MLB’s playoffs start Tuesday. Here’s what to know about the Wild Card Series

Major League Baseball's 2026 regular season has ended after 162 games, and the postseason tournament is beginning this week with Wild Card Series matchups. The Los Angeles Dodgers are seeking their third consecutive World Series championship. Teams are clinching playoff spots, and the full playoff field is now set. The New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox will play their Wild Card Series games in prime time.

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National30 articles from 15 sources across the spectrum· Updated 21h ago

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The story so far

5 developments

Sep 21Only center coverage:The latest on MLB postseason clinches, Ohtani and Judge health updates, awards races and more
Sep 22Tuesday’s MLB clinching scenarios: Rays can lock up AL East, while Cubs and Padres seek wild cards
Sep 23Only center coverage:Wednesday’s MLB clinching scenarios: Guardians, White Sox on verge of making postseason
Sep 27Yankees-Red Sox Wild Card Series games to have prime-time starts
Sep 28MLB playoffs: Field all set as postseason opens with Wild Card round this week

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The bigger story

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MLB’s playoffs start Tuesday. Here’s what to know about the Wild Card Series

5 developments · 15 sources

Cubs’ final regular-season game vs. Red Sox moved from Fenway Park to Florida as storms descend on Boston

3 developments · 14 sources · updated 3d ago

Red Sox beat Cubs 4-3 in doubleheader opener, assure Wild Card Series matchup against Yankees

7 sources · updated 3d ago

Sep 25, 2026Developing

Yankees and Red Sox, who produce some of baseball's most memorable melodrama, meet in playoffs again

3 developments · 8 sources · updated 13h ago

Aaron Judge hopes to persuade Yankees to put him in lineup against Red Sox in Wild Card Series

10 sources · updated 1h ago

How each side is putting it

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Philadelphia InquirerLean Left· 1d ago· ran in 3 outlets

MLB's playoffs start Tuesday. Here's what to know about the Wild Card Series

Cleveland Plain DealerLean Left· 1d ago

2026 MLB playoff schedule: Dates, TV channels, matchups and World Series

Ran by 2 outlets· Boston, The Boston Globe

BostonLean Left· 1d ago

Red Sox-Yankees schedule out: Wild Card Series set for prime time

The Boston GlobeLean Left· 1d ago

Red Sox-Yankees schedule out: Wild Card Series set for prime time

Portland Press HeraldLean Left· 1d ago

Red Sox will face Yankees in prime time in wild-card series

Sun TimesLean Left· 1d ago

White Sox begin wild-card series at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Cubs at 9 p.m.

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Ran by 3 outlets across the spectrum· East Idaho News, WHEC Rochester

East Idaho NewsCenter· 21h ago

MLB’s playoffs start Tuesday. Here’s what to know about the Wild Card Series

WHEC RochesterCenter· 22h ago

MLB’s playoffs start Tuesday. Here’s what to know about the Wild Card Series

WGN ChicagoCenter· 23h ago

MLB playoffs: Field all set as postseason opens with Wild Card round this week

Ran by 5 outlets across the spectrum· WPRI Providence, WHDH Boston, +2 more

WPRI ProvidenceCenter· 1d ago

Yankees-Red Sox Wild Card Series games to have prime-time starts

WHDH BostonLean Left· 1d ago

Yankees-Red Sox Wild Card Series games to have prime-time starts

WIVB BuffaloCenter· 1d ago

Yankees-Red Sox Wild Card Series games to have prime-time starts

WFMZ AllentownCenter· 1d ago

Yankees-Red Sox Wild Card Series games to have prime-time starts

ABC 7 ChicagoCenter· 1d ago

MLB announces schedule for Wild Card Series games, including matchups for Chicago Cubs, White Sox

ForbesCenter· 1d ago

Here’s The 2026 MLB Wild Card Broadcast Schedule On NBC And Peacock

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Tyler Morning TelegraphLean Right· 1d ago

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