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The 2021 Major League Baseball postseason was the playoff tournament of Major League Baseball (MLB) for the 2021 season. The winners of the Division Series advanced to the League Championship Series to determine the pennant winners that face each other in the World Series.
The 2021 Major League Baseball season began on April 1, while the regular season ended on October 3. [1] The postseason began on October 5. The World Series then began on October 26 and ended on November 2 with the Atlanta Braves defeating the Houston Astros in six games to win their second title since moving to Atlanta.
The Major League Baseball (MLB) postseason is the annual playoff elimination tournament held to determine the champion of MLB in the United States and Canada. Since 2022, the postseason for each league—American and National—consists of two best-of-three Wild Card Series contested by the lowest-seeded division winner and the three wild card teams, two best-of-five Division Series (LDS ...
The 2020 Major League Baseball postseason was the playoff tournament of Major League Baseball for the 2020 season. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the league played only a 60-game season, and an expanded 16-team postseason tournament began on September 29, with games of all but the first round being played at neutral sites.
As of the 2021 postseason, Tony La Russa (aged 77) and Dusty Baker (aged 72) were the oldest managers in MLB. Including their 2021 postseason appearances, La Russa and Joe Torre were tied for the second-most playoff appearances as managers, with 15, while Baker was next on the list with 11. [27]
MLB playoff bracket: *Standings subject to change. American League Wild Card: No. 6 Kansas City Royals vs. No. 3 Houston Astros. No. 5 Detroit Tigers vs. No. 4 Baltimore Orioles. American League Byes:
The playoffs begin on Tuesday, Oct. 1 with the best-of-three wild card series – two in each league. Here's a full look at the MLB postseason picture: AL wild card standings. Top three reach playoffs
This was the fifth postseason meeting featuring the long-time rivals. They previously met in the 1999 ALCS, 2003 ALCS, 2004 ALCS, and 2018 ALDS, [10] with each team winning two series. [10] This was the Yankees' fourth Wild Card Game appearance, having lost in 2015 and having won in 2017 and 2018. This was the Red Sox’ first Wild Card Game ...