Overview
- The ALDS begins Saturday, Oct. 3, with Games 1 and 2 at Tropicana Field in Tampa, Games 3 and 4 at Yankee Stadium in New York, and a deciding Game 5 in Tampa if needed.
- Every game will be shown nationally on TBS and can be streamed via DIRECTV, giving fans a single national broadcast and a streaming option for the series.
- Secondary marketplaces list tickets now with early snapshots showing Game 1 starting around $130–$137, Game 3 near $100, and a potential Game 5 starting near $155.
- Tampa Bay enters on the back of a 98-64 regular season and a 21-win improvement from 2025, while New York arrives after a dominant Wild Card sweep of Boston that featured heavy run support.
- Managers will face short-series choices about rotation and bullpen use that matter more than usual because the Rays have not won a postseason series since 2020 and enter with a recent playoff losing streak.