2021 American League Wild Card Game
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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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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. An alternative telecast, featuring Statcast analytics, aired on ESPN2.