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,

Over in the National League, the Milwaukee Brewers continued their stranglehold on first place as MLB's only 80-win team. However, they've shown signs of slowing down with five losses in their last seven games.

What to know now that MLB announced the schedule and dates for the 2025 American League and National League postseason, including the World Series.

Here's a postseason preview, including details on how each team could win the pennant with one player to watch down the stretch (stats accurate through Aug. 26): The 2025 postseason begins on Tuesday, Sept. 30, for the Game 1 of the four Wild Card Series. The 2025 World Series will start on Friday, Oct. 24. Here's the full schedule:

It's been an express route for the Reds going from the cusp of a playoff spot to danger of falling out of contention. A 6-3 loss to the Dodgers on Tuesday was Cincinnati's fifth in its last six games

Philadelphia Phillies vs. Atlanta Braves The Philadelphia Phillies getting swept by the New York Mets wasn’t on anyone’s bingo card heading into this stretch

The Toronto Blue Jays have been a consistently underwhelming presence in the MLB for years. After spending the late 2010s accruing several young cornerstones, t