2022 MLB Postseason: League Division Series Television Schedule and Announcers

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* The Second Round Begins: Coverage of the 2022 League Division Series begins on Tuesday, Oct. 11 with Game 1 of the Phillies-Braves NLDS on FOX at 1:00 p.m. (ET).

* Division Battles in the Division Series: Three of the four Division Series feature a division rivalry: Mariners-Astros (AL West), Padres-Dodgers (NL West) & Phillies-Braves (NL East)

* Stars Ready to Show Up: The Division Series features stars include Julio Rodriguez (Mariners), Jose Altuve (Astros), Oscar Gonzalez (Guardians), Aaron Judge (Yankees), Manny Machado (Padres), Mookie Betts (Dodgers), Bryce Harper and Jean Segura (Phillies) & Ronald Acuna Jr. (Braves)

* FOX Sports and Turner Sports in the Spotlight: FOX, FS1, and TBS to team up to carry every single 2022 League Division Series broadcast

Following a wonderful weekend of the Wild Card Series, we are now ready for the 2022 League Division Series in Major League Baseball.

The Division Series has the eight remaining teams fighting for an opportunity to qualify for the League Championship Series in their respective teams. 

The 2022 League Division Series features a whole host of storylines. Can the Astros return to the World Series following last season's World Series loss? Can Aaron Judge lead the Yankees to their first World Series since 2009? Can the Dodgers get back to the World Series for the second time in the last three seasons and the fourth time in the last six seasons? Can the Braves repeat as World Series champions? Those are some of the plentiful storylines to watch and follow as we march our way closer to the first pitch of the Division Series on Tuesday afternoon.

In addition, the Seattle Mariners and the Philadelphia Phillies are back in the Division Series this year for the first time in a really, long time. The Mariners are back in the Division Series for the first time since the 2001 season (the last Mariners playoff appearance before this season). The Phillies are back in the Division Series for the first time since the 2011 season (the last Phillies playoff appearance before this season). The Mariners will face the Houston Astros in their best-of-5 Division Series while the Phillies square off with the Atlanta Braves in a best-of-5 Division Series.

The 2022 League Division Series begins on Tuesday, Oct. 11 with Game 1 of the best-of-5 National League Division Series from Atlanta. Bryce Harper and the Philadelphia Phillies (#6 seed, Wild Card) take on Ronald Acuna, Jr. and the Atlanta Braves (NL #2 seed, East champion) to open up Division Series play. The first pitch is scheduled for 1:07 PM (ET) on FOX. Lead MLB on FOX play-by-play announcer Joe Davis teams up with the Hall of Famer John Smoltz and reporter Ken Rosenthal for the Philadelphia-Atlanta series.

Later on, the American League Division Series gets underway with a Tuesday playoff doubleheader on TBS. First up, Cal Raleigh and the Seattle Mariners (#5 seed, Wild Card) will match up against their divisional foe, the Houston Astros and Jose Altuve, with live coverage from Houston for Game 1 beginning at 3:30 PM (ET). Brian Anderson will handle the play-by-play for the Mariners-Astros series, alongside analyst Jeff Francoeur and reporter Matt Winer. The second game at 7:30 PM (ET) has Oscar Gonzalez and the AL Central champion Cleveland Guardians visiting the Bronx to play Aaron Judge and the AL East champion New York Yankees in Game 1 of their series. Veteran play-by-play commentator Bob Costas, analyst and 1986 World Series champion Ron Darling & field reporter Lauren Shehadi call the Guardians-Yankees series.

FS1 wraps up Tuesday's Division Series coverage at 9:30 PM (ET) as Manny Machado and the wild card San Diego Padres meet up with Mookie Betts and the NL's #1 seed Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 1 of their series. Play-by-play announcer Adam Amin, analyst and 2005 World Series champion AJ Pierzynski team up in the announcing booth for the Padres-Dodgers series. Tom Verducci reports from the field.

The 2022 League Division Series will be broadcast on either TBS, FOX or FS1.

Read on below for a complete series-by-series breakdown and announcing/game schedule for the 2022 League Division Series.

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• 2022 MLB Postseason: League Division Series Breakdown (Series-by-Series)

American League:

* (5) Seattle Mariners vs. (1) Houston Astros == Houston wins series, 3-0

. Game 1 - Tuesday, October 11 - Mariners at Astros - TBS, 3:30 p.m. (ET) - Brian Anderson, Jeff Francoeur, Matt Winer

. Game 2 - Thursday, October 13 - Mariners at Astros - TBS, 3:30 p.m. (ET) - Brian Anderson, Jeff Francoeur, Matt Winer

. Game 3 - Saturday, October 15 - Astros at Mariners - TBS, 4:00 p.m. (ET) - Brian Anderson, Jeff Francoeur, Matt Winer

. Game 4 (if nec.) - Sunday, October 16 - Astros at Mariners - TBS, 3:00 p.m. (ET) - Brian Anderson, Jeff Francoeur, Matt Winer

. Game 5 (if nec.) - Monday, October 17 - Astros at Mariners - TNT, 5:00 p.m. (ET) - Brian Anderson, Jeff Francoeur, Matt Winer

* (3) Cleveland Guardians vs. (2) New York Yankees == NY Yankees win series, 3-2

. Game 1 - Tuesday, October 11 - Guardians at Yankees - TBS, 7:30 p.m. (ET) - Bob Costas, Ron Darling, Lauren Shehadi

. Game 2 - Friday, October 14 - Guardians at Yankees - TBS, 1:00 p.m. (ET) - Bob Costas, Ron Darling, Lauren Shehadi

- Guardians-Yankees originally scheduled for Thursday, October 13 at 7:30 p.m. (ET), but postponed to Friday at 1:00 p.m. (ET) due to rain.

. Game 3 - Saturday, October 15 - Yankees at Guardians - TNT/TBS, 7:30 p.m. (ET) - Bob Costas, Ron Darling, Lauren Shehadi

- Yankees-Guardians started on TNT due to the length of Astros-Mariners. TBS joined the game in the top of the 8th inning.

. Game 4 - Sunday, October 16 - Yankees at Guardians - TBS, 7:00 p.m. (ET) - Bob Costas, Ron Darling, Lauren Shehadi

. Game 5 - Tuesday, October 18 - Guardians at Yankees - TBS, 4:00 p.m. (ET) - Bob Costas, Ron Darling, Matt Winer

- Guardians-Yankees originally scheduled for Monday, October 17 at 7:00 p.m. (ET), but postponed to Tuesday at 4:00 p.m. (ET) due to rain.

National League:

* (5) San Diego Padres vs. (1) Los Angeles Dodgers == San Diego wins series, 3-1

. Game 1 - Tuesday, October 11 - Padres at Dodgers - FS1, 9:30 p.m. (ET) - Adam Amin, AJ Pierzynski, Tom Verducci

. Game 2 - Wednesday, October 12 - Padres at Dodgers - FS1, 8:30 p.m. (ET) - Adam Amin, AJ Pierzynski, Tom Verducci

. Game 3 - Friday, October 14 - Dodgers at Padres - FS1, 8:30 p.m. (ET) - Adam Amin, AJ Pierzynski, Tom Verducci

. Game 4 - Saturday, October 15 - Dodgers at Padres - FS1, 10:07 p.m. (ET) - Adam Amin, AJ Pierzynski, Tom Verducci

- Dodgers-Padres originally scheduled at 9:30 p.m., delayed due to rain delay.

. Game 5 (if nec.) - Sunday, October 16 - Padres at Dodgers - FS1, 4:30 p.m. (ET) - Adam Amin, AJ Pierzynski, Tom Verducci

* (6) Philadelphia Phillies vs. (2) Atlanta Braves == Philadelphia wins series, 3-1

. Game 1 - Tuesday, October 11 - Phillies at Braves - FOX, 1:00 p.m. (ET) - Joe Davis, John Smoltz, Ken Rosenthal

. Game 2 - Wednesday, October 12 - Phillies at Braves - FOX, 7:30 p.m. (ET) - Joe Davis, John Smoltz, Ken Rosenthal

- Phillies-Braves originally scheduled for 4:30 p.m. ET, delayed due to rain delay.

. Game 3 - Friday, October 14 - Braves at Phillies - FS1, 4:30 p.m. (ET) - Joe Davis, John Smoltz, Ken Rosenthal

. Game 4 - Saturday, October 15 - Braves at Phillies - FS1, 2:00 p.m. (ET) - Joe Davis, John Smoltz, Ken Rosenthal

. Game 5 (if nec.) - Sunday, October 16 - Phillies at Braves - FS1, 4:30 p.m. (ET) - Joe Davis, John Smoltz, Ken Rosenthal

• 2022 MLB Postseason: League Division Series Television Schedule (Day-by-Day)

* Tuesday, October 11th

. Game 1 - Phillies at Braves - FOX, 1:00 p.m. (ET) - Joe Davis, John Smoltz, Ken Rosenthal

. Game 1 - Mariners at Astros - TBS, 3:30 p.m. (ET) - Brian Anderson, Jeff Francoeur, Matt Winer

. Game 1 - Guardians at Yankees - TBS, 7:30 p.m. (ET) - Bob Costas, Ron Darling, Lauren Shehadi

. Game 1 - Padres at Dodgers - FS1, 9:30 p.m. (ET) - Adam Amin, AJ Pierzynski, Tom Verducci

* Wednesday, October 12th

. Game 2 - Phillies at Braves - FOX, 7:30 p.m. (ET) - Joe Davis, John Smoltz, Ken Rosenthal

- Delayed from 4:30 p.m. ET to 7:30 p.m. (ET) (rain delay)

. Game 2 - Padres at Dodgers - FS1, 8:30 p.m. (ET) - Adam Amin, AJ Pierzynski, Tom Verducci

* Thursday, October 13th

. Game 2 - Mariners at Astros - TBS, 3:30 p.m. (ET) - Brian Anderson, Jeff Francoeur, Matt Winer

. Game 2 - Guardians at Yankees - TBS, 7:30 p.m. (ET) - Bob Costas, Ron Darling, Lauren Shehadi

- Guardians-Yankees postponed due to rain. The game was rescheduled for Friday afternoon.

* Friday, October 14th

. Game 2 - Guardians at Yankees - TBS, 1:00 p.m. (ET) - Bob Costas, Ron Darling, Lauren Shehadi

- Guardians-Yankees originally scheduled for Thursday, October 13 at 7:30 p.m., pushed back to Friday due to rainout.

. Game 3 - Braves at Phillies - FS1, 4:30 p.m. (ET) - Joe Davis, John Smoltz, Ken Rosenthal

. Game 3 - Dodgers at Padres - FS1, 8:30 p.m. (ET) - Adam Amin, AJ Pierzynski, Tom Verducci

* Saturday, October 15th

. Game 4 - Braves at Phillies - FS1, 2:00 p.m. (ET) - Joe Davis, John Smoltz, Ken Rosenthal

. Game 3 - Astros at Mariners - TBS, 4:00 p.m. (ET) - Brian Anderson, Jeff Francoeur, Matt Winer

. Game 3 - Yankees at Guardians - TNT/TBS, 7:30 p.m. (ET) - Bob Costas, Ron Darling, Lauren Shehadi

- Yankees-Guardians started on TNT due to the length of Astros-Mariners. TBS joined in the top of the 8th inning.

. Game 4 - Dodgers at Padres - FS1, 10:07 p.m. (ET) - Adam Amin, AJ Pierzynski, Tom Verducci

- Dodgers-Padres originally scheduled at 9:30 p.m., delayed due to rain delay.

* Sunday, October 16th

. Game 4 - Yankees at Guardians - TBS, 7:00 p.m. (ET) - Bob Costas, Ron Darling, Lauren Shehadi

* Monday, October 17th

. Game 5 - Guardians at Yankees - TBS, 7:00 p.m. (ET) - Bob Costas, Ron Darling, Lauren Shehadi

- Guardians-Yankees postponed due to rain. The game was rescheduled for Tuesday afternoon.

* Tuesday, October 18th

. Game 5 - Guardians at Yankees - TBS, 4:00 p.m. (ET) - Bob Costas, Ron Darling, Matt Winer

- Guardians-Yankees originally scheduled for Monday, October 17 at 7:00 p.m., pushed back to Tuesday due to rainout.

Source(s): MLB.

2022 MLB Postseason: Wild Card Series Television Schedule and Announcers

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* The Postseason is about to Begin: 2022 MLB Postseason to begin on Friday, Oct. 7 with the best-of-three Wild Card Series

* Where to Find Coverage: ESPN, ESPN2 or ABC to provide coverage of all four Wild Card Series

* Welcome Back, Mariners & Phillies to the Postseason!!!: The Seattle Mariners and Philadelphia Phillies return to postseason play following a 21-year and 11-year postseason absence, respectively

The 2022 MLB Postseason is officially upon us! This season marks the first time that 12 teams will be participating in the postseason play, following MLB's postseason expansion from 10 teams to 12 teams.

The postseason will kick off with the first-ever Wild Card Series. The Wild Card Series is an expansion of the Wild Card postseason round, which started a decade ago back in 2012. The Wild Card Series is a best-of-three series pitting the Wild Card winners against each other one series (4 vs. 5) or pitting one Wild Card card team against a division winner in another series (3 vs. 6). In the Wild Card Series round, the top two teams in each league will automatically advance to the Division Series to face off with the Wild Card winners.

The Wild Card Series will begin on Friday, October 7 at 12:00 p.m. (ET), as ESPN will provide live coverage of Game 1 of the American League Wild Card Series from Cleveland. This American League Wild Card Series has the #6 seed Tampa Bay Rays taking on the #3 seed, the American League Central champions Cleveland Guardians from Cleveland. Jon "Boog" Sciambi will serve as the play-by-play announcer, alongside analyst Doug Glanville and field reporter Jesse Rogers.

Friday's Wild Card Series coverage continues at 2:00 p.m. (ET) on ABC with Game 1 of the National League Wild Card Series from St. Louis. This particular National League Wild Card Series features the #6 seed Philadelphia Phillies and Bryce Harper - making their first playoff appearance since 2011 - vs. the #3 seed, the National League Central Champion St. Louis Cardinals and Albert Pujols. Michael Kay will perform play-by-play duties, joined in the booth by analyst Alex Rodriguez. Field reporter Alden Gonzalez rounds out the broadcast team.

Later in the day, ESPN returns with live coverage of Friday's last two Wild Card Series series openers. 

The 4:00 p.m. (ET) telecast on ESPN is Game 1 of the American League Wild Card Series from Toronto as the #5 seed Seattle Mariners and rookie sensation Julio Rodriguez return back to the postseason for the first time since 2001, ending MLB's longest postseason drought, visit Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and #4 seed Toronto Blue Jays. Play-by-play commentator Dave Flemming, analysts Jessica Mendoza and Tim Kurkjian, and field reporter Coley Harvey will perform commentary.  

The nightcap at 8:00 p.m. (ET) on ESPN is Game 1 of the National League Wild Card Series from Queens, New York as Manny Machado and the #5 seed San Diego Padres battle Francisco Lindor and the #4 seed New York Mets. The Sunday Night Baseball broadcast team of Karl Ravech (play-by-play), Eduardo Perez (analyst), David Cone (analyst) & Buster Olney (reporter) will call the action.

The Wild Card Series will continue on Saturday with Game 2's and if necessary, Sunday, with Game 3's. ESPN, ESPN2 or ABC will televise each and every single Wild Card Series game.

Read on below for more information about this weekend's Wild Card Series matchups.

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• 2022 MLB Postseason: Wild Card Series Breakdown (Series-by-Series)

American League:

* (6) Tampa Bay Rays vs. (3) Cleveland Guardians == Cleveland wins series, 2-0 [TB-CLE series winner to play #2 seed NYY in ALDS]

. Game 1 - Friday, October 7 - Rays at Guardians - ESPN, 12:00 p.m. (ET) - Jon Sciambi, Doug Glanville, Jesse Rogers

. Game 2 - Saturday, October 8 - Rays at Guardians - ESPN2, 12:00 p.m. (ET) - Jon Sciambi, Doug Glanville, Jesse Rogers

. Game 3 (if nec.) - Sunday, October 9 - Rays at Guardians - ESPN, 4:00 p.m. (ET) - Jon Sciambi, Doug Glanville, Jesse Rogers

* (5) Seattle Mariners vs. (4) Toronto Blue Jays == Seattle wins series, 2-0 [SEA-TOR series winner to play #1 seed HOU in ALDS]

. Game 1 - Friday, October 7 - Mariners at Blue Jays - ESPN, 4:00 p.m. (ET) - Dave Flemming, Jessica Mendoza, Tim Kurkjian, Coley Harvey

. Game 2 - Saturday, October 8 - Mariners at Blue Jays - ESPN, 4:00 p.m. (ET) - Dave Flemming, Jessica Mendoza, Tim Kurkjian, Coley Harvey

. Game 3 (if nec.) - Sunday, October 9 - Mariners at Blue Jays - ABC, 2:00 p.m. (ET) - Dave Flemming, Jessica Mendoza, Tim Kurkjian, Coley Harvey

National League:

* (6) Philadelphia Phillies vs. (3) St. Louis Cardinals == Philadelphia wins series, 2-0 [PHI-STL series winner to play #2 seed ATL in NLDS]

. Game 1 - Friday, October 7 - Phillies at Cardinals - ABC, 2:00 p.m. (ET) - Michael Kay, Alex Rodriguez, Alden Gonzalez

. Game 2 - Saturday, October 8 - Phillies at Cardinals - ESPN2, 8:30 p.m. (ET) - Michael Kay, Alex Rodriguez, Alden Gonzalez

. Game 3 (if nec.) - Sunday, October 9 - Phillies at Cardinals - ESPN2, 8:30 p.m. (ET) - Michael Kay, Alex Rodriguez, Alden Gonzalez

* (5) San Diego Padres vs. (4) New York Mets == San Diego wins series, 2-1 [SD-NYM series winner to play #1 seed LAD in NLDS]

 

. Game 1 - Friday, October 7 - Padres at Mets - ESPN, 8:00 p.m. (ET) - Karl Ravech, Eduardo Perez, David Cone, Buster Olney

. Game 2 - Saturday, October 8 - Padres at Mets - ESPN, 7:30 p.m. (ET) - Karl Ravech, Eduardo Perez, David Cone, Buster Olney

. Game 3 - Sunday, October 9 - Padres at Mets - ESPN, 7:00 p.m. (ET) - Karl Ravech, Eduardo Perez, David Cone, Buster Olney

• 2022 MLB Postseason: Wild Card Series Television Schedule (Day-by-Day)

* Friday, October 7th

. Game 1 - Rays at Guardians - ESPN, 12:00 p.m. (ET) - Jon Sciambi, Doug Glanville, Jesse Rogers

. Game 1 - Phillies at Cardinals - ABC, 2:00 p.m. (ET) - Michael Kay, Alex Rodriguez, Alden Gonzalez

. Game 1 - Mariners at Blue Jays - ESPN, 4:00 p.m. (ET) - Dave Flemming, Jessica Mendoza, Tim Kurkjian, Coley Harvey

. Game 1 - Padres at Mets - ESPN, 8:00 p.m. (ET) - Karl Ravech, Eduardo Perez, David Cone, Buster Olney

* Saturday, October 8th

. Game 2 - Rays at Guardians - ESPN2, 12:00 p.m. (ET) - Jon Sciambi, Doug Glanville, Jesse Rogers

. Game 2 - Mariners at Blue Jays - ESPN, 4:00 p.m. (ET) - Dave Flemming, Jessica Mendoza, Tim Kurkjian, Coley Harvey

. Game 2 - Padres at Mets - ESPN, 7:30 p.m. (ET) - Karl Ravech, Eduardo Perez, David Cone, Buster Olney

. Game 2 - Phillies at Cardinals - ESPN2, 8:30 p.m. (ET) - Michael Kay, Alex Rodriguez, Alden Gonzalez

* Sunday, October 9th

. Game 3 - Padres at Mets - ESPN, 7:00 p.m. (ET) - Karl Ravech, Eduardo Perez, David Cone, Buster Olney

Source(s): MLB