2015 National League Championship Series
The 2015 National League Championship Series was a best-of-seven playoff contested between the Chicago Cubs and the New York Mets for the National League (NL) pennant and the right to play in the 2015 World Series. The Mets swept the Cubs four games to none for their fifth National League pennant in franchise history. The series was the 46th in league history and TBS aired all games in the United States. Game 1 was played on October 17.
| 2015 National League Championship Series | ||||||||||
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| Dates | October 17–21 | |||||||||
| MVP | Daniel Murphy (New York) | |||||||||
| Umpires | Ted Barrett (crew chief), Eric Cooper, Rob Drake (Games 1–2), Tim Timmons, Paul Emmel, Bill Miller, and Mark Wegner (Games 3–4) | |||||||||
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| Television | TBS | |||||||||
| TV announcers | Ernie Johnson, Cal Ripken Jr., Ron Darling, Matt Winer, and Sam Ryan | |||||||||
| Radio | ESPN | |||||||||
| Radio announcers | Jon Sciambi and Chris Singleton | |||||||||
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This was the first postseason meeting between the Mets and Cubs, and first NLCS in which the losing team never had a lead during a game. It was also the first since 2007 to end in a sweep and the third best-of-seven NLCS to do so (the other being in 1995).
The Mets would go on to face the Kansas City Royals in the World Series, losing to them in five games. As of 2023, this is the last postseason series won by the Mets.