After the regular season ends — 4-round playoff: Wild Card / Division Series / League Championship / World Series.
ETA 2026-09 — Live series-by-series 14-factor predictions + bracket visualization activates immediately after the regular season.
Best-of-3 — Top seed hosts all 3 games
Among the 4 remaining teams per league (division runner-up + 3 Wild Card teams), seeds 4·5 face seed 6. Seeds 1·2·3 get a bye. Division leaders seeded 1·2 advance directly to DS.
Best-of-5 — 2-2-1 format (higher seed hosts first)
WC winners + division leader seeds 1·2·3 meet. Two series per league = ALDS / NLDS. Series winners advance to LCS.
Best-of-7 — 2-3-2 format (higher seed hosts first)
DS winners from each league meet = ALCS / NLCS. Determines the league pennant. Winner advances to World Series.
Best-of-7 — 2-3-2 format (higher win% hosts first)
AL pennant vs NL pennant. Determines the MLB champion. Championship held since 1903.