| 2014 American League Championship Series | ||||||||||
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| Dates | October 10–15 | |||||||||
| MVP | Lorenzo Cain (Kansas City) | |||||||||
| Umpires | Joe West (crew chief), Tim Timmons (Games 1–2), Marvin Hudson, Ron Kulpa, Mark Wegner, Brian Gorman, Dan Iassogna (Games 3–4) | |||||||||
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| Television | TBS (United States) MLB International (International) | |||||||||
| TV announcers | Ernie Johnson Jr., Ron Darling, Cal Ripken Jr., Matt Winer, Steve Physioc, and Mike Bordick (TBS) Gary Thorne and Rick Sutcliffe (MLB International) | |||||||||
| Radio | ESPN | |||||||||
| Radio announcers | Jon Sciambi and Chris Singleton | |||||||||
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The 2014 American League Championship Series was a best-of-seven playoff pitting the Baltimore Orioles against the Kansas City Royals for the American League pennant and the right to play in the 2014 World Series. The Royals won the series four games to zero. The series was the 45th in league history with TBS airing all games in the United States. Even as the Royals swept the series, each game was decided by two runs or fewer.
It was the first-ever postseason meeting between the two teams. It was the first ALCS since 2005 not to feature the Yankees, Red Sox, or Tigers.
The Royals would go on to lose to the San Francisco Giants in the World Series.