American League Central

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Major League Baseball division sports division

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.

Aliases (1)

American League Central Division ×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	Major League Baseball regular season →
confederation	Major League Baseball (MLB) →
country	United States →
divisionType	Central division →
formerTeam	Chicago White Sox (AL West) before 1994 realignment → Cleveland Indians → Kansas City Royals (AL West) before 1994 realignment → Milwaukee Brewers → Minnesota Twins (AL West) before 1994 realignment →
geographicRegion	Central United States → Midwestern United States →
governingBody	Office of the Commissioner of Baseball →
hasRivalry	Chicago White Sox–Minnesota Twins rivalry → Cleveland Guardians–Detroit Tigers rivalry → Kansas City Royals–Minnesota Twins rivalry →
hasTeam	Chicago White Sox → 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 Division →
usesDesignatedHitterRule	yes →
worldSeriesEligibility	division teams eligible to win World Series →

Referenced by (23)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
2012 Triple Crown (Miguel Cabrera) → Chicago White Sox → Chicago White Sox Hall of Fame → Cleveland Indians → Comerica Park → Detroit Tigers → Detroit Tigers → Kansas City Royals → Milwaukee Brewers → Minnesota Twins → Pale Hose → Progressive Field → South Siders → U.S. Cellular Field →	division
American League → American League Wild Card team →	hasConference
Old English D →	associatedWithDivision
2005 World Series →	championDivision
Guaranteed Rate Field →	divisionOfTenant
Crosstown Classic →	divisionTeam2
2005 Chicago White Sox World Series championship →	divisionTitle
Paul Konerko →	playsInDivision
American League Central ("American League Central Division") →	title