National League Central

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Major League Baseball division sports division

The National League Central is a Major League Baseball division featuring Midwestern and Central U.S. teams that compete annually for a spot in the postseason.

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
National League Central canonical 38
NL Central 3
National League Central Division 3

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Major League Baseball division ⓘ
sports division ⓘ
abbreviation National League Central self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: NL Central
competitionType professional sports division ⓘ
confersTitle National League Central Division champion ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
createdBy Major League Baseball realignment ⓘ
divisionTitlesAwardedSince 1994 ⓘ
formerTeam Chicago Cubs ⓘ
surface form: Chicago Cubs (NL East) before 1994 realignment

Cincinnati Reds ⓘ
surface form: Cincinnati Reds (NL West) before 1994 realignment

Houston Astros ⓘ
Milwaukee Brewers ⓘ
surface form: Milwaukee Brewers (American League) before 1998 realignment

Pittsburgh Pirates ⓘ
surface form: Pittsburgh Pirates (NL East) before 1994 realignment

St. Louis Cardinals ⓘ
surface form: St. Louis Cardinals (NL East) before 1994 realignment
founded 1994 ⓘ
gender men's ⓘ
geographicRegion Central United States ⓘ
Midwestern United States ⓘ
governingBody Commissioner of Baseball ⓘ
surface form: Office of the Commissioner of Baseball
hasPostseasonImpact yes ⓘ
hasRegularSeason yes ⓘ
hasRivalry Cubs–Cardinals rivalry ⓘ
surface form: Chicago Cubs–St. Louis Cardinals rivalry

Cincinnati Reds–Pittsburgh Pirates rivalry ⓘ
inceptionYear 1994 ⓘ
league National League ⓘ
level Major League ⓘ
mediaCoverage national MLB broadcasters ⓘ
regional sports networks ⓘ
numberOfTeams 5 ⓘ
officialLanguage English ⓘ
partOf Major League Baseball ⓘ
National League ⓘ
playoffPath winner advances to National League postseason bracket ⓘ
postseasonQualification additional teams may qualify as wild cards ⓘ
division champion qualifies for MLB postseason ⓘ
professionalLevel top tier of baseball in North America ⓘ
realignmentChange Houston Astros moved to American League West in 2013 ⓘ
seasonFormat 162-game regular season schedule ⓘ
sport baseball ⓘ
team Chicago Cubs ⓘ
Cincinnati Reds ⓘ
Milwaukee Brewers ⓘ
Pittsburgh Pirates ⓘ
St. Louis Cardinals ⓘ

Referenced by (46)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Chicago Cubs → division → National League Central ⓘ
Wrigley Field → division → National League Central ⓘ
National League East → isComparableTo → National League Central ⓘ
National League → hasConference → National League Central ⓘ
Pittsburgh Pirates → division → National League Central ⓘ
Cubs–Cardinals rivalry → division → National League Central ⓘ
Crosstown Classic → divisionTeam1 → National League Central ⓘ
Houston Astros → formerDivision → National League Central ⓘ
Houston Astros → divisionTitle → National League Central ⓘ
this entity surface form: National League Central division titles
Milwaukee Brewers → division → National League Central ⓘ
Cincinnati Reds → division → National League Central ⓘ
National League Central → abbreviation → National League Central self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: NL Central
St. Louis Cardinals → division → National League Central ⓘ
St. Louis Cardinals → memberOf → National League Central ⓘ
this entity surface form: National League Central Division
National League West → rivalDivision → National League Central ⓘ
American Family Field → divisionOfPrimaryTenant → National League Central ⓘ
NL → hasConference → National League Central ⓘ
subject surface form: National League
Buccos → division → National League Central ⓘ
2016 Major League Baseball season → NationalLeagueDivisions → National League Central ⓘ
this entity surface form: NL Central
Curse of the Billy Goat → division → National League Central ⓘ
North Siders → teamPlaysInDivision → National League Central ⓘ
2005 World Series → runnerUpDivision → National League Central ⓘ
2005 National League pennant → championTeamDivision → National League Central ⓘ
2005 National League pennant → runnerUpTeamDivision → National League Central ⓘ
Christian Yelich → playsInDivision → National League Central ⓘ
AL Central → siblingDivisionInMLB → National League Central ⓘ
this entity surface form: NL Central
Bucs → division → National League Central ⓘ
Bucs → memberOf → National League Central ⓘ
this entity surface form: National League Central Division
Mr. Cub → division → National League Central ⓘ
subject surface form: Ernie Banks
this entity surface form: National League Central (historically National League clubs)
Cincinnati Reds–Pittsburgh Pirates rivalry → divisionContext → National League Central ⓘ
Fredbird → division → National League Central ⓘ
Cardinals → division → National League Central ⓘ
subject surface form: St. Louis Cardinals
2002 Major League Baseball season → divisionStructure → National League Central ⓘ
Paul Goldschmidt → playsInDivision → National League Central ⓘ
Patrick Wisdom → hasTeamLeague → National League Central ⓘ
Jonathan India → playsInDivision → National League Central ⓘ
Joey Votto → playedIn → National League Central ⓘ
this entity surface form: National League Central Division
Cody Bellinger → playsInDivision → National League Central ⓘ
National League of Professional Baseball Clubs → hasDivision → National League Central ⓘ
2006 National League pennant → championTeamDivision → National League Central ⓘ
Philadelphia Phillies–Pittsburgh Pirates rivalry → team2Division → National League Central ⓘ
National League 1996 → hasDivision → National League Central ⓘ
subject surface form: 1996 National League season
2015 National League Championship Series → ChicagoCubsDivision → National League Central ⓘ
Tom Ricketts → memberOfSportsDivision → National League Central ⓘ
2005 National League Championship Series → cardinalsDivision → National League Central ⓘ
2005 National League Championship Series → astrosDivision → National League Central ⓘ