{"id":130865,"date":"2026-08-11T20:47:04","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T00:47:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/mlb-reveals-official-2026-postseason-schedule-key-dates-2\/"},"modified":"2026-08-11T20:47:04","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T00:47:04","slug":"mlb-reveals-official-2026-postseason-schedule-key-dates-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/national\/mlb-reveals-official-2026-postseason-schedule-key-dates-2\/","title":{"rendered":"MLB reveals official 2026 postseason schedule: key dates"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">MLB reveals the official schedule for the 2026 postseason<\/h2>\n\n<p>Major League Baseball has unveiled the definitive schedule for the most exciting phase of the year: the 2026 postseason. The road to the Major League title will officially begin on September 29 with the start of the Wild Card Series, marking the beginning of an intense battle for the Commissioner&#8217;s Trophy.<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Format and key dates<\/h3>\n\n<p>The classification system maintains the established structure, where the top two teams from each league earn a direct pass to the Division Series. On the other hand, the teams placed between third and sixth in the standings must face each other in the Wild Card Series, a stage that will be decided in a best-of-three format.<\/p>\n\n<p>The competition schedule will continue as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Division Series:<\/strong> The start of this stage is scheduled for October 3.<\/li><li><strong>Championship Series:<\/strong> The action in the National League will begin on October 11, while in the American League the series will open on October 12.<\/li><li><strong>World Series:<\/strong> The Fall Classic is scheduled to start on October 23.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<p>The World Series will be played under the traditional best-of-seven format. In the scenario that the series extends to the maximum number of games, the new Major League champion will be crowned on October 31, coinciding with Halloween night.<\/p>\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>The 2026 postseason promises to be one of the most followed events by the fanbase, with extensive coverage that ensures every decisive moment reaches the homes of baseball fans.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Television coverage<\/h3>\n\n<p>For the Spanish-speaking audience, the matches will be broadcast via FOX Deportes, Universo, and Univision. As for the World Series, all games will be aired on the FOX and FOX Deportes signals, ensuring wide coverage for all fans who closely follow the performance of their favorite teams.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MLB reveals the official schedule for the 2026 postseason Major League Baseball has unveiled the definitive schedule for the most exciting phase of the year: the 2026 postseason. The road to the Major League title will officially begin on September 29 with the start of the Wild Card Series, marking the beginning of an intense [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":130866,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12809],"tags":[88,3857,344,7382],"class_list":{"0":"post-130865","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-national","8":"tag-baseball","9":"tag-calendar","10":"tag-mlb","11":"tag-postseason"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/130865","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=130865"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/130865\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/130866"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=130865"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=130865"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=130865"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}