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canAdvanceTo
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American League Championship Series
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canAdvanceTo
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American League Division Series
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canAdvanceTo
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World Series
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competitionType
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knockout series
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eligibilityCriterion
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must have one of the best records among non-division winners
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eligibilityCriterion
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must not win division title
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follows
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MLB regular season
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governingBody
|
Major League Baseball
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hasCompetition
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MLB postseason
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hasConference
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American League Central
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hasConference
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American League East
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hasConference
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American League West
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hasEffect
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increases number of playoff teams in American League
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hasHistoricalContext
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introduced after 1994 MLB realignment
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hasLeague
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American League
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hasNotableOutcome
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can win World Series
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hasNumberOfTeams
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expanded wild card field in 2020
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hasNumberOfTeams
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one wild card per league from 1995 to 2011
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hasNumberOfTeams
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three wild cards per league from 2022 onward
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hasNumberOfTeams
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two wild cards per league from 2012 to 2019
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hasNumberOfTeams
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varies by season
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hasOpposition
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American League division winner
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hasOpposition
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other American League Wild Card team
ⓘ
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hasPlayoffRound
|
Division Series
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hasPlayoffRound
|
League Championship Series
ⓘ
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hasPlayoffRound
|
Wild Card Game
ⓘ
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hasPlayoffRound
|
American League Wild Card Series
ⓘ
surface form:
Wild Card Series
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hasPlayoffRound
|
World Series
ⓘ
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hasPurpose
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to allow strong non-division winners into postseason
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hasQualificationMethod
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best win–loss records among non-division winners
ⓘ
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hasQualificationMethod
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non-division-winning regular season record
ⓘ
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homeFieldAdvantageDeterminedBy
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regular season record
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inception
|
1994
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instanceOf
|
Major League Baseball team
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instanceOf
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postseason qualifier
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isSubjectOf
|
American League postseason seeding
ⓘ
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isSubjectOf
|
MLB playoff format rules
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locatedInJurisdiction
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Canada
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locatedInJurisdiction
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United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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partOf
|
American League
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partOf
|
MLB playoffs
ⓘ
surface form:
Major League Baseball postseason
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participatesIn
|
American League Wild Card Game
ⓘ
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participatesIn
|
American League Wild Card Series
ⓘ
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precedes
|
American League Division Series
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seasonType
|
postseason
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sport
|
baseball
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usesFormat
|
multiple wild card berths
ⓘ
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usesFormat
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no division title required
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usesFormat
|
seeding by regular season record
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