2021 American League Championship Series
52nd edition of Major League Baseball's American League Championship Series / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The 2021 American League Championship Series was the best-of-seven series in Major League Baseball (MLB) between the Boston Red Sox and the Houston Astros. The series determined the American League pennant winner, the Astros, who advanced to the 2021 World Series.
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Dates | October 15–22 | |||||||||
MVP | Yordan Álvarez (Houston) | |||||||||
Umpires | David Rackley, Bill Miller (crew chief), Laz Diaz, Dan Iassogna, Jim Wolf, Alan Porter, Rob Drake | |||||||||
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Television | Fox (Games 1–2) FS1 (Games 2–6) | |||||||||
TV announcers | Joe Buck, John Smoltz, Ken Rosenthal and Tom Verducci | |||||||||
Radio | ESPN | |||||||||
Radio announcers | Dan Shulman and Eduardo Pérez | |||||||||
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The series was played in a 2–3–2 format, with the Astros hosting the first two and game 6 (they would also have hosted game 7 if there was one) games as the higher seeded team.[1] Fox and FS1 televised all games in the United States.
The Astros would go on to lose to the Atlanta Braves in the World Series in six games.