- Start
- Oct 23, 202675% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
- End
- Oct 31, 202675% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
The 2026 World Series Opens on 23 October
- Game 1 of the 2026 World Series is set for Friday 23 October 2026, per the postseason schedule Major League Baseball announced and ESPN's date-by-date version of it[2][3]
- The series is best-of-seven in a 2-3-2 format, with the team holding the better 2026 record hosting Games 1–2 and, if necessary, Games 6–7[2][3]
- The full slate runs Game 1 on Friday 23 October, Game 2 Saturday 24 October, Game 3 Monday 26 October, Game 4 Tuesday 27 October, and if necessary Game 5 Wednesday 28 October, Game 6 Friday 30 October and Game 7 Saturday 31 October[2][3]
- Travel days fall on 25 and 29 October, the latter only if the series lasts more than five games[2]
- A winner-take-all Game 7 would be played on Halloween night, and ESPN notes “There is no November baseball on the calendar. Barring a rainout, Game 7 of the 2026 World Series is scheduled for Halloween night”[2][3]
- The opening date is fixed regardless of the earlier rounds: “Does the start date of the World Series depend on when the ALCS and NLCS end? No, not this year”[2]
- The World Series is presented by Capital One, with every game on FOX plus FOX Deportes and FOX One[2]
- It closes a postseason that starts unusually early, on Tuesday 29 September with the four best-of-three Wild Card Series, followed by the Division Series from 3 October, the NLCS from 11 October and the ALCS from 12 October[2][3]
- MLB published the schedule on 10 August 2026 with the caveat that “All dates are subject to change”; ESPN's version is dated 17 August 2026[2][3]
- Kalshi's champion market has no runaway favourite: Los Angeles at 29.3%, Milwaukee at 16% and New York at 9.9%, all three drifting down at capture, on $76,496,027 of volume[1]
- That Kalshi capture is of a logged-out page, so its order ticket shows no prices and reads “Odds 0% chance” with a max payout date of 31 October 2028, two years after the series it covers[1]
References 385% CONFIDENCE
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- [1]75%kalshi.com/markets/kxmlb/pro-baseball-champion/kxmlb-26kalshi.com· Posted Sep 20, 2026· Starts Oct 23, 2026 ✓· Ends Oct 31, 2026 ✓· 33% of score
MLB.com[2]'s own postseason schedule release fixes World Series Game 1 on Friday 23 October 2026 and a possible Game 7 on 31 October, so the pin runs across the scheduled window.
- [2]95%2026 MLB Playoff and World Series schedulemlb.com· Added Sep 20, 2026· 33% of score
MLB's own schedule release is the primary source for the 23 October Game 1 and the 31 October Game 7 date.
- [3]85%MLB playoffs 2026: Full postseason schedule from wild-card round to World Seriesespn.com· Added Sep 20, 2026· 33% of score
ESPN repeats the full bracket and the same World Series dates, confirming the league release.
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