The World Series is set as the Texas Rangers and Arizona Diamondbacks battled their way through a grueling MLB Playoff bracket to advance to baseball's biggest stage.
MLB playoff bracket
Follow along with our up-to-date bracket below as we track each series through to the end of the World Series.
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2023 MLB Playoffs format
In 2022, Major League Baseball introduced a fresh twist to the postseason.
The participant pool was increased to 12 teams, a jump from the previous 10. Gone is the single-elimination Wild Card Game, replaced by a best-of-three Wild Card Series.
Seeding is a crucial part of this format, with teams earning their positions based on their regular-season records. The highest-performing two seeds (each a division winner) get a pass directly to the Division Series.
The tension builds during the Wild Card Series, where the higher-seeded teams get home-field advantage. The winners move on to the Division Series, and the losers start their winter break.
Post Wild Card Series, reseeding does not take place, but the Division Series maintains its best-of-five games structure.
The regular-season record sets the seeding for the World Series: the team with the best record enjoys the home-field advantage.
2023 MLB Playoffs schedule
| Date | Round |
|---|---|
| October 3-5 | Wild Card Games (Best of 3) |
| October 7-14 | Division Series (Best of Five) |
| October 15-24 | League Championship Series (Best of Seven) |
| October 27 - November 4 | World Series (Best of Seven) |
