The 2024 World Series will either start on Friday, Oct. 25 or Tuesday, Oct. 22. The start date gets moved up if both the ALCS and NLCS end in five games or less. Got it? Good. Below is the complete schedule for the 2024 postseason. We'll know the Wild Card Series matchups in less than 10 days.

With the MLB postseason just around the corner, the teams that will compete for the World Series this year are starting to come into view. However, many have not secured their spot just yet. That used to include the New York Yankees.

A team's magic number represents the combination of wins and losses that would result in that team clinching a playoff spot.

Let’s look around the league as we get into the final week of the season on Magic Number Counter. Houston Astros (83-70): 3, Los Angeles Angels (62-91): 1. With the Mariners win

The reigning champion Rangers are also struggling to keep up, while their 2023 World Series opponent, the Diamondbacks, are on track to finish well ahead of where they did last season and make another run.