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| 2024 National League Wild Card Series | |||||||||||||
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| Dates | October 1–3 | ||||||||||||
| Television | ESPN | ||||||||||||
| TV announcers | Jon Sciambi, Doug Glanville, and Jesse Rogers | ||||||||||||
| Radio | ESPN | ||||||||||||
| Radio announcers | Mike Couzens and Chris Burke | ||||||||||||
| Umpires | Vic Carapazza, Mike Estabrook, Brennan Miller, Alan Porter (crew chief), Chris Segal, Alex Tosi | ||||||||||||
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| Dates | October 1–2 | ||||||||||||
| Television | ESPN (Game 1) ESPN2 (Game 2) | ||||||||||||
| TV announcers | Karl Ravech, Eduardo Pérez, David Cone, and Buster Olney | ||||||||||||
| Radio | ESPN | ||||||||||||
| Radio announcers | Roxy Bernstein and Gregg Olson | ||||||||||||
| Umpires | Erich Bacchus, Nestor Ceja, Phil Cuzzi, Dan Iassogna (crew chief), Jansen Visconti, Mark Wegner | ||||||||||||
The 2024 National League Wild Card Series (branded as the Wild Card Series presented by T-Mobile 5G Home Internet for sponsorship reasons) are two best-of-three playoff series in Major League Baseball (MLB) that determine the participating teams of the 2024 National League Division Series (NLDS). Both Wild Card Series began on October 1, with Game 2s scheduled for October 2. ESPN will broadcast both Wild Card Series in the United States together with ESPN Radio.[1][2]
These matchups are:
- (3) Milwaukee Brewers (NL Central champions) vs. (6) New York Mets (third wild card)
- (4) San Diego Padres (first wild card) vs. (5) Atlanta Braves (second wild card): Padres win series 2–0.
- ^ Foster, Jason (August 1, 2024). "Postseason schedule announced; flexible start date for World Series". MLB.com. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
- ^ Snyder, Matt (August 1, 2024). "MLB releases 2024 playoffs schedule: Dates for every postseason series, plus why the World Series could move". CBS Sports. Retrieved August 24, 2024.