Major League Baseball’s 2024 regular season isn’t over yet, and the postseason bracket is still not finalized. The Atlanta Braves Braves and New York Mets will play a doubleheader on Monday afternoon that will determined the final two spots in the 2024 MLB playoffs. The Arizona Diamondbacks are still alive for a wild-card spot in the National League, but they’d need either the Mets or Braves to lose twice on Monday to get in.
The Braves will be the NL’s No. 5 seed if they win once on Monday. The D-backs can only clinch the No. 6 seed if one team is swept in the doubleheader at Truist Park. The Mets can be the No. 5 or No. 6 seed in the NL bracket depending on what happens Monday.
We do know the other 10 teams in the 12-team postseason bracket, however, and the entire American League field is set. The playoffs get started Tuesday as the best-of-three Wild Card Series kick off.
In the AL, the Astros (No. 3 seed) will host the sixth-seeded Tigers in the Wild Card Series. The No. 4 Orioles will host the No. 5 Royals, who jumped the Tigers on Sunday in the regular-season finale with a win over the Braves. The Yankees secured the No. 1 seed in the American League and home-field through the ALCS. The Yanks and second-seeded Guardians have first-round byes and will start play in the ALDS.
In the National League, we know the top four seeds: No. 1 Dodgers, No. 2 Phillies, No. 3 Brewers and No. 4 Padres. The Dodgers have home-field advantage throughout the entire postseason as they secured the best record in baseball. The Phillies have a first-round bye, while the Brewers and Padres will find out their Wild Card Series opponents on Monday before those series start Tuesday.
The Wild Card Series are all hosted by the higher seeds and will wrap up by Thursday, Oct. 3. The LDS round starts Saturday, Oct. 5. The League Championship Series begin on Sunday, Oct. 13. And the World Series will begin either on Tuesday, Oct. 22 or Friday, Oct. 25. (You can click here to check out the full playoff schedule.)
Here’s a look at the full 2024 MLB playoff bracket as it stands going into Monday. Game times for the Wild Card Series were announced Sunday night.
2024 MLB playoffs bracket
Keytron Jordan, CBS Sports
Wild Card Series
(All times Eastern)
Tuesday, Oct. 1
AL Wild Card Series Game 1: Astros vs. Tigers, 2:32 p.m., ABC/fubo (try for free)
AL Wild Card Series Game 1: Orioles vs. Royals, 4:08 p.m., ESPN2/fubo (try for free)
NL Wild Card Series Game 1: Brewers vs. Mets/D-backs, 5:32 p.m., ESPN/fubo (try for free)
NL Wild Card Series Game 1: Padres vs. Braves/Mets, 8:38 p.m., ESPN/fubo (try for free)
Tuesday, Oct. 2
AL Wild Card Series Game 2: Astros vs. Tigers, 2:32 p.m., ABC/fubo (try for free)
AL Wild Card Series Game 2: Orioles vs. Royals, 4:38 p.m, ESPN/fubo (try for free)
NL Wild Card Series Game 2: Brewers vs. Mets/D-backs, 7:38 p.m., ESPN/fubo (try for free)
NL Wild Card Series Game 2: Padres vs. Braves/Mets, 8:38 p.m., ESPN2/fubo (try for free)
Tuesday, Oct. 3
*AL Wild Card Series Game 3: Astros vs. Tigers, 2:32 p.m., ABC/fubo (try for free)
*AL Wild Card Series Game 3: Orioles vs. Royals, 4:08 p.m., ESPN/fubo (try for free)
*NL Wild Card Series Game 3: Padres vs. Braves/Mets, 7:08 p.m., ESPN/fubo (try for free)
*NL Wild Card Series Game 3: Brewers vs. Mets/D-backs, 8:38 p.m., ESPN2/fubo (try for free)
Division Series
Saturday, Oct. 5
ALDS Game 1: Guardians vs. TBD
ALDS Game 1: Yankees vs. TBD
NLDS Game 1: Phillies vs. TBD
NLDS Game 1: Dodgers vs. TBD
Sunday, Oct. 6
NLDS Game 2: Phillies vs. TBD
NLDS Game 2: Dodgers vs. TBD
Monday, Oct. 7
ALDS Game 2: Guardians vs. TBD
ALDS Game 2: Yankees vs. TBD
Tuesday, Oct. 8
NLDS Game 3: TBD vs. Phillies
NLDS Game 3: TBD vs. Dodgers
Wednesday, Oct. 9
ALDS Game 3: TBD vs. Guardians
ALDS Game 3: TBD vs. Yankees
NLDS Game 4: TBD vs. Phillies (if necessary)
NLDS Game 4: TBD vs. Dodgers (if necessary)
Thursday, Oct. 10
ALDS Game 4: TBD vs. Guardians (if necessary)
ALDS Game 4: TBD vs. Yankees (if necessary)
Friday, Oct. 11
NLDS Game 5: Phillies vs. TBD (if necessary)
NLDS Game 5: Dodgers vs. TBD (if necessary)
Saturday, Oct. 12
ALDS Game 5: Guardians vs. TBD (if necessary)
ALDS Game 5: Yankees vs. TBD (if necessary)
