Major League Baseball announced the television schedule for the 2026 Wild Card Series games on Sunday, the final day of the regular season.
The games will be shown exclusively across NBC platforms. That includes NBC, Peacock, and NBCSN.
The Peacock streaming exclusives require a paid Premium or Premium Plus subscription. Those games are also televised on NBCSN, which is available on YouTube TV, Fubo, and Xfinity. All games are available to stream on Peacock.
NBC and MLB agreed to a three-year media rights deal ahead of the 2026 season, which includes the exclusive rights to Sunday Night Baseball and the Wild Card Series. It makes for the first postseason baseball shown on NBC since 2000.
Here’s a look at the full Wild Card schedule, including all of the potential scenarios in the best-of-three series that begin on Tuesday:
Tuesday, Sept. 29: Wild Card Series Game 1
Phillies @ Braves: 2 p.m. on NBC & Peacock
White Sox @ Astros: 5 p.m. on Peacock & NBCSN
Red Sox @ Yankees: 8 p.m. on NBC & Peacock
Cubs @ Padres: 10 p.m. on Peacock & NBCSN
Wednesday, Sept. 30: Wild Card Series Game 2
Phillies @ Braves: 2 p.m. on NBC & Peacock
White Sox @ Astros: 5 p.m. on Peacock & NBCSN
Red Sox @ Yankees: 8 p.m. on NBC & Peacock
Cubs @ Padres: 10 p.m. on Peacock & NBCSN
Thursday, Oct. 1: Wild Card Series Game 3
Four-Game Scenario
Phillies @ Braves: 2 p.m. on NBC & Peacock
White Sox @ Astros: 5 p.m. on Peacock & NBCSN
Red Sox @ Yankees: 8 p.m. on NBC & Peacock
Cubs @ Padres: 10 p.m. on Peacock & NBCSN
Three-Game Scenarios
If Phillies vs. Braves series is over:
White Sox @ Astros: 2 p.m. on NBC & Peacock
Red Sox @ Yankees: 8 p.m. on NBC & Peacock
Cubs @ Padres: 10 p.m. on Peacock & NBCSN
If Cubs vs. Padres series is over:
Phillies @ Braves: 2 p.m. on NBC & Peacock
White Sox @ Astros: 5 p.m. on Peacock & NBCSN
Red Sox @ Yankees: 8 p.m. on NBC & Peacock
If Red Sox vs. Yankees series is over:
Phillies @ Braves: 2 p.m. on NBC & Peacock
White Sox @ Astros: 5 p.m. on Peacock & NBCSN
Cubs @ Padres: 8 p.m. on Peacock & NBCSN
If White Sox vs. Astros series is over:
Phillies @ Braves: 2 p.m. on NBC & Peacock
Red Sox @ Yankees: 8 p.m. on NBC & Peacock
Cubs @ Padres: 10 p.m. on Peacock & NBCSN
Two-Game Scenarios
If BOS@NYY and CWS@HOU are over:
Phillies @ Braves: 2 p.m. on NBC & Peacock
Cubs @ Padres: 8 p.m. on NBC & Peacock
If PHI@ATL and CHC@SD are over:
White Sox @ Astros: 2 p.m. on NBC & Peacock
Red Sox @ Yankees: 8 p.m. on NBC & Peacock
If BOS@NYY and PHI@ATL are over:
White Sox @ Astros: 2 p.m. on NBC & Peacock
Cubs @ Padres: 8 p.m. on NBC & Peacock
If BOS@NYY and CHC@SD are over:
White Sox @ Astros: 2 p.m. on NBC & Peacock
Phillies @ Braves: 8 p.m. on NBC & Peacock
If CWS@HOU and PHI@ATL are over:
Red Sox @ Yankees: 7 p.m. on NBC & Peacock
Cubs @ Padres: 9:30 p.m. on NBC & Peacock
IF CWS@HOU and CHC@SD are over:
Phillies @ Braves: 2 p.m. on NBC & Peacock
Red Sox @ Yankees: 8 p.m. on NBC & Peacock
Any One-Game Scenario
If Thursday, Oct. 1, has only one Game 3, then it will be played at 8 p.m. on NBC and Peacock.
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