The 2024 American League Division Series (ALDS) will be the two best-of-five playoff series in Major League Baseball (MLB) to determine the participating teams of the 2024 American League Championship Series (ALCS). These matchups are:
- (1) TBD (division champions) vs. (4/5) TBD (Wild Card Series winner)
- (2) TBD (division champions) vs. (3/6) TBD (Wild Card Series winner)
2024 American League Division Series | |||||
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Dates | October 5–12 | ||||
Television | TBS | ||||
Radio | ESPN | ||||
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Dates | October 5–12 | ||||
Television | TBS | ||||
Radio | ESPN | ||||
The team with the better regular season record (higher seed) of each series hosted Games 1, 2, and (if necessary) 5, while the lower seeded team hosted Game 3 and (if necessary) 4.[1][2]
Background
editThe top two division winners (first two seeds) are determined by regular season winning percentages. The final two teams are the winner of the American League Wild Card Series, played between the league's third to sixth-seeded teams.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Foster, Jason (August 1, 2024). "Postseason schedule announced; flexible start date for World Series". MLB.com. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
- ^ Snyder, Matt (August 1, 2024). "MLB releases 2024 playoffs schedule: Dates for every postseason series, plus why the World Series could move". CBS Sports. Retrieved August 24, 2024.