Saturday Sports: Major League Baseball playoff time; WNBA

NPR | By Scott Simon

Published October 3, 2026 at 5:47 AM MDT

NPR's Scott Simon and sportswriter Howard Bryant discuss the WNBA and MLB playoffs.

Scott Simon

Scott Simon is the host of Weekend Edition Saturday and is one of the hosts of NPR's morning news podcast Up First.

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