Viewership for the American League wild card game jumped 67% from 2019 to 2021.
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The Red Sox and Yankees’ decades-old rivalry probably helped to fuel this year’s uptick in MLB wild card ratings. But it’s also the latest sports broadcast to record a slight spike in viewership after 2020, when the coronavirus forced leagues like the MLB to cancel games, rearrange their seasons and usher away in-person fans. The MLB’s Home Run Derby — which didn’t run in 2020 — averaged 7.
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