It may be August, but Major League Baseball has released the 2016 postseason schedule. It begins on October 4th and 5th with the Wild Card Games and if the World Series goes the full seven games, it will end on Wednesday, November 2.
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This season, TBS will air the American League half of the playoffs while ESPN, Fox, FS1 and MLB Network take the National League.
As for the rest of the postseason, let’s look at the schedule and the conflicts:
WILD CARD PLAYOFF GAMES:
Tuesday, October 4 — American League Wild Card Game on TBS (Conflict: Vice Presidential Debate)
Wednesday, October 5 — National League Wild Card Game on ESPN
DIVISION SERIES
Thursday, October 6 — ALDS Game 1 on TBS (Conflict: Thursday Night Football –Arizona at San Francisco on CBS)
Friday, October 7 — ALDS Game 2 on TBS, NLCS Game 1 on FS1 or MLB Network
Saturday, October 8 — NLDS Game 2 on FS1 or MLB Network (Conflict: College Football)
Sunday, October 9 — ALDS Game 3 on TBS (Conflicts: NFL afternoon games/Sunday Night Football — New York Giants at Green Bay/2nd Presidential Debate)
Monday, October 10 — ALDS Game 4 on TBS (if necessary) and NLDS Games 3 on FS1 or MLB Network (Conflict: Monday Night Football — Tampa Bay at Carolina)
Tuesday, October 11 — NLDS Game 4 on FS1 (if necessary)
Wednesday, October 12 — ALDS Game 5 on TBS (if necessary)
Thursday, October 13 — NLDS Game 5 on FS1 (if necessary) (Conflict: Thursday Night Football — Denver at San Diego)
LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
Friday, October 14 — ALCS Game 1 on TBS
Saturday, October 15 — ALCS Game 2 on TBS, NLCS Game 1 on Fox or FS1 (Conflict: College Football)
Sunday, October 16 — NLCS Game 2 on Fox or FS1 (Conflict: Sunday Night Football — Indianapolis at Houston)
Monday, October 17 — ALCS Game 3 on TBS (Conflict: Monday Night Football — New York Jets at Arizona)
Tuesday, October 18 — ALCS Game 4 on TBS, NLCS Game 3 on Fox or FS1
Wednesday, October 19 — ALCS Game 5 on TBS (if necessary), NLDS Game 4 (Conflict: 3rd Presidential Debate)
Thursday, October 20 — NLCS Game 5 on Fox or FS1 (if necessary) (Conflict: Thursday Night Football — Chicago at Green Bay)
Friday, October 21 — ALCS Game 6 on TBS (if necessary)
Saturday, October 22 — ALCS Game 7 on TBS (if necessary), NLCS Game 6 on Fox or FS1 (if necessary) (Conflict: College Football)
Sunday, October 23 — NLCS Game 7 on Fox or FS1 (if necessary) (Conflict: Sunday Night Football — Seattle at Arizona)
WORLD SERIES
Tuesday, October 25 — Game 1 at American League on Fox
Wednesday, October 26 — Game 2 at American League on Fox
Thursday, October 27 — Travel Day
Friday, October 28 — Game 3 at National League on Fox
Saturday, October 29 — Game 4 at National League on Fox (Conflict: College Football)
Sunday, October 30 — Game 5 at National League on Fox (if necessary) (Conflict: Sunday Night Football — Philadelphia at Dallas)
Monday, October 31 — Travel Day
Tuesday, November 1 — Game 6 at American League on Fox (if necessary)
Wednesday, November 2 — Game 7 at American League on Fox (if necessary)
There’s not much MLB can do about the fall conflicts, but with the Presidential debates thrown into the mix, baseball will do its best to present one of sports’ best postseaasons.
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