AL Central

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AL Central is one of Major League Baseball’s six divisions, consisting of teams in the American League primarily from the Midwestern United States.

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AL Central canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Major League Baseball division
sports division
abbreviation AL Central self-link
alsoKnownAs American League Central
surface form: American League Central Division
competitionLevel professional
country United States of America
surface form: United States
createdBy Realignment of MLB divisions and leagues
surface form: MLB 1994 realignment
divisionType Central division
geographicScope Midwestern United States
governingBody Major League Baseball
hasFormerTeam Cleveland Indians
Kansas City Royals
surface form: Kansas City Royals (AL West) before realignment

Milwaukee Brewers
hasNumberOfTeams 5
hasTeam Chicago White Sox
Cleveland Indians
surface form: Cleveland Guardians

Detroit Tigers
Kansas City Royals
Minnesota Twins
hasTeamCity City of Chicago
surface form: Chicago

Cleveland
Detroit
Kansas City, Missouri, United States
surface form: Kansas City

Minneapolis–Saint Paul
historicalContext formed when MLB expanded from two to three divisions per league
inception 1994
interleaguePlay plays regular-season games vs National League teams
language English
leagueLevel Major League Baseball
surface form: Major League
numberOfDivisionsInAL 3
partOf American League
Major League Baseball
postseasonQualification division champion qualifies for MLB playoffs
primaryBroadcastMarketRegion Midwestern United States
seasonStructure teams play balanced schedule within MLB rules
siblingDivision AL East
American League West
surface form: AL West
siblingDivisionInMLB National League Central
surface form: NL Central
sport baseball

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