American League playoff teams
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American League playoff teams are the Major League Baseball clubs that qualify for the postseason in the American League, competing for a chance to advance to the World Series.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| American League playoff teams canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Major League Baseball concept
ⓘ
group of sports teams ⓘ |
| competeFor |
American League postseason
ⓘ
surface form:
American League championship
World Series appearance ⓘ |
| competeIn |
American League Championship Series
ⓘ
American League Division Series ⓘ |
| competition |
American League postseason
ⓘ
World Series berth ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| determinedBy |
division championships
ⓘ
regular season standings ⓘ wild card qualification ⓘ |
| eligibility |
Major League Baseball teams
ⓘ
surface form:
American League member clubs
|
| format | bracket ⓘ |
| governingBody | Major League Baseball ⓘ |
| historicalPredecessor | American League pennant winner ⓘ |
| homeFieldAdvantageDeterminedBy | regular season record ⓘ |
| includes |
American League division winner
ⓘ
surface form:
American League Central division champion
American League East ⓘ
surface form:
American League East division champion
American League West ⓘ
surface form:
American League West division champion
American League wild card teams ⓘ |
| includesNotableFranchise |
Baltimore Orioles
ⓘ
Boston Red Sox ⓘ Chicago White Sox ⓘ Cleveland Indians ⓘ
surface form:
Cleveland Guardians
Houston Astros ⓘ Minnesota Twins ⓘ New York Yankees ⓘ Seattle Mariners ⓘ Tampa Bay Rays ⓘ Texas Rangers ⓘ Toronto Blue Jays ⓘ |
| includesTeamsFrom | Canada ⓘ |
| introducedPlayoffEra | 1969 ⓘ |
| league | American League ⓘ |
| numberOfTeams | varies by season ⓘ |
| numberOfTeamsIn2022Format | 6 ⓘ |
| objective |
qualify for World Series
ⓘ
win American League pennant ⓘ |
| partOf |
MLB playoffs
ⓘ
surface form:
Major League Baseball postseason
|
| post1969Structure | American League Championship Series ⓘ |
| post1995Structure | Division Series and Wild Card ⓘ |
| post2012Change | addition of second wild card team ⓘ |
| post2022Change | expanded 12-team MLB playoff field ⓘ |
| pre1969Qualification | best regular season record in American League ⓘ |
| seasonType | postseason ⓘ |
| sport | baseball ⓘ |
| subclassOf | MLB playoff teams ⓘ |
| usesRuleSet | designated hitter rule ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
American League Division Series