ALDS

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Major League Baseball playoff series sports acronym

ALDS is the acronym for the American League Division Series, a best-of-five playoff round in Major League Baseball that determines which American League teams advance toward the World Series.

Aliases (1)

American League Division Series ×37

Statements (40)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Major League Baseball playoff series → sports acronym →
abbreviation	ALDS →
competitionType	playoff round →
confederation	Major League Baseball →
decides	American League Division champions’ postseason progress →
determines	American League Championship Series participants →
eligibility	American League playoff teams →
follows	American League Wild Card Game → American League Wild Card Series →
format	best-of-five series →
governingBody	Major League Baseball →
hasConference	American League →
homeFieldAdvantageAwardedTo	higher-seeded team →
introducedAfter	1994–95 MLB strike →
introducedInSeason	1995 →
league	American League →
levelInPostseason	Division Series round →
numberOfMatchups	2 →
numberOfTeams	4 →
organizer	Major League Baseball →
originallyPlannedForSeason	1981 →
partOf	Major League Baseball postseason →
permanentFormatFromSeason	1995 →
playedInMonth	October →
precedes	American League Championship Series →
purpose	to determine which American League teams advance toward the World Series →
region	United States →
relatedCompetition	American League Championship Series → National League Division Series → World Series →
seriesLength	best-of-five →
sport	baseball →
standsFor	American League Division Series →
televisionCoverage	national sports networks in the United States →
temporaryFormatUsedInSeason	1981 →
tieBreaker	extra innings →
typeOfSeries	best-of-five playoff →
usesHomeFieldAdvantage	yes →
winnerAdvancesTo	American League Championship Series →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
American League Division Series →	abbreviation
American League Division Series →	alsoKnownAs