American League Wild Card teams
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American League Wild Card teams are MLB clubs that qualify for the postseason without winning their division and compete in the American League playoff bracket.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | As subject | As object |
|---|---|---|
| American League Wild Card team | 49 | 0 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Major League Baseball team
→
postseason qualifier → |
| canAdvanceTo |
American League Championship Series
→
American League Division Series → World Series → |
| competitionType | knockout series → |
| eligibilityCriterion |
must have one of the best records among non-division winners
→
must not win division title → |
| follows | MLB regular season → |
| governingBody | Major League Baseball → |
| hasCompetition | MLB postseason → |
| hasConference |
American League Central
→
American League East → American League West → |
| hasEffect | increases number of playoff teams in American League → |
| hasHistoricalContext | introduced after 1994 MLB realignment → |
| hasLeague | American League → |
| hasNotableOutcome | can win World Series → |
| hasNumberOfTeams |
expanded wild card field in 2020
→
one wild card per league from 1995 to 2011 → three wild cards per league from 2022 onward → two wild cards per league from 2012 to 2019 → varies by season → |
| hasOpposition |
American League division winner
→
other American League Wild Card team → |
| hasPlayoffRound |
Division Series
→
League Championship Series → Wild Card Game → American League Wild Card Series →
surface form:
Wild Card Series
World Series → |
| hasPurpose | to allow strong non-division winners into postseason → |
| hasQualificationMethod |
best win–loss records among non-division winners
→
non-division-winning regular season record → |
| homeFieldAdvantageDeterminedBy | regular season record → |
| inception | 1994 → |
| isSubjectOf |
American League postseason seeding
→
MLB playoff format rules → |
| locatedInJurisdiction |
Canada
→
United States of America →
surface form:
United States
|
| participatesIn |
American League Wild Card Game
→
American League Wild Card Series → |
| partOf |
American League
→
MLB playoffs →
surface form:
Major League Baseball postseason
|
| precedes | American League Division Series → |
| seasonType | postseason → |
| sport | baseball → |
| usesFormat |
multiple wild card berths
→
no division title required → seeding by regular season record → |
Referenced by (1)
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