# MLB Playoffs 2026 (incl. World Series) **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** baseball-mlb\ **Created:** [September 27, 2026, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs-2026-incl-world-series/1033429 "2026-09-27T23:27:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2026, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs-2026-incl-world-series/1033429/41 "2026-10-01T21:49:38Z")
Pulling Grey seemed dumb, I was happy. Putting Crochet in was very dumb, turned out better than I expected. Miller failing so badly was a nice bonus. ---
**Author:** ![Disinfectus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/disinfectus/32/11085_2.png) [@Disinfectus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Disinfectus)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2026, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs-2026-incl-world-series/1033429/42 "2026-10-02T03:07:16Z")
My hope is that it won’t be too long before everyone is grumbling about the Dodgers again. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2026, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs-2026-incl-world-series/1033429/43 "2026-10-02T03:20:42Z")
> [@Disinfectus](#): > > My hope is that it won’t be too long before everyone is grumbling about the Dodgers again As a lifelong Brewers fan, I already do. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2026, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs-2026-incl-world-series/1033429/44 "2026-10-02T03:22:27Z")
Braves over Phillies, 6-2, to take the final Wild Card series. Atlanta now goes to Los Angeles to face the Dodgers. ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2026, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs-2026-incl-world-series/1033429/45 "2026-10-03T15:10:41Z")
Aaron Judge not on the ALDS roster for the Yankees. They seem to be doing just fine without him. > **[Aaron Judge left off of Yankees' ALDS roster vs. Rays: Three-time MVP still...](https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/yankees-aaron-judge-injury-update-alds-rays-mlb-playoffs/)** > > Judge has been on the injured list since Sept. 16 and missed New York's two-game Wild Card Series sweep over the Red Sox ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2026, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs-2026-incl-world-series/1033429/46 "2026-10-03T15:18:45Z")
I was just coming in to post that. Also Cole is pitching game 1. I forgot to add Weathers was added, which bumped Rosario off. Stanton is retained on the roster for Pinch-Hitting. **[So Full Depth Chart](https://www.mlb.com/yankees/news/yankees-2026-al-division-series-roster):** **Starters (4):** [Gerrit Cole](https://www.mlb.com/player/543037), [Max Fried](https://www.mlb.com/player/608331), [Carlos Rodón](https://www.mlb.com/player/607074), [Cam Schlittler](https://www.mlb.com/player/693645) **Relievers (7):** [David Bednar](https://www.mlb.com/player/670280) (CL), [Paul Blackburn](https://www.mlb.com/player/621112), [Brent Headrick](https://www.mlb.com/player/687396), [John Schreiber](https://www.mlb.com/player/670167), [Will Warren](https://www.mlb.com/player/701542), [Ryan Weathers](https://www.mlb.com/player/677960), [Ryan Yarbrough](https://www.mlb.com/player/642232) **Catchers (2):** [Austin Wells](https://www.mlb.com/player/669224), [Ali Sánchez](https://www.mlb.com/player/645305) **Infielders (8):** [José Caballero](https://www.mlb.com/player/676609), [Jazz Chisholm Jr.](https://www.mlb.com/player/665862), [Luis García Jr.](https://www.mlb.com/player/671277), [Paul Goldschmidt](https://www.mlb.com/player/502671), [George Lombard Jr.](https://www.mlb.com/player/806146), [Ryan McMahon](https://www.mlb.com/player/641857), [Ben Rice](https://www.mlb.com/player/700250), [Anthony Volpe](https://www.mlb.com/player/683011) **Outfielders (4):** [Cody Bellinger](https://www.mlb.com/player/641355), [Trent Grisham](https://www.mlb.com/player/663757), [Spencer Jones](https://www.mlb.com/player/682987), [Heliot Ramos](https://www.mlb.com/player/671218) **Designated hitter (1)**: [Giancarlo Stanton](https://www.mlb.com/player/519317) ---
**Author:** ![Disinfectus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/disinfectus/32/11085_2.png) [@Disinfectus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Disinfectus)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2026, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs-2026-incl-world-series/1033429/47 "2026-10-03T16:47:46Z")
A day game was scheduled for 1pm today at Dodgers Stadium. Local temperatures are expected to exceed 100 degrees. That seems like a really bad idea. This weather has been expected for a few days now at least. I would have thought they would have moved the game later in the day or at night, but apparently not. ---
**Author:** ![Zakalwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zakalwe/32/270_2.png) [@Zakalwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zakalwe)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2026, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs-2026-incl-world-series/1033429/48 "2026-10-04T00:42:51Z")
Doesn’t seem to have bothered the Dodgers. 5-3 over the Braves. ChiSox blank Cleveland 3-0. I won’t be surprised if Chicago doesn’t make the series although, assuming they get through, Tampa Bay looks like a team nobody wants to play. Speaking of, they’re up 1-0 against the evil empire in the top of the 8th. Brewers/Padres is just getting started and will finish well after my bedtime, so I’ll see what happened tomorrow. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2026, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs-2026-incl-world-series/1033429/49 "2026-10-04T00:46:53Z")
No hitter just averted by Wells, but for some reason he tried to stretch a double into a triple. Yankees at Tampa. ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2026, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs-2026-incl-world-series/1033429/50 "2026-10-04T01:11:20Z")
1-hitter for the Rays pitchers. 1 homer for the Rays batters. 1-0 Rays victory. Rays lead series 1-0. ---
**Author:** ![Locrian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/locrian/32/14146_2.png) [@Locrian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Locrian)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2026, 8:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs-2026-incl-world-series/1033429/51 "2026-10-04T08:59:59Z")
Imagine a Rays / Brewers series with all these dopey long hits bouncing off rafters over and over. > **[France's towering fly ball hits cable, ground rules lead to wild flyout in...](https://www.mlb.com/news/ty-france-s-fly-ball-hits-roof-cable-in-milwaukee-in-9th-inning)** > > MILWAUKEE -- The Brewers had the best record in baseball this season. The Padres finished as the hottest team in baseball. Their National League Division Series was always likely to be decided by the slimmest of margins. > Like, a cable on the roof of... ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2026, 11:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs-2026-incl-world-series/1033429/52 "2026-10-04T11:12:52Z")
Guys … Guys … You’re gonna need a bigger stadium. More seriously, as batting gets ever more powerful, I wonder whether MLB will eventually have to have rules addressing the minimum unobstructed height over the playing surface? MLB Rules now require all parks built after 1958 (so almost all of them) to be \>=325 feet deep to the foul poles and \>=400 feet deep to center field. As roofed stadiums slowly take over, height is the next thing that’ll need regulation. Because lower is cheaper and lower also causes wacky disruptive plays. ---
**Author:** ![Jaycat.again](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jaycat.again/32/11525_2.png) [@Jaycat.again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jaycat.again)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2026, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs-2026-incl-world-series/1033429/53 "2026-10-04T23:33:36Z")
That Brewers walkoff win was one of the best games I’ve ever seen. (And I’ve been watching baseball since about 1958). ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2026, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs-2026-incl-world-series/1033429/54 "2026-10-05T01:42:44Z")
I really want that series to go five games. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs-2026-incl-world-series/1033429.md?page=2)