The Red Sox wore a patch on April 21 to mark Earth Day. The Blue Jays wore their red uniforms again on August 28. On October 24, 2015, Matt Klentak was hired as the new permanent general manager to replace interim GM Scott Proefrock, who was a temporary replacement for Ruben Amaro Jr., who was fired on September 10. The RailRiders were managed by Al Pedrique. , barring the Indians from using their name and logo, "To the races: MLB postseason schedule announced", "Ontario judge dismisses application for injunction on 'Cleveland Indians' name", "Boxscore: Toronto vs. Cleveland, Game 1", "Boxscore: Toronto vs. Cleveland, Game 2", "Boxscore: Cleveland vs. Toronto, Game 3", "Boxscore: Cleveland vs. Toronto, Game 4", "Boxscore: Cleveland vs. Toronto, Game 5", 2016 Major League Baseball season schedule, Major League Baseball on cable television, Roy Halladay's postseason no-hitter (2010), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2016_American_League_Championship_Series&oldid=982222560, October 2016 sports events in the United States, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 6 October 2020, at 21:10. This is intended to protect infielders while still allowing for aggressive baserunning. Your favorite teams, topics, and players all on your favorite mobile devices. Rule 6.01(j) delineates criteria for a legal slide while trying to break up a double play, which is defined as making contact with the ground before reaching the base, being able to and attempting to reach the base with a hand or foot, being able to and attempting to remain on the base at the completion of the slide (except at home plate) and not changing his path for the purpose of initiating contact with a fielder. ", "Blue Jays' Brett Cecil: Ties major league record", "New rule on double-play slides gives Rays win over Blue Jays", "Nightengale: John Lackey, Cubs show turning point in rivalry with Cardinals", "Lackey reaches 2,000-strikeout milestone", "Marte's 3-run HR, 4 hits lead Mariners over Rays", "Felix fans eight as Mariners edge Angels", "Max Scherzer's 20-K masterpiece vs. Tigers was 'sexy' and personal", "Verlander joins Lolich as only Tigers with 2,000 K's", "K-Rod: 'Never expected' 400 saves as kid", "Greinke throws 3-hitter as Diamondbacks beat Rays 5-0", "Drury hits sac fly in 11th, D'backs beat Braves 10-9", "Hamels 77th player to reach 2,000 strikeouts", "Peavy records 150th win with Belt's help", "Kershaw wins, Jansen sets saves mark, Dodgers beat Nats 4-1", "Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Marco Estrada sets MLB record but loses game to Arizona Diamondbacks", "Duffy has 16 Ks in 8 innings, Royals beat Rays 3-0", "Happ's MLB-best 17th win spurs Blue Jays", "Weaver attains milestone with win over Texas", "Indians vs. Cubs 2016 final score: Corey Kluber & Cleveland take commanding 3-1 World Series lead", "Kershaw in top form, LA rolls to historic rout", "The Walk Off: Padres held scoreless in historic first series", "Reds' bullpen blanks Crew, ends runs-allowed streak", "Blue Jays overcome 7 solo homers, hold off White Sox 10-8", "O's what a month: Orioles set June HR mark", "It's only July, but Jacoby Ellsbury has set an obscure major-league record", "Brewers score in every inning, bash 3 homers", "Orioles become first team in MLB history to homer four times before recording an out", "Max Kepler's home run in the 3rd inning was the 1,034th homer in MLB during August. On April 14, 2016, it was announced that 25 MLB Network Showcase games would be broadcast in 4K ultra-high definition exclusively on DirecTV in the 2016 season (subject to local blackout restrictions), beginning April 15. The White Sox wore the uniforms of the Chicago American Giants, while the Tigers wore the uniforms of the Detroit Stars.

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The Dodgers, their opponent, wore Brooklyn Dodgers caps, but wore their normal road uniform. On September 21, 2015, David Stearns replaced Doug Melvin who resigned from the club as general manager. The New Era flag logo began to appear on all authentic game-used caps, starting with the 2016 postseason.

[140], The Reds wore 1976 throwbacks on June 24 to mark the 40th anniversary of their 1976 World Series title.[141]. As division champions, the Indians had home-field advantage for the series over the Blue Jays, who were a wild-card team. The Twins fired Terry Ryan and replaced him with Vice President and Assistant General Manager Rob Antony on an interim basis.