National League Central
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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.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| NL Central | 2 |
| National League Central Division | 1 |
| National League Central division titles | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Major League Baseball division
ⓘ
sports division ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
National League Central
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
NL Central
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| competitionType | professional sports division ⓘ |
| confersTitle | National League Central Division champion ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| 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
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| founded | 1994 ⓘ |
| gender | men's ⓘ |
| geographicRegion |
Central United States
ⓘ
Midwestern United States ⓘ |
| governingBody |
Commissioner of Baseball
ⓘ
surface form:
Office of the Commissioner of Baseball
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| 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 (24)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
NL Central
this entity surface form:
NL Central
this entity surface form:
National League Central division titles
subject surface form:
National League
this entity surface form:
National League Central Division