FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 11, 2014

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Postseason Scheduled to Begin with A.L. Wild Card Game on TBS on
Tues., Sept. 30
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and N.L. Wild Card Game on ESPN on Wed., Oct. 1
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The 110
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World Series Set to Start on FOX on Tues., Oct. 21
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in A.L. City

Major League Baseball today announced the schedule for the 2014 Postseason, which is set to open
with the American League Wild Card Game presented by Budweiser on TBS on Tuesday, September 30
th
.
Game One of the 2014 World Series on FOX is scheduled for Tuesday, October 21
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in the ballpark of the
American League Champions.
Following the scheduled Sunday, September 28
th

regular season finale, potentially necessary regular season
Tiebreaker Games would be telecast exclusively by ESPN on
Monday, September 29
th
. Tuesdays A.L. Wild Card Game
presented by Budweiser on TBS will be followed by the Wednesday, October 1
st
N.L. Wild Card Game
presented by Budweiser, which will be telecast exclusively by ESPN. This will be the first time that ESPN will
be a part of MLBs Postseason game telecasts since 2006.
Both A.L. Division Series will begin on Thursday, October 2
nd
. The first full slate of Division Series
games, featuring two N.L. Division Series openers and a pair of ALDS Game Twos, will be held on Friday,
October 3
rd
. Overall, the Division Series will be scheduled from Thursday, October 2
nd
through Thursday,
October 9
th
, with a pair of potential Game Fives possible on Wednesday, October 8
th
(ALDS) and Thursday,
October 9
th
(NLDS). TBS will cover all ALDS games, while FOX Sports 1 and MLB Network will combine to
air all NLDS games.
The American League Championship Series, beginning on Friday, October 10
th
, will be telecast
exclusively on TBS. The National League Championship Series, beginning on Saturday, October 11
th
, will be
shared by FOX Sports and FOX Sports 1. Saturday, October 11
th
will feature Game One of the NLCS on FOX
and Game Two of the ALCS on TBS. A potential Game Seven of the ALCS is scheduled for Saturday,
October 18
th
, while a potential Game Seven of the NLCS is set for Sunday, October 19
th
.
Game One of the 2014 World Series is scheduled for Tuesday, October 21
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in the city of the
American League Champions. This will mark the first time that the World Series will start on a day other
than Wednesday since the 2006 Fall Classic, which began on a Saturday. From 1991-2006, the World Series
was scheduled to open on Saturday each year. The World Series has not begun on a Tuesday since 1990.
Overall, the Postseason schedule has been shortened by one day, removing one of the two off days that
had been between the last potential LCS game and the first game of the World Series.
The Fall Classic will shift to the ballpark of the National League Champions for Game Three on
Friday, October 24
th
. A Game Seven, if necessary, would be played on Wednesday, October 29
th
back in the
A.L. city. The scheduled off days during the World Series are Thursday, October 23
rd
and Monday, October
27
th
. FOX Sports will present exclusive live telecast coverage of the World Series for the 17
th
time.
ESPN Radio will provide live national coverage of all 2014 MLB Postseason games, including the Wild
Card Games.
The complete 2014 Postseason schedule, subject to change, accompanies this press release, and can
be viewed in its entirety at MLB.com/postseason.
# # #
Contact: Patrick Courtney or Michael Teevan, Major League Baseball, (212) 931-7878, mlbpressbox.com,
twitter.com/mlb_pr.
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DAY DATE GAME NETWORK
Tues. Sept. 30
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A.L. Wild Card Game TBS
Wed. Oct. 1
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N.L. Wild Card Game ESPN




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DAY DATE SERIES NETWORK
Thurs. Oct. 2
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ALDS A, Game 1 TBS
ALDS B, Game 1 TBS
Fri. Oct. 3
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ALDS A, Game 2 TBS
ALDS B, Game 2 TBS
NLDS A, Game 1 FOX Sports 1
NLDS B, Game 1 FOX Sports 1
Sat. Oct. 4
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NLDS A, Game 2 FOX Sports 1 or MLBN
NLDS B, Game 2 FOX Sports 1 or MLBN
Sun. Oct. 5
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ALDS A, Game 3 TBS
ALDS B, Game 3 TBS
Mon. Oct. 6
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ALDS A, Game 4 TBS
ALDS B, Game 4 TBS
NLDS A, Game 3 FOX Sports 1 or MLBN
NLDS B, Game 3 FOX Sports 1 or MLBN
Tues. Oct. 7
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NLDS A, Game 4 FOX Sports 1
NLDS B, Game 4 FOX Sports 1
Wed. Oct. 8
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ALDS A, Game 5 TBS
ALDS B, Game 5 TBS
Thurs. Oct. 9
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NLDS A, Game 5 FOX Sports 1
NLDS B, Game 5 FOX Sports 1




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DAY DATE SERIES NETWORK
Fri. Oct. 10
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ALCS Game 1 TBS
Sat. Oct. 11
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ALCS Game 2 TBS
NLCS Game 1 FOX
Sun. Oct. 12
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NLCS Game 2 FOX Sports 1
Mon. Oct. 13
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ALCS Game 3 TBS
Tues. Oct. 14
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NLCS Game 3 FOX Sports 1
ALCS Game 4 TBS
Wed. Oct. 15
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ALCS Game 5 TBS
NLCS Game 4 FOX Sports 1
Thurs. Oct. 16
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NLCS Game 5 FOX Sports 1
Fri. Oct. 17
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ALCS Game 6 TBS
Sat. Oct. 18
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NLCS Game 6 FOX
ALCS Game 7 TBS
Sun. Oct. 19
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NLCS Game 7 FOX Sports 1



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DAY DATE GAME, SITE NETWORK
Tues. Oct. 21
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Game 1, A.L. City FOX
Wed. Oct. 22
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Game 2, A.L. City FOX
Thurs. Oct. 23
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TRAVEL DAY
Fri. Oct. 24
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Game 3, N.L. City FOX
Sat. Oct. 25
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Game 4, N.L. City FOX
Sun. Oct. 26
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Game 5, N.L. City FOX
Mon. Oct. 27
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TRAVEL DAY
Tues. Oct. 28
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Game 6, A.L. City FOX
Wed. Oct. 29
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Game 7, A.L. City FOX