The 2025 Major League Baseball postseason is set to kick off on Tuesday with a quartet of wild-card games. From there, the race to the World Series will be on.

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The New York Yankees will host the Boston Red Sox in the AL Wild Card Series on Tuesday, Sept. 30 at 6:08 p.m. ET, live on ESPN from Yankee Stadium. Tickets for Game 1 of the Yankees vs. Red Sox playoff series are still available on StubHub.

Jayson Stark (DET): “The baseball gods are wily. So wouldn’t it just make perfect sense — after the Tigers lost two straight series to the Guardians in the last two weeks — if they ride Tarik Skubal and pitching chaos to win this thing?”

The Detroit Tigers will be without third baseman Colt Keith in the American League wild-card series against the Cleveland Guardians.

The NL Wild Card Series on Tuesday, Sept. 30 at 9:08 p.m. ET will see the Los Angeles Dodgers host the Cincinnati Reds live from Dodger Stadium, and airing on ESPN. Tickets for Game 1 of the Dodgers vs. Reds playoff series are still available on StubHub.

The Red Sox rotation has taken a big hit on the eve of the Wild Card Series with Lucas Giolito unavailable due to an elbow issue.

The Boston Red Sox were dealt a blow before opening their best-of-three American League wild-card series, announcing on Monday that right-hander Lucas Giolito has an elbow issue that will keep him out against the New York Yankees.

The Red Sox finished the regular season winning two of three in a weekend series against the Tigers to secure the second wild card spot with an overall record of 89-73. The Yankee

The Dodgers on Monday announced details of their pregame plans before each game of the wild card series against the Reds, which begins on Tuesday night at Dodger Stadium. Joe Kelly will throw the ceremonial first pitch ahead of Game 1 on Tuesday,