2017 American League Championship Series
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| Dates | October 13–21 | ||||||||||||
| Umpires | Mark Carlson (Game 3-4), Gary Cederstrom (crew chief), Chad Fairchild (Game 1-2), Gary Guccione, Jerry Meals, Jim Reynolds, Hunter Wendelstedt | ||||||||||||
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FS1 (Game 1,3) Fox (Game 2) |
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| TV announcers | Joe Buck, John Smoltz, Ken Rosenthal, and Tom Verducci | ||||||||||||
| Radio | ESPN | ||||||||||||
| Radio announcers | Jon Sciambi and Chris Singleton | ||||||||||||
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| Houston Astros (0) | A. J. Hinch | 101–61 (.623), 21 GA | |
| New York Yankees (0) | Joe Girardi | 91–71 (.562), 2 GB |
The 2017 American League Championship Series (branded as the 2017 American League Championship Series presented by Camping World for sponsorship reasons), is a best-of-seven playoff pitting the Houston Astros and New York Yankees against each other for the American League pennant and the right to play in the 2017 World Series.
For the first time, Major League Baseball sold presenting sponsorships to all of its postseason series; Camping World acquired presenting sponsorship to both Championship Series.
The Astros defeated the Boston Red Sox 3–1 in the 2017 American League Division Series (ALDS). This is the Astros' fifth appearance in a League Championship Series, and their first since transferring from the National League to the American League. Their only previous LCS win came in the 2005 National League Championship Series; they lost in 1980, 1986, and 2004. They are also the first AL West team to make it to the ALCS since 2011.
The Yankees defeated the Cleveland Indians 3–2 in the ALDS to advance. This is the Yankees' sixteenth appearance in the ALCS, and their second as a Wild Card. There last ALCS appearance came in the 2012 American League Championship Series where they got swept by the Detroit Tigers. They had won in eleven of their previous fifteen appearances.
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