Elephant Rumblings: Playoff Baseball Begins Today

Major League Baseball begins its postseason on Tuesday, September 29, 2026, featuring multiple best-of-three playoff matchups across the league. In the National League, the Philadelphia Phillies travel to face the Atlanta Braves, featuring a pitching battle between Jesus Luzardo and Chris Sale. The Phillies will be missing Luis Arraez due to an ankle injury.

In the American League, the Chicago White Sox face the Houston Astros in a bullpen game featuring openers Hagen Smith and AJ Blubaugh. Elsewhere, the New York Yankees host the Boston Red Sox, sending Cam Schlittler to the mound against Boston's Payton Tolle.