- 2026 playoffs run Sept. 29–Oct. 31 (Wild Card Series begins Sept. 29; World Series starts Oct. 23, with a possible Game 7 on Oct. 31).
- 12-team format (six per league): the two highest-seeded division winners get first-round byes; the other four teams in each league play two best-of-three Wild Card Series.
- TV coverage: Wild Card on NBC; ALDS/ALCS on TBS; NLDS/NLCS on FOX and FS1; every World Series game on FOX (streaming via FOX One/FOX Sports app).
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