MLB 2022 American League Wild Card Series
The MLB 2022 American League Wild Card Series is set to be a best-of-three Major League Baseball (MLB) playoff series to determine the teams participating in the MLB
2022 American League Division Series. Both wild card series times will begin on October 7, with Game 2s scheduled for October 8 and Game 3s, if necessary, scheduled for October 9. post-season series; In previous years this required simulating a US or MLB international broadcast. You can watch these games
The new postseason MLB format, explained
This year will feature a new postseason format, expanding from 10 to 12 and replacing two single-elimination wild card games with four wild card series out of three
wild card series, followed by a best-of-five division series.Major League Baseball changed the postseason structure for the first time since March 10, 2012, adding asixth team to the postseason in each league. MLB also added a wild card series where the winner of the lowest-seeded division and the three wild card teams (accordingto each qualifier's regular season record), the wild card would be the best of three rounds, The sixth seed plays the third seed, and the fifth seed plays the fourth seed. This allows the top two seeds in the league to receive a bye in the division series. The postseason is similar to the MLB format temporarily used in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic; However, there was no first-round bye for the top two seeds in 2020.
Wild Card Series 2022 (all times ET)
Friday, Oct. 7
Guardians @ Rays, Game 1, 12:07 p.m., newssportstv
Phillies @ Cardinals, Game 1, 2:07 p.m.,newssportstv
Mariners @ Blue Jays, Game 1, 4:07 p.m.,newssportstv
Padres @ Mets, Game 1, 8:07 p.m., newssportstv
Saturday, Oct. 8
Rays @ Guardians, Game 2, 12:07 p.m., newssportstv
Blue Jays@ Mariners, Game 2, 4:07 p.m., newssportstv
Mets @ Padres, Game 2, 7:37 p.m., newssportstv
Phillies @ Cardinals, Game 2, 8:37 p.m., newssportstv
Sunday, Oct. 9
Blue Jays @ Mariners, Game 3, 2:07 p.m., ABC (newssportstv)
Guardians @ Rays, Game 3, 4:07 p.m., ESPN (newssportstv)
Padres @ Mets, Game 3, 7:37 p.m., newssportstv(if necessary)
Phillies @ Cardinals, Game 3, 8:37 p.m., newssportstv (if necessary)
DIVISION SERIES
Tuesday, Oct. 11
NLDS A, Game 1, FOX or FS1
NLDS B, Game 1, FOX or FS1
ALDS A, Game 1, TBS
ALDS B, Game 1, TBS
Wednesday, Oct. 12
NLDS A, Game 2, FOX or FS1
NLDS B, Game 2, FOX or FS1
Thursday, Oct. 13
ALDS A, Game 2, TBS
ALDS B, Game 2, TBS
Friday, Oct. 14
NLDS A, Game 3, FS1
NLDS B, Game 3, FS1
Saturday, Oct. 15
NLDS A, Game 4, newssportstv (if necessary)
NLDS B, Game 4, FS1 (if necessary)
ALDS A, Game 3, TBS
ALDS B, Game 3, TBS
Sunday, Oct. 16
ALDS A, Game 4, TBS (if necessary)
ALDS B, Game 4, TBS (if necessary)
NLDS A, Game 5, FS1 (if necessary)
NLDS B, Game 5, FS1 (if necessary)
Monday, Oct. 17
ALDS A, Game 5, TBS (if necessary)
ALDS B, Game 5, TBS (if necessary)
League Series Championship
Tuesday, Oct. 18
NLCS Game 1, FOX or FS1
Wednesday, Oct. 19
NLCS Game 2, FOX or FS1
ALCS Game 1, TBS
Thursday, Oct. 20
ALCS Game 2, TBS
Friday, Oct. 21
NLCS Game 3, FS1
Saturday, Oct. 22
ALCS Game 3, TBS
NLCS Game 4, FOX or FS1
Sunday, Oct. 23
NLCS Game 5, newssportstv (if necessary)
ALCS Game 4, TBS
Monday, Oct. 24
ALCS Game 5, TBS (if necessary)
NLCS Game 6, FS1 (if necessary)
Tuesday, Oct. 25
ALCS Game 6, TBS (if necessary)
7, NLCS games, FOX and FS1 newssportstv(if needed)
Wednesday, Oct. 26
ALCS Game 7, TBS (if necessary)
WORLD SERIES
Friday, Oct. 28
Game 1 (at better record), FOX
Saturday, Oct. 29
Game 2 (at better record), FOX
Monday, Oct. 31
Game 3, FOX
Tuesday, Nov. 1
Game 4, FOX
Wednesday, Nov. 2
Game 5, FOX (if necessary)
Friday, Nov. 4
newssportstv Game 6, Fox (if necessary, on better record)
Saturday, Nov. 5
Game 7, FOX (if necessary, at better record)
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