MLB Playoffs 2022: How to watch the Wild Card Round on ESPN Deportes

The 2022 Major League Baseball playoffs begin on Friday, October 7 with a new 12-team format and a wild card round that you can watch in its entirety on ESPN Deportes and the ESPN family of channels.

Wild-card round action features eight teams competing in four best-of-three series. The series will be played in the home stadium of the highest-seeded team over three consecutive days, culminating on Sunday, October 9, if necessary.

In the American League, the Tampa Bay Rays visit the Cleveland Guardians for the first game of the playoffs on Friday at 12 p.m. ET (ESPN Deportes/ESPN)while the Seattle Mariners play that afternoon at 4 p.m. ET (ESPN Deportes/ESPN) at the home of the Toronto Blue Jays in their first postseason in 21 years.

The winner of the Rays-Guardians will face the New York Yankees in the ALDS and whoever wins the Blue Jays-Mariners will play the No. 1-seeded Houston Astros.

Meanwhile, in the National, the Philadelphia Phillies travel to the stadium of the St. Louis Cardinals for the second game of the day on Friday at 2 p.m. ET (ESPN3/ABC)and the winner will meet the defending World Series champion Atlanta Braves in the division series.

Finally, the New York Mets host the San Diego Padres in the last of four wild card games on Friday at 8 p.m. ET (ESPN Deportes/ESPN); the winner will face the No. 1-seeded Los Angeles Dodgers.

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How to watch the Wild Card Round

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Tampa Bay Rays at Cleveland Guardians

Guardians lead 1-0

Game 1: Guardians 2, Rays 1
Game 2: Saturday, 12:07 p.m. (ESPN3/ESPN2)
Game 3*: Sunday, 4:07 p.m. (ESPN Sports/ESPN)

*if necessary; best of 3 (all games eastern time)


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Seattle Mariners at Toronto Blue Jays

Game 1: Friday, 4:07 p.m. ET (ESPN Sports/ESPN)
Game 2: Saturday, 4:07 p.m. ET (ESPN3/ESPN)
Game 3*: Sunday, 2:07 p.m. ET (ESPN3/ABC)

*if necessary; best of 3 (all games eastern time)


National League

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Philadelphia Phillies at St. Louis Cardinals

Phillies lead 1-0

Game 1: Phillies 6, Cardinals 1
Game 2: Saturday, 8:37 p.m. (ESPN3/ESPN2)
Game 3*: Sunday, 8:37 p.m. (ESPN3/ESPN2)

*if necessary; best of 3 (all games eastern time)


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San Diego Padres at New York Mets

Game 1: Friday, 8:07 p.m. (ESPN Sports/ESPN)
Game 2: Saturday 7:37 p.m. (ESPN Sports/ESPN)
Game 3*: Sunday, 7:37 p.m. (ESPN Sports/ESPN)

*if necessary; best of 3 (all games eastern time)

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MLB Playoffs 2022: How to watch the Wild Card Round on ESPN Deportes