2024 World Series: Schedule, postseason bracket, standings

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Thursday, October 31, 2024

The Los Angeles Dodgers are the2024 World Series champions!

For the third year, the 12-team postseason kicked off with an action-packed wild-card round, featuring eight teams battling for four spots to advance to the eight-team division series. The Houston Astros, Baltimore Orioles and Atlanta Braves were all swept by their wild-card opponents, sending the Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Royalsand San Diego Padres on to the division series. In this year's only Game 3, Pete Alonso and the New York Mets stunned the Milwaukee Brewers with a ninth-inning go-ahead homer to move on.

The Philadelphia Phillies became the first team knocked out of the divisional round when the Mets closed out Game 4 at Citi Field to upset Philadelphia. Meanwhile, in the American League, the New York Yankees advanced to the ALCS, where they beat a Cleveland Guardians team fresh off an ALDS Game 5 win over the Tigers.

The Yankees put away the Guardians in a hard-fought five-game ALCS triumph and the Dodgers ousted the Mets in six games.

Finally, after five back-and-forth games against the New York Yankees, the Dodgers sealed their first World Series win after a full 162-game season since 1988. Here are all the scores, news and results you need to know about this year's MLB postseason.

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World Series

All times Eastern

Best-of-seven series

New York Yankeesvs. Los Angeles Dodgers

Los Angeles wins series 4-1

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American League Championship Series

Best-of-seven series

Cleveland Guardians vs. New York Yankees

New York wins series 4-1

National League Championship Series

Best-of-seven series

Los Angeles Dodgers vs. New York Mets

Los Angeles wins series 4-2

American League Division Series

Best-of-five series

Cleveland Guardians vs.Detroit Tigers

Cleveland wins series 3-2

New York Yankees vs. Kansas City Royals

New York wins series 3-1

National League Division Series

Best-of-five series

Philadelphia Phillies vs. New York Mets

New York wins series 3-1

Los Angeles Dodgers vs. San Diego Padres

Los Angeles wins series 3-2

American League Wild Card Series

Detroit Tigers at Houston Astros

Detroit wins series 2-0

Kansas City Royals at Baltimore Orioles

Kansas City wins series 2-0

National League Wild Card Series

Best-of-three series

New York Mets at Milwaukee Brewers

Mets win series 2-1

Atlanta Braves at San Diego Padres

San Diego wins series 2-0

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