2020 American League Championship Series

DatesOctober 11–17MVPRandy Arozarena (Tampa Bay)UmpiresLance Barksdale, Ted Barrett, Chris Conroy, Manny Gonzalez, Jeff Nelson (crew chief), Tim Timmons, and John TumpaneBroadcastTelevisionTBSTV announcersBrian Anderson, Ron Darling, Jeff Francoeur, and Lauren ShehadiRadioESPNRadio announcersDan Shulman and Chris SingletonALDS

The 2020 American League Championship Series was the best-of-seven series between the two American League Division Series winners, the defending American League Champion Houston Astros and the Tampa Bay Rays, for the American League (AL) pennant and the right to play in the 2020 World Series. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all games for the series were held behind closed doors at a neutral site at Petco Park in San Diego. The games were televised nationally by TBS.

The Rays won the series and their second American League pennant after defeating the Astros, 4–3. In this series, the Astros became just the second team to force a Game 7 in MLB postseason history after trailing a best-of-seven series 3–0, after the 2004 Red Sox.

The Rays would go on to lose to the Los Angeles Dodgers in the World Series in six games.