American League Central
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The American League Central is one of Major League Baseball's six divisions, comprising several Midwestern and Central U.S. teams that compete for a spot in the postseason.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| American League Central canonical | 39 |
| American League Central Division | 4 |
| American League Central (with Detroit Tigers) | 1 |
| American League Central division winner | 1 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Major League Baseball division
ⓘ
sports division ⓘ |
| abbreviation | AL Central ⓘ |
| championshipTrophy | American League championship trophy if team wins AL pennant ⓘ |
| competitiveLevel |
MLB regular season
ⓘ
surface form:
Major League Baseball regular season
|
| confederation |
Major League Baseball
ⓘ
surface form:
Major League Baseball (MLB)
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| divisionType | Central division ⓘ |
| formerTeam |
Chicago White Sox
ⓘ
surface form:
Chicago White Sox (AL West) before 1994 realignment
Cleveland Indians ⓘ Kansas City Royals ⓘ
surface form:
Kansas City Royals (AL West) before 1994 realignment
Milwaukee Brewers ⓘ Minnesota Twins ⓘ
surface form:
Minnesota Twins (AL West) before 1994 realignment
|
| geographicRegion |
Central United States
ⓘ
Midwestern United States ⓘ |
| governingBody |
Commissioner of Baseball
ⓘ
surface form:
Office of the Commissioner of Baseball
|
| hasRivalry |
Chicago White Sox–Minnesota Twins rivalry
ⓘ
Detroit Tigers ⓘ
surface form:
Cleveland Guardians–Detroit Tigers rivalry
Kansas City Royals–Minnesota Twins rivalry ⓘ |
| hasTeam |
Chicago White Sox
ⓘ
Cleveland Indians ⓘ
surface form:
Cleveland Guardians
Detroit Tigers ⓘ Kansas City Royals ⓘ Minnesota Twins ⓘ |
| inception | 1994 ⓘ |
| interleaguePlay | plays regular-season games against National League teams ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leagueLevel | Major League ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | covered by regional sports networks and national broadcasters in the United States ⓘ |
| numberOfTeams | 5 ⓘ |
| partOf |
American League
ⓘ
Major League Baseball ⓘ |
| playoffSeedingImpact | division winner receives higher postseason seed than Wild Card teams ⓘ |
| postseasonFormatChange | division champion participates in expanded MLB postseason format introduced in 2022 ⓘ |
| postseasonQualification | division champion qualifies for MLB postseason ⓘ |
| realignmentEvent | created during 1994 MLB divisional realignment ⓘ |
| seasonStructure | teams play 162-game regular season schedule ⓘ |
| seasonTiming | regular season typically runs from late March or early April through late September or early October ⓘ |
| sport | baseball ⓘ |
| title |
American League Central
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
American League Central Division
|
| usesDesignatedHitterRule | yes ⓘ |
| worldSeriesEligibility | division teams eligible to win World Series ⓘ |
Referenced by (45)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
American League Central Division
subject surface form:
American League Wild Card team
subject surface form:
Paul Konerko
subject surface form:
Chicago White Sox
this entity surface form:
American League Central Division
this entity surface form:
American League Central Division
this entity surface form:
American League Central Division
this entity surface form:
American League Central division winner
this entity surface form:
American League Central (with Detroit Tigers)