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The 2016 American League Championship Series (ALCS) was a best-of-seven playoff pitting the Toronto Blue Jays against the Cleveland Indians for the American League (AL) pennant and the right to play in the 2016 World Series against the Chicago Cubs.^[1]

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Aaron Sanchez (baseball)

Aaron Jacob Sanchez (born July 1, 1992) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Toronto Blue Jays organization.

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American League

The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the American League (AL), is the younger of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada.

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Andrew Miller (baseball)

Andrew Mark Miller (born May 21, 1985) is an American former professional baseball pitcher.

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Angel Stadium

Angel Stadium is a baseball stadium located in Anaheim, California, United States.

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Brian Gorman

Brian Scott Gorman (born June 11, 1959) is an American former umpire in Major League Baseball.

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Bryan Shaw (baseball)

Bryan Anthony Shaw (born November 8, 1987) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Los Angeles Angels organization.

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Cal Ripken Jr.

Calvin Edwin Ripken Jr. (born August 24, 1960), nicknamed "the Iron Man", is an American former baseball shortstop and third baseman who played his entire 21-season career in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Baltimore Orioles (1981–2001).

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Canada Day

Canada Day (Fête du Canada), formerly known as Dominion Day (Fête du Dominion), is the national day of Canada.

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Carlos Santana (baseball)

Carlos Santana (born April 8, 1986), nicknamed "Slamtana," is a Dominican-American professional baseball first baseman for the Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball (MLB).

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Chicago Cubs

The Chicago Cubs are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago.

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Chicago White Sox

The Chicago White Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago.

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Chris Singleton (baseball)

Christopher Verdell Singleton (born August 15, 1972) is an American sportscaster and former professional baseball outfielder.

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Cleveland

Cleveland, officially the City of Cleveland, is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio.

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Cleveland Indians name and logo controversy

The Cleveland Indians name and logo controversy referred to the controversy surrounding the club name and logo previously used by Major League Baseball's Cleveland Guardians, an American professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio.

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CNN en Español

Cable News Network en Español (known as CNN en Español, stylized as CN͠N) is a Pan-American Spanish-language news channel, owned by CNN Worldwide, a news division for Warner Bros. Discovery.

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Coco Crisp

Covelli Loyce "Coco" Crisp (born November 1, 1979) is an American former professional baseball outfielder and MiLB team manager.

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Cody Allen

Cody Edward Allen (born November 20, 1988) is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher.

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Corey Kluber

Corey Scott Kluber (born April 10, 1986) is an American former professional baseball pitcher.

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CTV News

CTV News is the news division of the CTV Television Network in Canada.

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Dan Otero

Daniel Anthony Otero (born February 19, 1985) is an American former professional baseball pitcher.

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Darwin Barney

Darwin James Kunane Barney (born November 8, 1985) is an American former professional baseball infielder and current coach.

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Douglas Cardinal

Douglas Joseph Cardinal (born 7 March 1934) is a Canadian architect based in Ottawa, Ontario.

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Eastern Time Zone

The Eastern Time Zone (ET) is a time zone encompassing part or all of 23 states in the eastern part of the United States, parts of eastern Canada, and the state of Quintana Roo in Mexico.

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Edwin Encarnación

Edwin Elpidio Encarnación Rivera (born January 7, 1983) is a Dominican former professional baseball designated hitter, third baseman and first baseman.

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Ernie Johnson Jr.

Ernest Thorwald Johnson Jr. (born August 7, 1956) is an American sportscaster for TNT Sports.

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ESPN Deportes Radio

ESPN Deportes Radio was an American Spanish language sports radio network created and produced by Disney-owned ESPN.

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Ezequiel Carrera

Ezequiel Manuel Carrera Reyes (born June 11, 1987) is a Venezuelan former professional baseball outfielder.

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First baseman

A first baseman, abbreviated 1B, is the player on a baseball or softball team who fields the area nearest first base, the first of four bases a baserunner must touch in succession to score a run.

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Francisco Lindor

Francisco Miguel Lindor Serrano (born November 14, 1993), nicknamed "Mr.

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Free agent

In professional sports, a free agent is a player or manager who is eligible to sign with other clubs or franchises; i.e., not under contract to any specific team.

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Home advantage

In team sports, the term home advantage – also called home ground, home field, home-field advantage, home court, home-court advantage, defender's advantage or home-ice advantage – describes the benefit that the home team is said to gain over the visiting team.

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Houston Astros

The Houston Astros are an American professional baseball team based in Houston.

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J. A. Happ

James Anthony Happ (born October 19, 1982) is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played 15 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB).

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Jason Kipnis

Jason Michael Kipnis (born April 3, 1987; nicknamed "Kip") is an American former professional baseball second baseman.

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Jeff Nelson (umpire)

Jeffrey Brian Nelson (born June 1, 1965) is an American former professional baseball umpire in Major League Baseball (MLB), who was named to the National League (NL) staff prior to the 1999 season, and worked throughout both major leagues from 2000 until his retirement after the 2023 regular season.

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Jim Reynolds

James Norris Reynolds IV (born December 22, 1968) is a former American Major League Baseball umpire.

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Jim Wolf

James Michael Wolf (born July 24, 1969) is an American Major League Baseball umpire.

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Joe Biagini

Joseph Carlo Biagini (born May 29, 1990) is an American former professional baseball pitcher.

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John Gibbons

John Michael Gibbons (born June 8, 1962) is an American professional baseball player, coach, and manager.

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Jon Sciambi

Jon "Boog" Sciambi is an American sportscaster for ESPN and the Marquee Sports Network, and has been the everyday play-by-play announcer for the Chicago Cubs TV broadcasts on Marquee since 2021.

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José Ramírez (infielder)

José Enrique Ramírez (born September 17, 1992) is a Dominican professional baseball third baseman for the Cleveland Guardians of Major League Baseball (MLB).

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Josh Donaldson

Joshua Adam Donaldson (born December 8, 1985) is an American former professional baseball third baseman.

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Josh Tomlin

Joshua Aubry Tomlin (born October 19, 1984) is an American former professional baseball pitcher.

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Kevin Pillar

Kevin Andrew Pillar (born January 4, 1989) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Los Angeles Angels of Major League Baseball (MLB).

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Laz Díaz

Lazaro Antonio Díaz Sr. (born March 29, 1963) is an American umpire in Major League Baseball wearing number 63, a reference to his year of birth.

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Major League Baseball on ESPN Radio

Major League Baseball on ESPN Radio is the brand name for exclusive play-by-play broadcast presentation of Major League Baseball on ESPN Radio.

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Marco Estrada (baseball)

Marco René Estrada (born July 5, 1983) is a Mexican-American former professional baseball pitcher.

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Marcus Stroman

Marcus Earl Stroman (born May 1, 1991) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB).

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Mark Wegner

Mark Patrick Wegner (born March 4, 1972) is an American Major League Baseball umpire.

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Michael Saunders

Michael Edward Brett Saunders (born November 19, 1986) is a Canadian former professional baseball outfielder.

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Mike Clevinger

Michael Anthony Clevinger (born December 21, 1990) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Chicago White Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB).

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Mike Everitt (baseball)

Mike G. Everitt (born August 22, 1964) is an American former Major League Baseball umpire, who wore number 57.

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Mike Napoli

Michael Anthony Napoli (born October 31, 1981) is an American former professional baseball first baseman and catcher who is currently the first base coach for the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball (MLB).

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MLB Advanced Media, L.P. (MLBAM) is a limited partnership of the club owners of Major League Baseball (MLB) based in New York City and is the Internet and interactive branch of the league.

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MLB on TBS

MLB on TBS is an American presentation of regular season and postseason Major League Baseball (MLB) game telecasts that air on the American pay television network TBS and the streaming service Max.

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MLB.com

MLB.com is the official site of Major League Baseball and is overseen by Major League Baseball Advanced Media, L.P. (a subsidiary of MLB).

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Ohio

Ohio is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States.

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Ontario

Ontario is the southernmost province of Canada.

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Pennant (sports)

A pennant is a commemorative pennon typically used to show support for a particular athletic team.

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Playoff format

There are a number of formats used in various levels of competition in sports and games to determine an overall champion.

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Progressive Field

Progressive Field is a baseball stadium located in the downtown area of Cleveland, Ohio, United States.

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Rajai Davis

Rajai Davis (born October 19, 1980) is an American former professional baseball outfielder.

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Réseau des sports

Réseau des sports (RDS) is a Canadian French language discretionary specialty channel oriented towards sports and sport-related shows.

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Restricted free agent

A restricted free agent (RFA) is a type of free agent in the National Football League (NFL), National Hockey League (NHL), or National Basketball Association (NBA).

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Roberto Osuna

Roberto Osuna Quintero Jr. (born February 7, 1995) is a Mexican professional baseball pitcher for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).

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Roberto Pérez

Roberto Andres Pérez (born December 23, 1988) is a Puerto Rican professional baseball catcher who is a free agent.

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Rogers Centre

Rogers Centre (originally SkyDome) is a retractable roof stadium in Downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated at the base of the CN Tower near the northern shore of Lake Ontario.

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Rogers Communications

Rogers Communications Inc. is a Canadian communications and media company operating primarily in the fields of wireless communications, cable television, telephony and Internet, with significant additional telecommunications and mass media assets.

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Ron Darling

Ronald Maurice Darling Jr. (born August 19, 1960) is an American former professional baseball player and current television sports color commentator.

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Ryan Goins

Ryan Matthew Goins (born February 13, 1988) is an American former professional baseball second baseman and shortstop.

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Ryan Merritt

Ryan Adam Merritt (born February 21, 1992) is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cleveland Indians in 2016 and 2017.

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Sam Ryan

Samantha Ryan (born February 5, 1969) is an American sportscaster who is a sports anchor for WABC-TV New York's Eyewitness News' weekend evening broadcasts.

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SB Nation

SB Nation (an abbreviation for their full name SportsBlogs Nation) is a sports blogging network owned by Vox Media.

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Sportsnet

Sportsnet is a Canadian English-language discretionary sports specialty channel owned by Rogers Sports & Media.

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Terry Francona

Terrence Jon Francona (born April 22, 1959), nicknamed "Tito", is an American former baseball manager and player who was the manager of the Cleveland Indians/Guardians in Major League Baseball (MLB) for eleven seasons.

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Toronto

Toronto is the most populous city in Canada and the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario.

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Trevor Bauer

Trevor Andrew Bauer (born January 17, 1991) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Diablos Rojos del México of the Mexican League.

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Troy Tulowitzki

Troy Trevor Tulowitzki (born October 10, 1984), nicknamed "Tulo", is an American former professional baseball shortstop who played 13 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), primarily with the Colorado Rockies.

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Tyler Naquin

Tyler Wesley Naquin (born April 24, 1991) is an American professional baseball outfielder who is a free agent.

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Unmanned aerial vehicle

An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), commonly known as a drone, is an aircraft without any human pilot, crew, or passengers on board.

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Zach McAllister

Zachary Taylor McAllister (born December 8, 1987) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent.

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1908 Major League Baseball season

The 1908 major league baseball season began on April 14, 1908.

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1991 American League Championship Series

The 1991 American League Championship Series was played between the Minnesota Twins and the Toronto Blue Jays from October 8 to 13. 2016 American League Championship Series and 1991 American League Championship Series are American League Championship Series, baseball competitions in Toronto and Toronto Blue Jays postseason.

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1992 American League Championship Series

The 1992 American League Championship Series was played between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Oakland Athletics from October 7 to 14, 1992. 2016 American League Championship Series and 1992 American League Championship Series are American League Championship Series, baseball competitions in Toronto and Toronto Blue Jays postseason.

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1992 World Series

The 1992 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 1992 season. 2016 American League Championship Series and 1992 World Series are baseball competitions in Toronto and Toronto Blue Jays postseason.

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1993 American League Championship Series

The 1993 American League Championship Series was played between the East Division champion Toronto Blue Jays and the West Division champion Chicago White Sox from October 5 to 12. 2016 American League Championship Series and 1993 American League Championship Series are American League Championship Series, baseball competitions in Toronto and Toronto Blue Jays postseason.

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1993 World Series

The 1993 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) season. 2016 American League Championship Series and 1993 World Series are baseball competitions in Toronto and Toronto Blue Jays postseason.

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1995 American League Championship Series

The 1995 American League Championship Series (ALCS) was the second round of the 1995 American League playoffs, which matched the Central Division champion Cleveland Indians against the West Division champion Seattle Mariners. 2016 American League Championship Series and 1995 American League Championship Series are American League Championship Series, baseball competitions in Cleveland and Cleveland Guardians postseason.

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1997 American League Championship Series

The 1997 American League Championship Series (ALCS) pitted the Cleveland Indians, who won coming back against the defending World Series champion New York Yankees in the AL Division Series, and the Baltimore Orioles, who went wire-to-wire and beat the Seattle Mariners in the Division Series. 2016 American League Championship Series and 1997 American League Championship Series are American League Championship Series and Cleveland Guardians postseason.

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1997 World Series

The 1997 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 1997 season. 2016 American League Championship Series and 1997 World Series are baseball competitions in Cleveland and Cleveland Guardians postseason.

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1998 American League Championship Series

The 1998 American League Championship Series (ALCS), the second round of the 1998 American League playoffs, was played between the East Division champion New York Yankees and the Central Division champion Cleveland Indians. 2016 American League Championship Series and 1998 American League Championship Series are American League Championship Series and Cleveland Guardians postseason.

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2005 American League Championship Series

The 2005 American League Championship Series (ALCS), the second round of the 2005 American League playoffs, which determined the 2005 American League champion, matched the Central Division champion Chicago White Sox against the West Division champion Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. 2016 American League Championship Series and 2005 American League Championship Series are American League Championship Series.

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2007 American League Championship Series

The 2007 American League Championship Series (ALCS), the second round of the 2007 American League playoffs, began on October 12 and ended on October 21. 2016 American League Championship Series and 2007 American League Championship Series are American League Championship Series, baseball competitions in Cleveland and Cleveland Guardians postseason.

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2015 American League Championship Series

The 2015 American League Championship Series (ALCS) was a best-of-seven playoff contested between the Toronto Blue Jays and Kansas City Royals for the American League (AL) pennant and the right to play in the 2015 World Series. 2016 American League Championship Series and 2015 American League Championship Series are American League Championship Series, baseball competitions in Toronto and Toronto Blue Jays postseason.

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2015 Kansas City Royals season

The 2015 Kansas City Royals season was the 47th for the franchise, and their 43rd at Kauffman Stadium.

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2015 World Series

The 2015 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 2015 season.

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2016 Boston Red Sox season

The 2016 Boston Red Sox season was the 116th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. 2016 American League Championship Series and 2016 Boston Red Sox season are 2016 Major League Baseball season.

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2016 Chicago Cubs season

The 2016 Chicago Cubs season was the 145th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 141st in the National League and the Cubs' 101st season at Wrigley Field. 2016 American League Championship Series and 2016 Chicago Cubs season are 2016 Major League Baseball season.

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2016 Cleveland Indians season

The 2016 Cleveland Indians season was the 116th season for the franchise and the 23rd season at Progressive Field. 2016 American League Championship Series and 2016 Cleveland Indians season are 2016 Major League Baseball season and 2016 in sports in Ohio.

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2016 Texas Rangers season

The 2016 Texas Rangers season was the Rangers' 56th season of the franchise and the 45th since the team relocated to Arlington, Texas. 2016 American League Championship Series and 2016 Texas Rangers season are 2016 Major League Baseball season.

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2016 Toronto Blue Jays season

The 2016 Toronto Blue Jays season was the 40th season of the franchise in Major League Baseball, and the 27th full season of play (28th overall) at Rogers Centre. 2016 American League Championship Series and 2016 Toronto Blue Jays season are 2016 Major League Baseball season and 2016 in Toronto.

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2016 World Series

The 2016 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 2016 season. 2016 American League Championship Series and 2016 World Series are 2010s in Cleveland, 2016 Major League Baseball season, 2016 in sports in Ohio, baseball competitions in Cleveland, Cleveland Guardians postseason and October 2016 sports events in the United States.

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