2017 American League Division Series Dates October 5–11 Television FS1 (Games 1, 3–5) MLB Network (Game 2) TV announcers Matt Vasgersian , John Smoltz , Ken Rosenthal (Games 1, 3–5) , and Tom Verducci Radio ESPN Radio announcers Jon Sciambi and Chris Singleton Umpires Vic Carapazza , Dana DeMuth (crew chief) , Dan Iassogna , Adrian Johnson , Jeff Nelson , Brian O'Nora [ 1] Dates October 5–9 Television MLB Network (Game 1) FS1 (Games 2–4) TV announcers Bob Costas , Jim Kaat , and J. P. Morosi (MLBN) Joe Davis , David Cone , A. J. Pierzynski , and J. P. Morosi (FS1) Radio ESPN Radio announcers Chris Berman and Rick Sutcliffe Umpires Ted Barrett (crew chief) , Dan Bellino , Mike Everitt , Marty Foster , Ángel Hernández , Mark Wegner [ 1] ALWC New York Yankees defeated Minnesota Twins , 8–4
The 2017 American League Division Series were two best-of-five-games series held in Major League Baseball ’s (MLB) 2017 postseason to determine the participating teams in the 2017 American League Championship Series . The three divisional winners (seeded 1–3) and a fourth team—the winner of a one-game Wild Card playoff —played in two series.
These matchups were:
For the first time, Major League Baseball sold presenting sponsorships to all of its postseason series; Doosan acquired presenting sponsorship to the ALDS,[ 5] [ 6] and thus the series was officially known as the American League Division Series presented by Doosan .[ 7]
The Astros would go on to defeat the Yankees in the ALCS, then win the 2017 World Series over the National League champion Los Angeles Dodgers . It was the Astros first-ever World title.
^ a b "MLB playoffs: Umpires for wild-card games, AL and NL Division Series announced" . sports.yahoo.com . Yahoo Sports. Retrieved October 2, 2017 .
^ Hoynes, Paul (October 4, 2017). "It will be the Cleveland Indians vs. the New York Yankees in the AL Division Series" . cleveland.com. Retrieved October 5, 2017 .
^ "Red Sox and Astros set for rematch in ALDS" . Boston Herald. September 30, 2017. Archived from the original on October 4, 2017. Retrieved October 5, 2017 .
^ The higher seeded team in each series hosted Games 1, 2, and 5. and the lower seeded team hosted Games 3 and 4.
^ "Doosan announces multi-year MLB partnership, presenting sponsorship of American League Division Series" (Press release). Major League Baseball Advanced Media . September 27, 2017. Retrieved October 6, 2017 .
^ Lefton, Terry (October 2, 2017). "MLB close to selling first World Series presenting sponsorship" . Sports Business Journal . Retrieved October 6, 2017 .
^ "Start times for remainder of Division Series announced" . MLB.com . October 6, 2017. Retrieved October 18, 2017 .