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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | October 1–30, 2013[1] |
| Teams | 10 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Boston Red Sox (8th title) |
| Runner-up | St. Louis Cardinals (19th World Series appearance) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| MVP | David Ortiz (BOS) |
The 2013 Major League Baseball postseason was the playoff tournament of Major League Baseball for the 2013 season. The winners of the Division Series would move on to the League Championship Series to determine the pennant winners that face each other in the World Series.
In the American League, the Detroit Tigers made their third straight appearance, the Boston Red Sox returned for the first time since 2009, the Oakland Athletics made their second straight appearance, the Tampa Bay Rays made their fourth appearance in the past six years, and the Cleveland Indians returned for the first time since 2007.
In the National League, the St. Louis Cardinals made their third straight postseason appearance, and the Atlanta Braves and Cincinnati Reds made their second straight appearances, marking the first time since 1995 that both teams from Ohio made the postseason. The Pittsburgh Pirates ended over two decades of futility, as they clinched their first postseason berth since 1992, and the Los Angeles Dodgers made their first postseason appearance of the decade. 2013 marked the first of what is now currently twelve straight postseason appearances for the Dodgers, who currently hold the longest active postseason streak in the majors.
The postseason began on October 1, 2013, and ended on October 30, 2013, with the Red Sox defeating the Cardinals in six games in the 2013 World Series. It was the eighth title for the Red Sox.
- ^ "2013 Major Leagues Schedule". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 14, 2022.