2025 National League Wild Card Series
| 2025 National League Wild Card Series | |||||||||||||
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| Dates | September 30 – October 1 | ||||||||||||
| Television | ESPN | ||||||||||||
| TV announcers | Jon Sciambi, Doug Glanville, and Alden Gonzalez | ||||||||||||
| Radio | ESPN | ||||||||||||
| Radio announcers | Tom Hart and Tim Kurkjian | ||||||||||||
| Umpires | Ryan Additon, Lance Barrett, Tripp Gibson, Nick Mahrley, Alfonso Márquez (crew chief), Quinn Wolcott | ||||||||||||
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| Dates | September 30 – October 2 | ||||||||||||
| Television | ABC (Games 1 & 2) ESPN (Game 3) | ||||||||||||
| TV announcers | Kevin Brown, Jessica Mendoza, Ben McDonald, and Jesse Rogers | ||||||||||||
| Radio | ESPN | ||||||||||||
| Radio announcers | Mike Couzens and Chris Burke | ||||||||||||
| Umpires | Erich Bacchus, Cory Blaser, Ben May, Mike Muchlinski, D. J. Reyburn, Todd Tichenor (crew chief) | ||||||||||||
The 2025 National League Wild Card Series were the two best-of-three playoff series in Major League Baseball’s (MLB) 2025 postseason to determine the participating teams of the 2025 National League Division Series (NLDS). Both Wild Card Series began on September 30, with Game 2s scheduled for October 1. ESPN and ABC each broadcast one series in the United States (Except for ESPN airing game 3 of the Cubs vs Padres series instead of ABC), with ESPN Radio also airing both series.
These matchups were:
- (3) Los Angeles Dodgers (NL West champions) vs. (6) Cincinnati Reds (third wild card): Dodgers won the series, 2–0.
- (4) Chicago Cubs (first wild card) vs. (5) San Diego Padres (second wild card): Cubs won the series, 2–1.