Major League Baseball has announced the schedule for the 2025 Arizona Fall League, which includes a tripleheader in Tucson and a new playoff format. All AFL games will once again be streamed on the Arizona Fall League website and MLB Network will carry the annual Fall Stars Game on Sunday, November 9th, and the AFL Championship Game on Saturday, November 15th.
The 2025 AFL season will begin under the lights at Scottsdale Stadium on Monday, October 6th, when the Peoria Javelinas visit the Scottsdale Scorpions at 6:30 p.m. Arizona local time. On Tuesday, October 7th, the Glendale Desert Dogs will visit the Salt River Rafters and the Surprise Saguaros will visit the Mesa Solar Sox to open their respective campaigns.
The AFL will return to Tucson for a tripleheader on Saturday, October 11th, with all six teams playing at Kino Sports Complex. The following week, on Saturday, October 18th, the league will return to the West Valley area for a tripleheader at Goodyear Ballpark.
The AFL Home Run Derby will take place Saturday, November 8th, at 6:30 Arizona local time at Sloan Park in Mesa. The annual AFL Fall Stars Game will take place Sunday, November 9th, at 6:00 p.m., and will be carried live on MLB Network.
The 2025 AFL season will feature the implementation of a new playoff format, which will see all six teams reach the postseason, with the two clubs with the best records receiving a first-round bye. The quarterfinal round will take place Thursday, November 13th, at Scottsdale Stadium, and will see the team with the third-best record facing the team with the sixth-best record at 1:30 p.m. The teams with the fourth- and fifth-best records will square off at 6:30 p.m. with the winners advancing to the semifinals the following day.
On Friday, November 14th, at Salt River Fields, the team with the second-best record will play the winner of the #3/#6 game at 1:30 p.m., and the top seeded club will play the winner of the #4/#5 game at 6:30 p.m. Arizona local time.
The 2025 AFL Championship will be decided on Saturday, November 15th, at 6:00 p.m. at Salt River Fields and will be carried live on MLB Network, MLB.com and the MLB App.