San Diego NLDS roster substitution approved

Major League Baseball announced today the placement of San Diego Padres pitcher Walker Buehler on the Postseason Paternity List. During Buehler’s absence, pitcher Randy Vásquez will be an active member of San Diego’s National League Division Series roster. Buehler will be allowed to be away from the Club for a minimum of one day and a maximum of three days. Upon his return, Buehler will take Vásquez’s place on the Padres’ active roster.

The ALDS will be available on TNT Sports platforms, while the NLDS will be presented on FOX/FS1, FOX Deportes and FOX One. Both the ALDS and NLDS are presented by Booking.com. Additionally, the ALDS will be available in Spanish on UniMas, while Univision’s TUDN Radio will provide Spanish language audio coverage of the ALDS and NLDS. ESPN Radio will 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.

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