2022 MLB Playoffs: Wild Card, World Series, Full Postseason Dates Announced

The wild-card series will begin in October of 2022, according to the schedule released by Major League Baseball.

The dates for each round are listed here.

• Wild-Card Series: Oct. 7-9
• Division Series: Oct. 11-17 
• League Championship Series: Oct. 18-26 
• World Series: Oct. 28-Nov. 5

The Wild Card Game was introduced in 2012 to allow more teams to make the playoffs. The league decided to expand the playoffs to include 16 teams in the wild-card round.

The new collective bargaining agreement was written after a return to the usual format in 2021. The American and National League's top two seeds get to play each other.

Today is the last day of the regular season.

The American League playoff seeds are listed.

1. Houston Astros (75-41) 
2. New York Yankees (72-43) 
3. Cleveland Guardians (61-53) 
4. Toronto Blue Jays (61-52) 
5. Seattle Mariners (62-54) 
6. Tampa Bay Rays (60-53)

The National League playoff seeds were announced.

1. Los Angeles Dodgers (79-34) 
2. New York Mets (75-40) 
3. St. Louis Cardinals (63-51) 
4. Atlanta Braves (70-46) 
5. San Diego Padres (62-52) 
6. Philadelphia Phillies (63-51)

The Houston Astros and Los Angeles Dodgers are both leading their league. The Astros have represented the American League in three of the last five years and the Dodgers have done the same.

Los Angeles has a higher World Series odds than Houston.

The Astros' sign-stealing scandal came the same year as the L.A. team's loss in the World Series.