NLDS
Sports abbreviation · Baseball
| Stands for | National League Division Series |
|---|---|
| Categories | Sports |
NLDS stands for National League Division Series, a baseball abbreviation.
Best-of-five playoff round in the National League that follows the Wild Card Series and leads into the NLCS. The two NL division winners with the best records skip the Wild Card round and wait for their NLDS opponents.
Example: A wild-card team knocked out the top seed in four games of the NLDS.
Usage notes
Byes for top seeds have produced debate about whether long layoffs hurt rested teams, since several top seeds lost in the Division Series in 2022 and 2023. The round is played in a 2-2-1 format, with the higher seed hosting games one, two and five.