2016 American League Division Series
| Team (Wins) | Manager | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto Blue Jays (3) | John Gibbons | 89–73, .549, 4 GB | |
| Texas Rangers (0) | Jeff Banister | 95–67, .586, 9 GA |
| Team (Wins) | Manager | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Indians (3) | Terry Francona | 94–67, .584, 8 GA | |
| Boston Red Sox (0) | John Farrell | 93–69, .574, 4 GA |
The 2016 American League Division Series (ALDS) were two best-of-five game series to determine the participating teams in the 2016 American League Championship Series of Major League Baseball. The three divisional winners (seeded 1-3) and the winner of a one-game Wild Card playoff played in two series. The divisional winners were the Texas Rangers in the American League West with the first seed by virtue of having the best record in the American League, the Cleveland Indians in the American League Central with the second seed, and the Boston Red Sox in the American League East with the third seed. The Toronto Blue Jays beat the Baltimore Orioles in the Wild Card Game, earning the fourth seed.
The top two seeds had home-field advantage, and the top seed was matched against the lowest seed. The matchups were:
The Blue Jays and Indians both swept their opponents (the Rangers and Red Sox, respectively) and met each other in the ALCS. The Indians would defeat the Blue Jays 4–1 to claim the American League pennant, only to lose the World Series to the Chicago Cubs in seven games, despite leading the series 3–1. TBS televised all the games in the United States, with Sportsnet, a property of Toronto Blue Jays owner Rogers Communications, airing the games in Canada using the TBS feeds.
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