MLB announces 2023 postseason schedule
Major League Baseball Tuesday announced the schedule for the 2023 Postseason, which is set to open with four games of the Wild Card Series presented by Hankook Tire on ABC, ESPN and ESPN2 on Tuesday, Oct. 3. Game One of the 2023 World Series presented by Capital One on FOX is scheduled for Friday, Oct. 27 at the home of the League Champion with the superior 2023 regular season record.
The openers of all four AL and NL Division Series presented by Booking.com will be scheduled to begin on Saturday, Oct. 7. Overall, the Division Series will be slated between Saturday, Oct. 7 through Saturday, Oct. 14, with potential Game Fives on Friday, Oct. 13 (ALDS) and Saturday (NLDS). FOX or FS1 will combine to cover the ALDS and TBS will have all NLDS games.
The American League Championship Series presented by loanDepot will begin on Sunday, Oct. 15 and will be televised by FOX or FS1. The National League Championship Series presented by loanDepot, set to start Monday, Oct. 16th, will be telecast by TBS. A potential Game Seven of the ALCS is scheduled for Monday, Oct. 23, while an NLCS Game Seven would be played on Tuesday, Oct. 24.
Game One of the 2023 World Series presented by Capital One is scheduled for Friday, Oct. 27. The 119 Fall Classic will then change sites for Game Three on Monday, Oct. 30th. If a Game Seven is necessary to determine the 2023 World Series Champions, then it would be played on Saturday, Nov. 4. The scheduled off days during the World Series are Sunday, Oct. 29 and Thursday, Nov. 2 (if a Game Six is necessary). FOX Sports will present live telecast coverage of the World Series for the 26th time.
All games telecast on TBS, FOX and FS1 will be available to MLB.TV subscribers who are authenticated subscribers to the applicable network through a participating pay TV provider.
The Wild Card Series will also be available via the ESPN App. ESPN Radio will provide live national coverage of all 2023 MLB Postseason games, beginning with the Wild Card Series. The Wild Card Series will also be available via the ESPN App. ESPN Radio will provide live national coverage of all 2023 MLB Postseason games, beginning with the Wild Card Series. In addition to its extensive studio coverage, MLB Network will exclusively air the entire 2023 National League Division Series and National League Championship Series in Spanish-language this Postseason.
The 2023 Postseason schedule, subject to change, can be viewed in its entirety at MLB.com/postseason.