TV channel, time announced for Cubs-Padres Wild Card playoff series |
Major League Baseball today announced the broadcast schedule for the first two days of the 2025 Wild Card Series. The 2025 Postseason will have four Wild Card Series games scheduled each day from Tuesday through Thursday under a best-of-three format, all available on ESPN’s family of networks.
The MLB Wild Card Series will be available in Spanish on ESPN Deportes and the ESPN App. ESPN Radio will also provide live national coverage of all 2025 MLB Postseason games, beginning with the Wild Card Series. In addition, MLB Network will have extensive studio coverage of the Wild Card Series. The 2025 Postseason schedule, subject to change, can be viewed in its entirety at MLB.com/postseason. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30th WILD CARD SERIES First Pitch (ET/Site Time) NETWORK Game 1 of an AL Wild Card Series 1:08 p.m. ESPN Game 1, #5 Padres @ #4 Cubs 3:08 p.m./2:08 p.m. (CT) ABC Game 1 of an AL Wild Card Series 6:08 p.m. ESPN Game 1, #6 Reds/Mets @ #3 Dodgers 9:08 p.m./6:08 p.m. (PT) ESPN WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1st WILD CARD SERIES First Pitch (ET/Site Time) NETWORK Game 2 of an AL Wild Card Series 1:08 p.m. ESPN Game 2, #5 Padres @ #4 Cubs 3:08 p.m./2:08 p.m. (CT) ABC Game 2 of an AL Wild Card Series 6:08 p.m. ESPN Game 2, #6 Reds/Mets @ #3 Dodgers 9:08 p.m./6:08 p.m. (PT) ESPN THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2nd WILD CARD SERIES (If Necessary) First Pitch (ET/Site Time) NETWORK TO BE ANNOUNCED TONIGHT Postseason day games at Wrigley Field 🍿 pic.twitter.com/LDi3n5oyxo
