What Could Chicago Cubs Postseason Schedule Look Like?

The Chicago Cubs have played their way back into the National League playoff race, and now they know what the postseason schedule will look like, thanks to Major League Baseball’s released of the 2023 postseason schedule on Tuesday.

Chicago last reached the postseason in the COVID-19 shortened 2020 season. The last time the Cubs made the postseason in a full 162-game season was in 2018, which ended a four-year streak of postseason appearances, which included the 2016 World Series title.

The Cubs are in striking distance of one of the three Wild Card berths and still have a shot at winning the NL Central.

The NL Wild Card Series are set to start on Oct. 3, just two days after the end of the regular season.

The Cubs would begin that best-of-three series then, assuming they take one of the three Wild Card spots or win the NL Central, but don’t have one of the two best records among the three division winners.

The Cubs would either host the series or travel to the series, depending on seeding.

The only way the Cubs could skip the Wild Card Series is if they win the Central and finish with one of the top two records among the division winners.

The Wild Card playoffs are set for Oct. 3-5. The NL Division Series, a best-of-five series, will start on Oct. 7 and end no later than Oct. 14.

The NLCS, a best-of-7 series, will start on Oct. 16 and end no later than Oct. 24.

Should the Cubs get to the World Series, a best-of-seven series, it would start on Oct. 27 and end no later than Nov. 4.

MLB 2023 Postseason Schedule

WILD CARD SERIES

Tuesday, Oct. 3

AL Wild Card A, Game 1, ESPN Platforms

AL Wild Card B, Game 1, ESPN Platforms

NL Wild Card A, Game 1, ESPN Platforms

NL Wild Card B, Game 1, ESPN Platforms

Wednesday, Oct. 4

AL Wild Card A, Game 2, ESPN Platforms

AL Wild Card B, Game 2, ESPN Platforms

NL Wild Card A, Game 2, ESPN Platforms

NL Wild Card B, Game 2, ESPN Platforms

Thursday, Oct. 5

AL Wild Card A, Game 3 (if necessary), ESPN Platforms

AL Wild Card B, Game 3 (if necessary), ESPN Platforms

NL Wild Card A, Game 3 (if necessary), ESPN Platforms

NL Wild Card B, Game 3 (if necessary), ESPN Platforms

DIVISION SERIES

Saturday, Oct. 7

ALDS A, Game 1, FOX/FS1

ALDS B, Game 1, FOX/FS1

NLDS A, Game 1, TBS

NLDS B, Game 1, TBS

Sunday, Oct. 8

ALDS A, Game 2, FOX/FS1

ALDS B, Game 2, FOX/FS1

Monday, Oct. 9

NLDS A, Game 2, TBS

NLDS B, Game 2, TBS

Tuesday, Oct. 10

ALDS A, Game 3, FOX/FS1

ALDS B, Game 3, FOX/FS1

Wednesday, Oct. 11

NLDS A, Game 3, TBS

NLDS B, Game 3, TBS

ALDS A, Game 4 (if necessary), FOX/FS1

ALDS B, Game 4 (if necessary), FOX/FS1

Thursday, Oct. 12

NLDS A, Game 4 (if necessary), TBS

NLDS B, Game 4 (if necessary), TBS

Friday, Oct. 13

ALDS A, Game 5 (if necessary), FOX/FS1

ALDS B, Game 5 (if necessary), FOX/FS1

Saturday, Oct. 14

NLDS A, Game 5 (if necessary), TBS

NLDS B, Game 5 (if necessary), TBS

LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES

Sunday, Oct. 15

ALCS Game 1, FOX/FS1

Monday, Oct. 16

NLCS Game 1, TBS

ALCS Game 2, FOX/FS1

Tuesday, Oct. 17

NLCS Game 2, TBS

Wednesday, Oct. 18

ALCS Game 3, FOX/FS1

Thursday, Oct. 19

NLCS Game 3, TBS

ALCS Game 4, FOX/FS1

Friday, Oct. 20

NLCS Game 4, TBS

ALCS Game 5 (if necessary), FOX/FS1

Saturday, Oct. 21

NLCS Game 5 (if necessary), TBS

Sunday, Oct. 22

ALCS Game 6 (if necessary), FOX/FS1

Monday, Oct. 23

NLCS Game 6 (if necessary), TBS

ALCS Game 7 (if necessary), FOX/FS1

Tuesday, Oct. 24

NLCS Game 7 (if necessary), TBS

WORLD SERIES

Friday, Oct. 27

Game 1 (at better 2023 record), FOX

Saturday, Oct. 28

Game 2 (at better 2023 record), FOX

Monday, Oct. 30

Game 3, FOX

Tuesday, Oct. 31

Game 4, FOX

Wednesday, Nov. 1

Game 5 (if necessary), FOX

Friday, Nov. 3

Game 6 (if necessary, at better 2023 record), FOX

Saturday, Nov. 4

Game 7 (if necessary, at better 2023 record), FOX

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