When Do The Baseball Playoffs Start?
The baseball playoffs are just around the corner! Here’s everything you need to know about when they start and how to catch all the action.
The MLB Regular Season
The Major League Baseball regular season is winding down, and October is right around the corner. That means it’s time to start thinking about the playoffs. The MLB playoffs are a best-of-seven series that pits the two best teams from each league against each other.
When does the regular season start?
The Major League Baseball (MLB) regular season starts in late March and ends in early October. In 2019, the regular season began on Thursday, March 28 and is scheduled to end on Sunday, October 6. The playoffs are scheduled to begin a week later, on October 11.
How many games are in the regular season?
Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization, the oldest of the four major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada. A total of 30 teams play in the National League (NL) and American League (AL), with 15 teams in each league. The NL and AL were formed as separate legal entities in 1876 and 1901 respectively. After cooperating but remaining legally separate entities beginning in 1903, the leagues merged into a single organization led by the Commissioner of Baseball in 2000. The organization also oversees Minor League Baseball, which comprises about 240 teams affiliated with the Major League clubs. With the World Baseball Softball Confederation, MLB manages the international World Baseball Classic tournament.
Baseball broadcasts are aired on television, radio, and the Internet throughout North America and in several other countries throughout the world. MLB has the highest season attendance of any sports league in the world with more than 70 million spectators in 2015.
MLB is governed by one set of rules agreed upon by all 30 team owners. There is a solitary Commissioner of Baseball, who has broad authority over Major League and Minor League baseball. Various sections of baseball’s rule book are known as the Official Baseball Rules (OBR).
The MLB Postseason
The 2019 Major League Baseball playoffs begin on October 1. The postseason will consist of the six teams with the best records from each league—the American and National—who will then compete in a best-of-seven series.
What is the postseason?
The Major League Baseball (MLB) postseason is a playoff tournament that occurs annually after the conclusion of the regular season. The playoffs begin in late September or early October, and end in late October or early November. The postseason consists of the World Series, which is a best-of-seven championship series between the winning teams from the American League (AL) and the National League (NL).
When does the postseason start?
The MLB Postseason starts on October 1st.
How many teams make the playoffs?
In each league, the team with the best record among those not holding a division title qualifies as a wild-card team. The two wild-card teams in each league play each other in a one-game playoff, with the winner advancing to face the top seed in the League Division Series.
What is the Wild Card Game?
The MLB Postseason is upon us! The top teams in each league battle it out in October in order to hoist the World Series trophy. While the journey to the World Series is different this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the excitement and anticipation is still high. So, when do the baseball playoffs start?
The MLB Postseason officially begins with the Wild Card Game on Tuesday, September 29th. This year, there will be four teams in each league vying for a spot in the Divisional Series. The teams that lose their Wild Card games will go home empty handed, while the winners will advance to play the top seed in their respective leagues.
The Divisional Series is a best-of-five series meaning that the first team to win three games will advance to the next round. The American League Divisional Series will begin on Thursday, October 1st, while the National League Divisional Series will begin on Friday, October 2nd.
The Championship Series is also a best-of-seven series with teams playing until one team has won four games. The American League Championship Series is set to begin on Sunday, October 11th, while the National League Championship Series will begin one day later on Monday, October 12th.
Finally, we have arrived at the World Series. The Fall Classic is also a best-of-seven series and will begin on Tuesday, October 20th. Whoever emerges victorious from this highly anticipated matchup will be crowned World Champions!
What is the Division Series?
The Division Series (ALDS and NLDS) is a best-of-five series played between the two division winners of each league. The winner of each series moves on to the League Championship Series.
In the current Major League Baseball playoff structure, the four teams in each league with the best regular-season records qualify for the playoffs. These teams play in two best-of-five series called the Division Series (NLDS and ALDS). The winners of each series advance to the best-of-seven League Championship Series (NLCS and ALCS). The winners of those series advance to the World Series, which is also a best-of-seven series.
What is the League Championship Series?
The League Championship Series (ALCS and NLCS) is a best-of-seven playoff pitting the winners of the two American League Division Series (ALDS) and two National League Division Series (NLDS). The winners of the ALCS and NLCS advance to the World Series.
What is the World Series?
The World Series is the annual championship series of Major League Baseball (MLB). The event dates back to 1903, when the National League (NL) and American League (AL)—then two separate legal entities—each fielded champions. Beginning in 1969, following a four-year split of the league into an East and West side, the series was contested between the winners of each league’s Championship Series. From 1903 to 1968, the winners of each league played one another in a best-of-nine series to determine baseball’s world champion. Since 1969, the World Series has featured a best-of-seven format.
Conclusion
The baseball playoffs start in October.
