The 2026 MLB postseason gets started on Tuesday, and Mike Axisa is getting bold with five adventurous predictions

The playoffs are tough to predict, but there are characteristics about postseason play you can count on.

The MLB playoffs are set to begin. First up, the wild card round. Everything starts with postseason quadruple-headers on Tuesday and Wednesday, and the action doesn't stop until the final out of the World Series. Advertiser disclosure: USA TODAY may earn a ...

Three fanbases feel very optimistic about their team's odds in the Fall Classic. The rest fall somewhere between cautious and hopeless.

The MLB Postseason is set and boy, oh boy, are the Wild Card matchups exciting! We get Red Sox versus Yankees in the Wild Card back-to-back seasons, the young and surging White Sox take on the 81-81 Houston Astros and the presumable MVP Yordan Alvarez.

Download and print a 2026 MLB playoff bracket. Follow every round of the postseason and make your World Series predictions.

The 2026 MLB playoff bracket is officially set. With the regular season wrapped up on Sunday, all 12 teams headed into the postseason have secured their spot. The Rays held off the Yankees to win the AL East and secure the American League's best record and a bye straight to the ALDS.

Let's dive into our staff's 2026 MLB postseason picks.

MLB season is down to what should be a wild final day. Follow along.