Four MLB teams receive first-round byes in playoff structure
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Sep 29, 2026, 11:40 AM
Last updated Sep 29, 2026
The MLB playoffs commence on Sept. 29 with a wild card series featuring eight teams. The top two teams from each league, the Los Angeles Dodgers and Milwaukee Brewers in the National League, and the Cleveland Guardians and Tampa Bay Rays in the American League, secured first-round byes. These teams await the outcomes of the wild card series, which includes matchups like the Philadelphia Phillies against the Atlanta Braves and the Chicago White Sox versus the Houston Astros. Each division series will be a best-of-five format, with the winners advancing further in the postseason.
- •MLB playoffs start on Sept. 29 with wild card games.
- •Eight teams compete in the wild card round.
- •Top two teams in each league receive first-round byes.
- •Dodgers and Brewers represent the NL; Guardians and Rays from the AL.
- •Upcoming matchups include Phillies vs. Braves and Red Sox vs. Yankees.
- 11:40 AMYahoo Sports — Which MLB teams have first-round byes into the division series?
"MLB playoffs are here. Eight teams are competing in the wild card series, while another four have a first-round bye.
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