Updated MLB playoff bracket as division series take center stage

And then there were eight.

Major League Baseball's postseason has reached the division series, baseball's equivalent of each league's semifinals. It's where the top two seeds in the American League and National League make their 2025 postseason debuts against the winners from the wild card round.

MLB's top overall seed, the Milwaukee Brewers, will host their NL Central division rivals, the Chicago Cubs. The other NLDS matchup pits the No. 2 seed Philadelphia Phillies against the Los Angeles Dodgers, the defending World Series champions. Over in the AL, the top-seeded Toronto Blue Jays get the New York Yankees in a clash between AL East division rivals. The No. 2 Seattle Mariners get the Detroit Tigers, who got in as the AL's final wild card.

Here's a look at the updated 2025 postseason bracket:

MLB playoff bracket

American League

• Byes: Blue Jays, Mariners
• AL Wild Card Series (best of three)
  • Tigers at Guardians – Detroit wins series 2-1
  • Red Sox at Yankees – New York wins series 2-1
• AL Division Series (best of five)
  • Blue Jays vs. Yankees – Toronto leads 2-1
  • Mariners vs. Tigers – Seattle leads 2-1
• AL Championship Series (best of seven)
  • Starts Sunday, Oct. 12

National League

• Byes: Brewers, Phillies
• NL Wild Card Series (best of three)
  • Reds at Dodgers – Los Angeles wins series 2-0
  • Padres at Cubs – Chicago wins series 2-1
• NL Division Series (best of five)
  • Brewers vs. Cubs – Milwaukee leads 2-0
  • Phillies vs. Dodgers – Los Angeles leads 2-0
• NL Championship Series (best of seven)
  • Starts Monday, Oct. 13

World Series

• Starts Friday, Oct. 24

MLB playoff schedule

American League Division Series

Saturday, Oct. 4

• Game 1: Blue Jays 10, Yankees 1 (Toronto leads 1-0)
• Game 1: Tigers 3, Mariners 2 in 11 innings (Detroit leads 1-0)

Sunday, Oct. 5

• Game 2: Blue Jays 13, Yankees 7 (Toronto leads 2-0)
• Game 2: Mariners 3, Tigers 2 (Series tied 1-1)

Tuesday, Oct. 7

• Game 3: Mariners 8, Tigers 4 (Seattle leads 2-1)
• Game 3: Yankees 9, Blue Jays 6 (Toronto leads 2-1)

Wednesday, Oct. 8

Times could change based on ongoing series.

• Game 4: Mariners at Tigers, 3:08 p.m. ET on FS1
• Game 4: Blue Jays at Yankees, 7:08 p.m. ET on FS1

Friday, Oct. 9

Times could change based on ongoing series.

• Game 5: Tigers at Mariners, 4:40 p.m. ET on FS1 (if necessary)
• Game 5: Yankees at Blue Jays, 8:08 p.m. ET on FOX (if necessary)

National League Division Series

Saturday, Oct. 4

• Game 1: Brewers 9, Cubs 3 (Milwaukee leads 1-0)
• Game 1: Dodgers 5, Phillies 3 (Los Angeles leads 1-0)

Monday, Oct. 6

• Game 2: Dodgers 4, Phillies 3 (Los Angeles leads 2-0)
• Game 2: Brewers 7, Cubs 3 (Milwaukee leads 2-0)

Wednesday. Oct. 8

Times could change based on ongoing series.

• Game 3: Brewers at Cubs, 5:08 p.m. ET on TBS/truTV/HBO Max
• Game 3: Phillies at Dodgers, 9:08 p.m. ET on TBS/truTV/HBO Max

Thursday, Oct. 9

Times could change based on ongoing series.

• Game 4: Phillies at Dodgers, 6:08 p.m. ET on TBS/truTV/HBO Max (if necessary)
• Game 4: Brewers at Cubs, 9:08 p.m. ET on TBS/truTV/HBO Max (if necessary)

Saturday, Oct. 11

• Game 5: Cubs at Brewers, 4:38 p.m. ET on TBS/truTV/HBO Max (if necessary)
• Game 5: Dodgers at Phillies, 8:08 p.m. ET on TBS/truTV/HBO Max (if ncessary)