2015 American League Championship Series
The 2015 American League Championship Series (ALCS) was a best-of-seven playoff contested between the Toronto Blue Jays and Kansas City Royals for the American League (AL) pennant and the right to play in the 2015 World Series. The series is the 46th in league history. The series was broadcast by Fox and Fox Sports 1 in the United States, with Fox airing Game 1 and Fox Sports 1 airing Games 2–6. Sportsnet, a property of Blue Jays owner Rogers Communications, simulcast Fox and Fox Sports 1's coverage in Canada. Game 1 took place on October 16, and the series ended with the Royals winning Game 6 on October 23.
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| Dates | October 16–23 | |||||||||
| MVP | Alcides Escobar (Kansas City) | |||||||||
| Umpires | John Hirschbeck (crew chief), Laz Díaz, Dan Iassogna, Jeff Nelson, Tony Randazzo (Games 1–2), Jim Reynolds (Games 3–6), and Hunter Wendelstedt | |||||||||
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| Television | United States:
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| TV announcers | Joe Buck, Harold Reynolds, Tom Verducci, Ken Rosenthal, and Erin Andrews | |||||||||
| Radio | ESPN | |||||||||
| Radio announcers | Dan Shulman and Aaron Boone | |||||||||
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This was the second ALCS matchup between Kansas City and Toronto; the Royals previously rallied from a 3–1 deficit to defeat the Blue Jays in seven games in the 1985 ALCS.
The Royals would go on to defeat the New York Mets in the World Series in five games, winning their first World Series championship in 30 years.