Dodgers open playoff campaign chasing a third straight World Series title

The Los Angeles Dodgers begin their Major League Baseball playoff campaign on Saturday, opening a bid to win a third consecutive World Series title. The team's first postseason games will be broadcast live on the BBC as part of a double-header.

As defending champions, the Dodgers enter the playoffs under scrutiny both for their recent track record and for the depth of a roster that has been built, in large part, around sustaining success across multiple seasons. A third straight title would place the team among a small group of clubs to have achieved such a run in MLB's modern era.

A high-profile start to the postseason

The decision to air the Dodgers' opening games as a double-header reflects the broader international interest in the team's title defense, with the BBC's live coverage giving UK audiences direct access to the start of the club's playoff run. The games mark the first concrete test of how the roster performs under postseason pressure after the layoff since the end of the regular season.

Further details on the Dodgers' playoff path, including their opponents in subsequent rounds, will depend on how results unfold across the opening weekend of the postseason, with the team's three-peat bid now officially under way.