there were still two division titles and one wild-card spot up for grabs. The National League playoff picture was mostly set, though the New York Mets and Cincinnati Reds were fighting for the final wild card. Both lost their respective games Sunday, so the Reds secured their spot in October via a tiebreaker. In the American League playoff picture, both the AL East and AL Central titles were undecided Sunday. The New York Yankees and Toronto Blue Jays were tied going into the final day, as were the Cleveland Guardians and Detroit Tigers. Toronto won its game Sunday to win the division and the AL's top seed, and Cleveland took the Central title.

For the fourth year, the 12-team postseason will kick off with an action-packed wild-card round that starts Tuesday on ESPN, featuring eight teams battling for four spots to advance to the eight-team division series.

From the first pitch of the wild-card games to the last out of the World Series, we've got you covered with the postseason bracket, schedules, results and how to watch every game this October.

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The 12-team playoff field is set

Eight teams will take the field, but only four will move on. Watch every wild-card series matchup through Thursday on ESPN and ABC.

Tuesday's schedule:

DET @ CLE: 1:08 p.m. on ESPN
SD @ CHC: 3:08 p.m. ET on ABC
BOS @ NYY: 6:08 p.m. on ESPN
CIN @ LAD: 9:08 p.m. ET on ESPN

Best-of-three series

All times ET

Detroit Tigers at Cleveland Guardians

Game 1: Tuesday at 1:08 p.m. (ESPN)

Game 2: Wednesday at 1:08 p.m. (ESPN)

Game 3*: Thursday