US EditionMLB drops plan to start World Series early if both League Championship Series end by Game 5
Major League Baseball confirmed the World Series will start on October 24 without an early start, maintaining schedule consistency despite potential quick League Championship Series conclusions.
- On August 12, 2025, Major League Baseball announced it would no longer advance the start date of the World Series even if both League Championship Series conclude by Game 5, confirming the Fall Classic will begin on October 24 as scheduled.
- This decision follows the playoff format introduced in 2022, which expanded the postseason to twelve teams and scheduled the League Championship Series to start on October 12 and 13.
- The playoff structure features best-of-three Wild Card Series from September 30 to October 2, first-round byes for the top two seeds in each league, and best-of-five Division Series beginning October 4 with travel and off days included.
- Last year, MLB indicated that Game 1 of the World Series could be moved up from October 25 to October 22 if both League Championship Series concluded by October 19, the date by which each league was expected to complete Game 5. However, this year’s Fall Classic will begin on October 24, with Game 7 planned for November 1.
- The change implies the World Series will maintain its scheduled dates, continuing the pattern of starting on a Friday for the fifth consecutive year, with previous Series often ending in November as late as November 5, 2022.
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The Major Leagues abandoned their plan to start the World Series earlier if both league championship series are short.
The Major Leagues abandoned their plan to start the World Series earlier if both league championship series are short. MLB announced on Tuesday that this year’s Autumn Classic will begin on October 24. Last year, MLB said the first game would be advanced from October 25 to October 22 if the series ended on October 19, when both leagues were scheduled to have played until the fifth duel. But the New York Mets won the fifth game of the National Le…
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MLB drops plan to start World Series early if both League Championship Series end by Game 5
Major League Baseball has decided to start this year's World Series on Oct. 24. MLB introduced a flexible schedule last year if both League Championship Series ended in five games or fewer, but the New York Mets extended the NL Championship Series to six games.
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