2016 American League Wild Card Game
The 2016 American League Wild Card Game was a play-in game during Major League Baseball's (MLB) 2016 postseason played between the American League's (AL) two wild card teams, the Toronto Blue Jays and the Baltimore Orioles. As both teams finished with identical 89–73 records, a tiebreaker was used to determine the host team. In accordance with MLB tiebreaking rules, the Blue Jays earned the right to host the game by winning their season series against the Orioles 10–9.
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| Date | October 4, 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | Rogers Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| City | Toronto, Ontario | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Umpires | Ted Barrett, Gary Cederstrom (crew chief), Eric Cooper, Will Little, David Rackley and Bill Welke Replay: Scott Barry and Mark Carlson. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 49,934 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ceremonial first pitch | Roberto Alomar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Television | Canada: Sportsnet United States: TBS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TV announcers | Ernie Johnson Jr., Ron Darling, Cal Ripken Jr., and Sam Ryan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Radio | Canada: Sportsnet United States: ESPN | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Radio announcers | Jon Sciambi and Chris Singleton | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Blue Jays beat the Orioles, 5–2, in extra innings. This was the Orioles' last postseason appearance until 2023.
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