Seven-game World Series would end Nov. 3.
Game 7 of the World Series is scheduled for Nov. 3, its latest since 2009.
Major League Baseball said Wednesday its postseason will start with the AL wild-card game Oct. 5, followed by the NL wild-card matchup the following day.
Both AL Division Series will start Oct. 7, and both NL Division Series open the following day. The AL Championship Series begins Oct. 15 and the NL Championship Series the next day.
The World Series is scheduled to start Oct. 26 at the home of the pennant winner with the better regular-season record, and Game 7 would be Nov. 3.
The latest a World Series game has been played is Nov. 4, in 2001 and again in 2009. The Series has not gone past October since 2017, when the Astros won Game 7 at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Nov. 1.
MLB’s regular season is scheduled to end Oct. 3, and tiebreaker games would take place the following day.
Update on Mets’ pitchers:
New York starter Jacob deGrom played catch at Citi Field after an MRI exam showed improvement with the right forearm tightness that has sidelined him since July 7. Noah Syndergaard will begin a minor-league rehab assignment with High-A Brooklyn on Thursday.
It was the first time deGrom played catch since being shut down from throwing entirely four weeks ago.
“We’ll see where we go from here,” manager Luis Rojas said. “There’s not a progression mapped out yet on how things are going to keep going, but at least getting to play catch today, that’s great news for us.”
Rojas did not know details of what the MRI exam showed, except there was enough improvement for doctors to clear him for throwing.
Zack Scott, New York’s acting general manager, said Tuesday that deGrom would have the imaging reviewed by Dr. David Altchek, and if Altchek cleared him, the twotime Cy Young Award winner would begin a throwing program immediately.
DeGrom was transferred to the 60-day injured list last weekend and isn’t eligible to return until Sept. 13.
Scott said the team planned to get deGrom back in game action even if New York falls further out of postseason contention to better evaluate his health for the future.
DeGrom is 7-2 with a 1.08 ERA in 15 starts this year and was on track for a third Cy Young before his season was derailed by injuries. Even with all the missed time, his 4.9 wins above replacement ranks third in the National League behind Milwaukee’s Corbin Burnes (5.9) and Philadelphia’s Zack Wheeler (5.8).
Syndergaard had Tommy John surgery March 26, 2020, and is still recovering. Rojas said Syndergaard will pitch one inning with the Cyclones on Thursday. The club plans to bring the right-hander back as a reliever to shorten the length of his rehab stint.
Briefly: The Cardinals placed right-hander Jack Flaherty (right shoulder strain) on the 10-day injured list. Righty Junior Fernandez was recalled from Triple-A Memphis . ... Cleveland placed right-handed pitcher Triston McKenzie on the 10-day IL list because of shoulder fatigue. McKenzie dominated in winning his past two starts, allowing one run and three hits with 19 strikeouts in 15 innings. The Indians recalled left-hander Logan Allen from Columbus.