2022 American League Wild Card Series

2022 American League Wild Card Series
Teams
Team (Wins) Manager Season
Cleveland Guardians (2) Terry Francona 92–70 (.568), GA: 11
Tampa Bay Rays (0) Kevin Cash 86–76 (.531), GB: 13
DatesOctober 7–8
TelevisionESPN (Game 1)
ESPN2 (Game 2)
TV announcersJon Sciambi, Doug Glanville, and Jesse Rogers
RadioESPN
Radio announcersDave O'Brien and Marly Rivera
UmpiresTed Barrett (crew chief), Doug Eddings, Adam Hamari, Hunter Wendelstedt, Chad Whitson, Quinn Wolcott
Teams
Team (Wins) Manager Season
Seattle Mariners (2) Scott Servais 90–72 (.556), GB: 16
Toronto Blue Jays (0) John Schneider 92–70 (.568), GB: 7
DatesOctober 7–8
TelevisionCanada: Sportsnet[1]
United States: ESPN
TV announcersBuck Martinez, Pat Tabler, and Hazel Mae (Sportsnet)[1]
Dave Flemming, Jessica Mendoza, Tim Kurkjian, and Coley Harvey (ESPN)
RadioESPN
Radio announcersDan Shulman[1] and Gregg Olson
UmpiresLance Barrett, Andy Fletcher, Brian Knight, Jerry Meals (crew chief), Roberto Ortiz, Todd Tichenor
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The 2022 American League Wild Card Series were two best-of-three playoff series in Major League Baseball (MLB) that determined the participating teams of the 2022 American League Division Series (ALDS). Both Wild Card Series began on October 7, with Game 2s scheduled for October 8. ESPN broadcast both Wild Card Series in the United States together with ESPN Radio.[2] For the first time, Canadian rightsholder Sportsnet – a sibling property to the Toronto Blue Jays under Rogers Communications – was allowed to produce its own broadcast of a Blue Jays postseason series; previously, it was required to simulcast a U.S. or MLB International broadcast.[1] These matchups were:

  1. ^ a b c d Laskaris, Adam (October 3, 2022). "Buck Martinez to lead Sportsnet's Blue Jays' playoff broadcasts". Daily Hive. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
  2. ^ "MLB announces 2022 playoff schedule". MLB.com.