First, the good news, the Cleveland Guardians are headed back to the MLB playoffs.
However, a lot is riding on the Cleveland Guardians' final three games of the regular season. If the season ended today, the team would earn a first-round bye directly to the American League Division Series as the No. 2 seed, but as it stands, they could easily fall to the wild card as the team holds a single game lead on the Chicago White Sox. Regardless, playoff baseball will feature the Guardians and tickets are available now.
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For the third straight year, Guardians fans get to enjoy October baseball. Cleveland lost in the wild card series to the Detroit Tigers in 2025 after making it all the way to the American
League Championship Series in 2024, where they ultimately fell to the New York Yankees. Cleveland fans are hoping for better this time around.
Below, we'll breakdown everything you need to know about the Cleveland Guardians postseason scenarios—including how to buy Guardians playoff tickets:
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2026 Cleveland Guardians MLB playoff tickets
Cleveland Guardians 2026 MLB postseason tickets
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Cleveland Guardians playoff scenarios
As mentioned earlier, a lot is riding on the last series for the Guardians. They have three games left and the Chicago White Sox are looming in the background hoping to take the American League Central division title from Chicago. Here's a breakdown of the White Sox's playoff scenarios:
Cleveland Guardians wild card tickets
Note: Keep in mind, these are still potential playoff scenarios, but if you purchase tickets and the game does not happen, StubHub refunds your purchase.
It's still very possible that the Guardians could end up playing in a wild card series, so we aren't going to skip over that. If they do, they would be on the road, which means no wild card baseball actually in Cleveland. The Guardians would go on the road to either Houston or Texas, whichever team wins the AL West and earns the No. 3 seed.
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Cleveland Guardians ALDS tickets
If the Guardians win their division, they would earn a first-round bye straight to the ALDS, where they would host the winner of the No. 3 vs. No. 6 wild card series. If that happens, the Guardians would host Game 1, Game 2 and a potential Game 5. If they advance to the ALDS after winning the wild card series, the team would not have home-field advantage, the Guardians would host Game 3 and a potential Game 4.
- Home Game 1: TBD — Starting at $116
- Home Game 2*: TBD — Starting at $110
- Home Game 3*: TBD — Starting at $122
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Cleveland Guardians ALCS tickets
If the Guardians advance to the American League Championship Series, it becomes a best-of-seven game series with the winner heading to the World Series. The higher seeded team will host Game 1, Game 2, Game 6 and Game 7, if necessary.
- Home Game 1: TBD — Starting at $147
- Home Game 2: TBD — Starting at $151
- Home Game 3*: TBD — Starting at $164
- Home Game 4*: TBD — Starting at $162
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Cleveland Guardians World Series tickets
It's a long path through some tough AL teams, but the Guardians could end the longest World Series drought in the league. The organization has not won it all since 1948. Should the Guardians advance that far, the National League would have homefield advantage, no matter the Guardians' opponent, as Cleveland will end the regular season with a worse record than all six NL playoff teams. Should Cleveland advance to the World Series, they would host Game 3, Game 4 and a hypothetical Game 5.
- Home Game 1 - TBD — Starting at $1,770
- Home Game 2 - TBD — Starting at $1,750
- Home Game 3* - TBD — Starting at $2,014
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Key dates for the 2026 MLB season
- Opening Night: Wednesday, March 25 ✅
- Opening Day: Thursday, March 26 ✅
- MLB Mexico Series: Saturday, April 25 to Sunday, April 26 ✅
- All-Star Break: July 11-14, with the All-Star Game taking place on Tuesday, July 14 ✅
- Postseason: The MLB postseason is expected to start on Sep. 29, 2026.
- 2026 World Series: Slated to start on Friday, Oct. 23, 2026.
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