The Los Angeles Dodgers clinched the NL West on Thursday, officially making the San Diego Padres a Wild Card team. Whether they end up as the fourth or fifth seed is still to be determined, but we now know the Cubs’ first-round opponent.
We've got an NL Wild Card matchup!
The @Padres and @Cubs will square off in a best-of-3 series begining on Tues, Sept. 30.
The venue will be decided this weekend ud83dudc40 pic.twitter.com/jF2HdC0M1q
— MLB (@MLB) September 25, 2025
The location of the first-round series will be decided this weekend.