| 2025 American League Wild Card Series | |||||
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| Dates | September 30–October 2 | ||||
| Television | ESPN | ||||
| Radio | ESPN | ||||
| Teams | |||||
| Dates | September 30–October 2 | ||||
| Television | ESPN | ||||
| Radio | ESPN | ||||
The 2025 American League Wild Card Series will be two best-of-three playoff series in Major League Baseball (MLB) that determined the participating teams of the 2025 American League Division Series (ALDS). Both Wild Card Series will begin on September 30, with Game 2s scheduled for October 1. ESPN will broadcast both Wild Card Series in the United States together with ESPN Radio. [1] [2]
These matchups are:
The lowest-seeded division winner and three wild card teams in each league play in a best-of-three series after the end of the regular season. The winners of each league's wild card rounds advance to face the two best division winners in that league's Division Series.