The American League path to the 2026 World Series goes through Tampa Bay.
The Rays are not only the first AL team to clinch a division title this season, but also locked up homefield advantage until a potential World Series.
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Tampa Bay defeated the New York Yankees in the night-cap of a double header on Tuesday to clinch the division title and send the Yankees to the Wild Card round.
With the loss, the Yankees settle into the No. 4 seed in this year's postseason, which means if they win the best-of-three game Wild Card series, we would be in for a rematch to see which AL East team advances to the American League Championship Sereis.
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Tampa Bay Rays playoff opponent
As of publication, the Tampa Bay Rays have locked up the No. 1 seed in the American League. The Rays will take on the winner of the AL Wild Card series between the No. 4 and No. 5 teams, which is shaping up to be a matchup between the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox. Either way, it will be an AL East affair.
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Now that the Rays have locked up homefield advantage in the ALDS and ALCS, the team sits back and awaits its opponent, which will not be determined until the wild card series. Tampa Bay will host Game 1, 2 and a Game 5, if necessary.
- Home Game 1: TBD — Starting at $128
- Home Game 2: TBD — Starting at $110
- Home Game 3*: TBD —Starting at $135
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If the Rays 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. In this scenario, were the Rays to win the AL East, they would have homefield advantage in this series as well.
- Home Game 1: TBD — Starting at $537
- Home Game 2: TBD — Starting at $650
- Home Game 3*: TBD — Starting at $539
- Home Game 4*: TBD — Starting at $689
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Tampa Bay Rays 2026 World Series tickets
Should the Rays conquer the rest of the American League in the postseason, they would head to the organization's third World Series appearance, ever. The Rays won it all in 2008, but lost it to the Dodgers in the shortened 2020 season. As with the other series, the team with the best record will host, which is less likely, but not impossible for an AL team.
- Home Game 1 - TBD — Starting at $2,061
- Home Game 2 - TBD — Starting at $2,159
- Home Game 3* - TBD — Starting at $2,322
- Home Game 4* - TBD — Starting at $2,486
*=if necessary
Note: These are still potential playoff scenarios, but if you purchase tickets and the game does not happen, StubHub refunds your purchase.
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