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| Date | October 5, 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | Fenway Park | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| City | Boston, Massachusetts | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Attendance | 38,324 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ceremonial first pitch | Jerry Remy[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Television | ESPN ESPN2 (Statcast Edition) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TV announcers | Matt Vasgersian, Alex Rodriguez and Buster Olney (ESPN) Jason Benetti, Eduardo Pérez and Mike Petriello (ESPN2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Radio | ESPN | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Radio announcers | Dave O'Brien and Xavier Scruggs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2021 American League Wild Card Game was a play-in game during the Major League Baseball (MLB) 2021 postseason, contested between the two wild card teams in the American League (AL), the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox. It was played on October 5 at Fenway Park in Boston, with the winner—the Boston Red Sox—advancing to the American League Division Series to face the Tampa Bay Rays, winner of the AL East.
The game was televised nationally by ESPN.[3] An alternative telecast, featuring Statcast analytics, aired on ESPN2.[4]
- ^ "2021 AL & NL Wild Card Game Umpire Roster". closecallsports.com. October 4, 2021. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
- ^ "Jerry Remy Throws Ceremonial First Pitch Before Red Sox-Yankees Wild Card Game". CBS Boston. October 5, 2021. Retrieved October 5, 2021 – via MSN.com.
- ^ "MLB announces 2021 Postseason schedule". MLB.com (Press release). Major League Baseball. August 25, 2021. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
- ^ Hughes, Katie (October 4, 2021). "ESPN to Provide Exclusive Coverage of 2021 American League Wild Card Gmame Presented by Hankook Tire; New York Yankees vs. Boston Red Sox in Win or Go Home Game on October 5 at 8 p.m. ET". ESPN Press Room (Press release). Retrieved October 4, 2021.