Wild Card Series game times announced

Major League Baseball today announced the broadcast schedule for the 2026 Wild Card Series presented by AbbVie. The 2026 Postseason will begin with each of the four Wild Card Series scheduled from Tuesday through Thursday under a best-of-three format, all available across NBC Sports platforms, including NBC, Peacock and NBC Sports Network. Coverage of the Wild Card Series marks the return of Postseason baseball to NBC for the first time since the 2000 ALCS.

The Wild Card Series will be available in Spanish on Universo and Univision, while Univision Radio will provide Spanish language audio coverage. ESPN Radio will provide live national coverage of all 2026 MLB Postseason games, beginning with the Wild Card Series. In addition, MLB Network will air extensive studio coverage throughout the Postseason across the Emmy Award-winning MLB Tonight, the Emmy-nominated MLB Central and MLB Now, and Intentional Talk, MLB Network’s longest-running talk show.

The 2026 Postseason schedule, subject to change, can be viewed in its entirety at MLB.com/postseason.

Below is the broadcast schedule for the 2026 Wild Card Series (all times ET).

TUESDAY, SEPT. 29 -- WILD CARD SERIES GAME 1

D-backs/Phillies @ Braves: 2 p.m. on NBC & Peacock
White Sox @ Rangers/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

D-backs/Phillies @ Braves: 2 p.m. on NBC & Peacock
White Sox @ Rangers/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

D-backs/Phillies @ Braves: 2 p.m. on NBC & Peacock
White Sox @ Rangers/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 D-backs/Phillies vs. Braves series is over:
White Sox @ Rangers/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:
D-backs/Phillies @ Braves: 2 p.m. on NBC & Peacock
White Sox @ Rangers/Astros: 5 p.m. on Peacock & NBCSN
Red Sox @ Yankees: 8 p.m. on NBC & Peacock

If Red Sox vs. Yankees series is over:
D-backs/Phillies @ Braves: 2 p.m. on NBC & Peacock
White Sox @ Rangers/Astros: 5 p.m. on Peacock & NBCSN
Cubs @ Padres: 8 p.m. on Peacock & NBCSN

If White Sox vs. Rangers/Astros series is over:
D-backs/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@TEX/HOU are over:
D-backs/Phillies @ Braves: 2 p.m. on NBC & Peacock
Cubs @ Padres: 8 p.m. on NBC & Peacock

If AZ/PHI@ATL and CHC@SD are over:
White Sox @ Rangers/Astros: 2 p.m. on NBC & Peacock
Red Sox @ Yankees: 8 p.m. on NBC & Peacock

If BOS@NYY and AZ/PHI@ATL are over:
White Sox @ Rangers/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 @ Rangers/Astros: 2 p.m. on NBC & Peacock
D-backs/Phillies @ Braves: 8 p.m. on NBC & Peacock

If CWS@TEX/HOU and AZ/PHI@ATL are over:
Red Sox @ Yankees: 7 p.m. on NBC & Peacock
Cubs @ Padres: 9:30 p.m. on NBC & Peacock

IF CWS@TEX/HOU and CHC@SD are over:
D-backs/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