2023 American League Wild Card Series

2023 American League Wild Card Series
Teams
Team (Wins) Manager Season Minnesota Twins (2) Rocco Baldelli 87–75 (.537), GA: 9 Toronto Blue Jays (0) John Schneider 89–73 (.549), GB: 12
Dates	October 3–4
Television	United States: ESPN Canada: Sportsnet
TV announcers	Michael Kay, Alex Rodriguez, and Alden Gonzalez (ESPN) Dan Shulman, Buck Martinez, and Hazel Mae (Sportsnet)
Radio	ESPN
Radio announcers	Dave O'Brien and Kyle Peterson
Umpires	Andy Fletcher, Adam Hamari, Dan Iassogna (crew chief), Mike Muchlinski, Jeremie Rehak, Mark Wegner
Teams
Team (Wins) Manager Season Texas Rangers (2) Bruce Bochy 90–72 (.556), GB: 0 Tampa Bay Rays (0) Kevin Cash 99–63 (.611), GB: 2
Dates	October 3–4
Television	ABC
TV announcers	Sean McDonough, Jessica Mendoza, Tim Kurkjian, and Coley Harvey
Radio	ESPN
Radio announcers	Mike Monaco and Todd Frazier
Umpires	Lance Barksdale (crew chief), Adam Beck, Tripp Gibson, Adrian Johnson, Carlos Torres, Alex Tosi
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The 2023 American League Wild Card Series were the two best-of-three playoff series in Major League Baseball (MLB) that determined the participating teams of the 2023 American League Division Series (ALDS). Both Wild Card Series began on October 3, with Game 2s scheduled for October 4. ESPN broadcast both Wild Card Series in the United States together with ESPN Radio^[1] while Sportsnet broadcast the Minnesota Twins vs. Toronto Blue Jays series in Canada.

These matchups were:

• (3) Minnesota Twins (AL Central champions) vs. (6) Toronto Blue Jays (third wild card): Twins win series 2–0.
• (4) Tampa Bay Rays (first wild card) vs. (5) Texas Rangers (second wild card): Rangers win series 2–0.