Game Four of the 2026 American League Championship Series postponed due to inclement conditions
Major League Baseball tonight announced that Friday’s scheduled Game Four of the American League Championship Series in Cleveland has been postponed due to inclement conditions. As a result, Saturday’s Game Four is now scheduled at 8:08 p.m. (ET) and Sunday’s Game Five is now scheduled for 5:08 p.m. (ET). Games Six and Seven at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida will remain on Monday and Tuesday, as previously scheduled at 8:08 p.m. (ET). All remaining ALCS games will exclusively air on TNT Sports platforms.
Fans with tickets to the original ALCS Game Four on Friday, October 16th may use those same tickets for ALCS Game Five on Sunday, October 18th at 5:08 p.m. (ET). Gates will open at 2:30 p.m. (ET).
Fans with tickets for the originally scheduled ALCS Game Five on Saturday, October 17th do not need to take any action. That game will now be played as ALCS Game Four. Gates will open at 5:30 p.m. (ET) for the 8:08 p.m. (ET) first pitch.
ESPN Radio will also provide live national coverage of all 2026 MLB Postseason games. 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.
Spanish-language game broadcasts will be available on UniMas for the ALCS. Spanish-language radio broadcasts for all ALCS games will be available on Univision’s TUDN Radio. The 2026 Postseason will be distributed by MLB media rightsholders in 16 different languages to fans in more than 200 countries and territories.
All Postseason games telecast on FOX/FS1/FOX One and TNT Sports platforms will be available to MLB.TV subscribers who are authenticated subscribers to the applicable network through a participating pay TV provider.
The 2026 Postseason schedule, subject to change, can be viewed in its entirety at MLB.com/postseason.