What Channel Is Playoff Baseball On?
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Find out what channel is playoff baseball on so you don’t miss a single game.
Playoff Baseball on Television
Playoff baseball will be shown on a variety of channels this year. Depending on your market, you may be able to watch games on Fox, ESPN, TNT, or TBS. If you live in Canada, you can watch games on Sportsnet or TSN. Here’s a breakdown of where you can watch games nationally.
National League
Fox will televise all four National League Division Series matchups, with three on the cable channel FS1 and one exclusively on MLB Network.
NLDS Game 1 (Oct. 3): Cardinals at Braves, 5 p.m. ET on FS1
NLDS Game 2 (Oct. 4): Cardinals at Braves, 4 p.m. ET on FS1
NLDS Game 3 (Oct. 6): Braves at Cardinals, TBD on MLB Network
NLDS Game 4** (Oct. 7): Braves at Cardinals, TBD on FS1 or MLB Network
*if necessary
American League
The American League Championship Series (ALCS) is a best-of-seven playoff pitting the two best teams in the American League against each other. The winner of this series goes on to play the winner of the National League Championship Series (NLCS) in the World Series.
The ALCS has been broadcast on television by Fox since 2000. Prior to that, it was aired on NBC from 1980-2000. Before 1980, it was not regularly televised.
The current television contract for the ALCS is set to expire after the 2021 season.
Playoff Baseball on Radio
The MLB playoffs are underway and if you’re looking for how to listen to the action on radio, we have you covered. Just about every game during the regular season is carried on the radio by one of the team’s local radio affiliates. That won’t be the case during the playoffs, as most of the games will be on ESPN Radio.
National League
National League teams began playing a best-of-seven playoff series in order to determine which team would represent the league in the World Series.
-First played in 1969
-Teams are seeded according to their won-loss records
The format of the National League playoffs has changed several times since it was first introduced. The current format, which has been used since 2019, features two best-of-three Wild Card series followed by two best-of-seven Divisional Series. The winners of the Divisional Series then face off in a best-of-seven League Championship Series, with the winner advances to the World Series.
You can find a complete schedule of games, including start times and TV channels, here: http://www.mlb.com/postseason
American League
The American League Championship Series (ALCS) is a best-of-seven playoff and one of two League Championship Series in Major League Baseball (MLB), the other being the National League Championship Series (NLCS). It is played between the winner of the American League Division Series (ALDS) and the winner of the American League Wild Card Game. The winner of the ALCS advances to play the winner of the NLCS in MLB’s best-of-seven World Series.
