MLB World Series 2026
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There is no public ticket ballot or lottery for MLB World Series 2026; the official routes that do exist are below.
There is no public ballot for this event
Anyone selling you a “lottery entry” for it is not official. The routes that actually exist are listed below, straight from the organizer.
Key facts
- Event dates
- 23 Oct 2026 to 31 Oct 2026 per MLB's own schedule: Games 1 and 2 on 23 Oct 2026 and 24 Oct 2026 at the higher-seeded league champion's park, Games 3 to 5 on 26 Oct 2026 to 28 Oct 2026 at the lower seed's park (Game 5 if necessary), Games 6 and 7 on 30 Oct 2026 and 31 Oct 2026 if necessary
- Ballot type
- none
- Entry cost
- n/a - no league-run public ballot. Postseason tickets are sold by clubs.
- Eligibility
- n/a - no central ballot. Individual clubs prioritize their own season ticket members; some clubs use their own presale registrations or waitlists for postseason on-sales once they qualify.
- Ticket prices
- Set by each participating club; premium hospitality via On Location; resale via SeatGeek (official MLB marketplace) and Ticketmaster.
Where it stands
As of 5 Oct 2026
MLB runs no public ticket lottery for the World Series.
Tickets are sold by the two participating clubs once the matchup is set after the League Championship Series, which MLB schedules from 11 Oct 2026 to 20 Oct 2026. MLB's 2026 Postseason Tickets page links to each qualified club's own postseason sales, plus Capital One and Mastercard cardholder offers.
The same model is expected for 2027 and 2028.
How tickets actually work
No ballot to enter. When the field is set (Oct 2026): buy from the participating clubs' official postseason on-sales (mlb.com team sites/Ticketmaster), On Location packages, or official resale (SeatGeek). Club-level presale registration, where offered, is per-team and announced by each club in September/October.
Your odds
n/a - first-come club on-sales; high-demand markets sell out in minutes.
Good to know
No lottery, ballot, registration draw or random drawing appears on MLB's ticket or postseason pages. Any 'drawings' fans come across are individual clubs' internal season-ticket-holder allocations or third-party sweepstakes, not a public World Series ballot.
Some clubs offer an email sign-up to hear about World Series on-sales first; that is an interest list, not a draw. MLB's published schedule puts Game 1 on 23 Oct 2026 and a possible Game 7 on 31 Oct 2026.
Quick answers
▸Is there a public ticket ballot for MLB World Series 2026?
No. There is no official public ballot or lottery for this event. No ballot to enter. When the field is set (Oct 2026): buy from the participating clubs' official postseason on-sales (mlb.com team sites/Ticketmaster), On Location packages, or official resale (SeatGeek). Club-level presale registration, where offered, is per-team and announced by each club in September/October.
▸How much does entering cost?
n/a - no league-run public ballot. Postseason tickets are sold by clubs.
▸Who can enter?
n/a - no central ballot. Individual clubs prioritize their own season ticket members; some clubs use their own presale registrations or waitlists for postseason on-sales once they qualify.