2006 American League Division Series

DatesOctober 3–7TelevisionFox (Games 1, 4)
ESPN (Games 2–3)TV announcersJoe Buck, Tim McCarver (Game 1)
Jon Miller, Joe Morgan and Bonnie Bernstein (Game 2)
Jon Miller, Joe Morgan, Ernie Harwell and Bonnie Bernstein (Game 3)
Josh Lewin, Steve Lyons and Ken Rosenthal (Game 4)RadioESPNRadio announcersJon Sciambi, Buck MartinezUmpiresTim McClelland
Laz Díaz
Alfonso Márquez
Paul Emmel
Larry Poncino
Larry VanoverTeamsDatesOctober 3–6TelevisionESPNTV announcersJon Miller, Joe Morgan and Erin Andrews (Game 1)
Dave O'Brien, Rick Sutcliffe, Eric Karros and Duke Castiglione (Games 2–3)RadioESPNRadio announcersGary Thorne, Steve StoneUmpiresRandy Marsh
Kerwin Danley
Mike Everitt
Ed Rapuano
Tim Tschida
Tony Randazzo

The 2006 American League Division Series (ALDS), the opening round of the American League side in Major League Baseball’s (MLB) 2006 postseason, began on Tuesday, October 3, and ended on Saturday, October 7, with the champions of the three AL divisions—along with a "wild card" team—participating in two best-of-five series. They were:

• (1) New York Yankees (East Division champions, 97–65) vs. (4) Detroit Tigers (Wild Card, 95–67); Tigers win series, 3–1.
• (2) Minnesota Twins (Central Division champions, 96–66) vs. (3) Oakland Athletics (West Division champions, 93–69); Athletics win series, 3–0.

The Athletics and Tigers met in the AL Championship Series, where a Detroit sweep made the Tigers the American League champions. The Tigers then faced the St. Louis Cardinals in the 2006 World Series, and lost in five games.