Major League Baseball set the stage for the 2026 World Series on Friday, locking in first pitch for all seven potential games and confirming that every game will begin at 8 p.m. Eastern Time.
The Milwaukee Brewers, who beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-4 on Thursday at Dodger Stadium to take the National League Championship Series, will open the best-of-seven title round at home for Games 1 and 2. If the series goes the distance, Games 6 and 7 would return to Milwaukee as well.
Game locations beyond that depend on the American League Championship Series. The Cleveland Guardians or Tampa Bay Rays will host Games 3, 4 and 5, with that side of the bracket still to be decided. Fox will televise the World Series in the United States, and the games will also stream on Fox One.
The Brewers earned home-field advantage throughout the postseason by finishing with the best record in baseball during the regular season at 103 wins. That also gives Milwaukee the World Series at home for the first time since 1982.
On the American League side, the Rays already had home-field advantage in the ALCS and AL Division Series after posting the best regular-season record among AL teams at 98-64.
Friday’s schedule also forced a change for the NBA’s Milwaukee Bucks, who were set to open their 2026-27 home slate the same night as Game 1. The Bucks announced earlier in the day that their home opener would move from 7 p.m. Central time to 3 p.m., giving Milwaukee fans a chance to take in both events.
“The Brewers’ return to the World Series for the first time in 44 years is a special moment for Milwaukee and sports fans across Wisconsin,” the Bucks wrote in a statement on social media.
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