2024 MLB playoff bracket: ALDS, NLDS schedule set for next round with Mets vs. Phillies, Yankees vs. Royals

Major League Baseball's 2024 postseason is down to eight teams with all NLDS and ALDS matchups set. The New York Mets eliminated the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday night thanks to Pete Alonso's clutch home run in Game 3 of the Wild Card Series. The Mets came back with a stunning ninth inning rally to win the series and face the Philadelphia Phillies. League Division Series. Four divisional round matchups begin Saturday, and fans will see Shohei Ohtani's Dodgers, Aaron Judge's Yankees and Bryce Harper's Phillies for the first time this October.

In the American League, the Detroit Tigers knocked off the Houston Astros on Wednesday, while the Royals swept the Baltimore Orioles. Both AL Central underdogs won best-of-three series in two-game sweeps on the road. The Tigers advance to an ALDS matchup against their AL Central rivals, the Cleveland Guardians. The Royals will face Judge, Juan Soto and the New York Yankees in the next round. The Astros saw their streak of seven consecutive ALCS appearances end, and the Orioles are now 0-5 in the playoffs over the past two seasons.

In the National League, the Padres took care of business and swept the Atlanta Braves to secure their NLDS berth, where they would play the NL West rival Dodgers. The Mets, meanwhile, won their first playoff series since making the World Series in 2015.

The Mets and Braves claimed the final two postseason spots on Monday, leaving the Arizona Diamondbacks out of the playoff picture. The Mets won a wild Game 1 of a crucial doubleheader in Atlanta to clinch their spot. The Braves regrouped and won Game 2 to become the 12th and final playoff team. The Braves, Mets and D-backs all finished with 89-73 records. The Braves secured the tiebreaker against both teams and will be the No. 5 seed in the bracket. The Mets won the tiebreaker against Arizona and are ranked No. 6.

The wild card series are all hosted by higher seeds and will conclude by Thursday, October 3. The LDS round will begin on Saturday, October 5. The league championship series begins on Sunday, October 13. and the World Series will begin on Tuesday, October 22 or Friday, October 25. (You can click here to see the complete playoff schedule.)

Check out the complete 2024 MLB playoff bracket here. Game times for Sunday night's wild card series have been announced.

2024 MLB Playoff Bracket

Wild Card Series

Always east

Tuesday, October 1
AL Wild Card Series Game 1: Tigers 3, Astros 1 (Detroit leads 1-0)
AL Wild Card Series Game 1: Royals 1, Orioles 0 (Kansas City leads 1-0)
NL Wild Card Series Game 1: Mets 8, Brewers 4 (New York leads 1-0)
NL Wild Card Series Game 1: Padres 4, Braves 0 (San Diego leads 1-0)

Tuesday, October 2
AL Wild Card Series Game 2: Tigers 5, Astros 2 (Detroit won 2-0)
AL Wild Card Series Game 2: Royals 2, Orioles 1 (Kansas City won 2-0)
NL Wild Card Series Game 2: Brewers 5, Mets 3 (series tied 1-1)
NL Wild Card Series Game 2: Padres 5, Braves 4 (San Diego won 2-0)

Tuesday, October 3
NL Wild Card Series Game 3: Mets 3, Brewers 2 (New York won 2-1)

Category series

Saturday, October 5
ALDS Game 1: Guardians vs. Tigers, 1:08 p.m., TBS
NLDS Game 1: Phillies vs. Mets, 4:08 p.m., Fox, Fubo (Try Free)
ALDS Game 1: Yankees vs. Royals, 6:38 p.m., TBS
NLDS Game 1: Dodgers vs. Padres, 8:38 p.m., Fox, Fubo (Try Free)

Sunday, October 6
NLDS Game 2: Phillies vs. Mets, 4:08 p.m., FS1, Fubo (Try Free)
NLDS Game 2: Dodgers vs. Padres, 8:03 p.m., FS1, Fubo (Try Free)

Monday, October 7
ALDS Game 2: Guardians vs. Tigers, 4:08 p.m., TBS
ALDS Game 2: Yankees vs. Royals, 7:38 p.m., TBS

Tuesday, October 8
NLDS Game 3: Mets vs. Phillies
NLDS Game 3: Padres vs. Dodgers

Wednesday, October 9
ALDS Game 3: Tigers vs. Guardians
ALDS Game 3: Royals vs. Yankees
*NLDS Game 4: Mets vs. Phillies
*NLDS Game 4: Padres vs. Dodgers

Thursday, October 10
*ALDS Game 4: Tigers vs. Guardians
*ALDS Game 4: Royals vs. Yankees

Friday, October 11
*NLDS Game 5: Phillies vs. Mets
*NLDS Game 5: Dodgers vs. Padres

Saturday, October 12
*ALDS Game 5: Guardians vs. Tigers
*ALDS Game 5: Yankees vs. Royals
*-If required

Championship Series

Sunday, October 13
NLCS Game 1: TBD vs. TBD

Monday, October 14
ALCS Game 1: TBD vs. TBD
NLCS Game 2: TBD vs. TBD

Tuesday, October 15
ALCS Game 2: TBD vs. TBD

Wednesday, October 16
NLCS Game 3: TBD vs. TBD

Thursday, October 17
ALCS Game 3: TBD vs. TBD
NLCS Game 4: TBD vs. TBD

Friday, October 18
ALCS Game 4: TBD vs. TBD
*NLCS Game 5: TBD vs. TBD

Saturday, October 19
*ALCS Game 5: TBD vs. TBD

Sunday, October 20
*NLCS Game 6: TBD vs. TBD

Monday, October 21
*ALCS Game 6: TBD vs. TBD
*NLCS Game 7: TBD vs. TBD

Tuesday, October 22
*ALCS Game 7: TBD vs. TBD
*-If required

World Series

(The 2024 World Series schedule is subject to change. Each game will be extended three days if both the ALCS and NLCS end in five games or fewer.)

Friday, October 25
World Series Game 1: TBD vs. TBD

Saturday, October 26
World Series Game 2: TBD vs. TBD

Monday, October 28
World Series Game 3: TBD vs. TBD

Tuesday, October 29
World Series Game 4: TBD vs. TBD

Wednesday, October 30
*World Series Game 5: TBD vs. TBD

Friday, November 1st
*World Series Game 6: TBD vs. TBD

Saturday, November 2
*World Series Game 7: TBD vs. TBD
*-If required