The 2021 Major League Baseball postseason is underway, and eight teams are left battling for this year's World Series title. This year's playoffs mark a return to some sense of normalcy for the sport. Gone are the neutral sites, the fan-less games, and the 16-team format; the concepts of home-field advantage and sellouts are back, and so is the 10-team field.
The Yankees and Cardinals bowed out in the Wild Card Games, leaving four LDS matchups: Astros-White Sox and Rays-Red Sox in the American League, and Giants-Dodgers and Brewers-Braves in the National League.
So what does the MLB playoff bracket look like? Below you'll find the schedule and the results for all the rounds as they play out, extending through the League Division and Championship Series, and concluding with the 2021 World Series.
2021 MLB playoff bracket
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Wild Card Games (single elimination)
League Division Series (best-of-five)
Thurs., Oct. 7
ALDS Game 1
Astros vs. White Sox
HOU 6, CHW 1
FS1
ALDS Game 1
Rays vs. Red Sox
TB 5, BOS 0
FS1
Fri., Oct. 8
ALDS Game 2
Astros vs. White Sox
2:07 p.m.
MLB Network
NLDS Game 1
Brewers vs. Braves
4:37 p.m.
TBS
ALDS Game 2
Rays vs. Red Sox
7:02 p.m.
FS1
NLDS Game 1
Giants vs. Dodgers
9:37 p.m.
TBS
Sat., Oct. 9
NLDS Game 2
Brewers vs. Braves
5:07 p.m.
TBS
NLDS Game 2
Giants vs. Dodgers
9:07 p.m.
TBS
Sun., Oct. 10
ALDS Game 3
Red Sox vs. Rays
4:07 p.m.
MLB Network
ALDS Game 3
White Sox vs. Astros
8:07 p.m.
FS1
Mon., Oct. 11
NLDS Game 3
Braves vs. Brewers
1:07 p.m.
TBS
ALDS Game 4 (if nec.)
White Sox vs. Astros
3:37 p.m.
FS1
ALDS Game 4 (if nec.)
Red Sox vs. Rays
7:07 p.m.
FS1
NLDS Game 3
Dodgers vs. Giants
9:37 p.m.
TBS
Tues., Oct. 12
NLDS Game 4 (if nec.)
Braves vs. Brewers
5:07 p.m.
TBS
NLDS Game 4 (if nec.)
Dodgers vs. Giants
9:07 p.m.
TBS
Weds., Oct. 13
ALDS Game 5 (if nec.)
Rays vs. Red Sox
5:07 p.m.
FS1
ALDS Game 5 (if nec.)
Astros vs. White Sox
9:07 p.m.
FS1
Thurs., Oct 14
NLDS Game 5 (if nec.)
Brewers vs. Braves
5:07 p.m.
TBS
NLDS Game 5 (if nec.)
Giants vs. Dodgers
9:07 p.m.
TBS
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League Championship Series (best-of-seven)
Fri., Oct. 15
ALCS Game 1
TBD
TBA
Fox
Sat., Oct. 16
ALCS Game 2
TBD
TBA
Fox or FS1
NLCS Game 1
TBD
TBA
TBS
Sun., Oct. 17
NLCS Game 2
TBD
TBA
TBS
Mon., Oct. 18
ALCS Game 3
TBD
TBA
FS1
Tues., Oct. 19
ALCS Game 4
TBD
TBA
FS1
NLCS Game 3
TBD
TBA
TBS
Weds., Oct. 20
ALCS Game 5 (if nec.)
TBD
TBA
FS1
NLCS Game 4
TBD
TBA
TBS
Thurs., Oct. 21
NLCS Game 5 (if nec.)
TBD
TBA
TBS
Fri., Oct. 22
ALCS Game 6 (if nec.)
TBD
TBA
TBS
Sat., Oct. 23
ALCS Game 7 (if nec.)
TBD
TBA
Fox or FS1
NLCS Game 6 (if nec.)
TBD
TBA
TBS
Sun., Oct. 24
NLCS Game 7 (if nec.)
TBD
TBA
TBS
World Series (best-of-seven)
Tues., Oct. 26
Game 1
TBD
TBA
Fox
Weds., Oct. 27
Game 2
TBD
TBA
Fox
Fri., Oct. 29
Game 3
TBD
TBA
Fox
Sat., Oct. 30
Game 4
TBD
TBA
Fox
Sun., Oct. 31
Game 5 (if nec.)
TBD
TBA
Fox
Tues., Nov. 2
Game 6 (if nec.)
TBD
TBA
Fox
Weds., Nov. 3
Game 7 (if nec.)
TBD
TBA
Fox
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