Division Series

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Major League Baseball postseason postseason round

The Division Series is a round of Major League Baseball’s postseason in which teams compete in best-of-five series to advance toward the league championship.

Aliases (2)

Division Series (MLB) ×1
Division Series on Fox ×1

Statements (31)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Major League Baseball postseason → postseason round →
alsoKnownAs	Division Series (MLB) → Division Series round →
competitionFormat	best-of-five series →
country	Canada → United States →
determines	league championship series participants →
eligibility	teams that qualify for MLB playoffs →
feature	short series format increases upset potential →
follows	Wild Card Series →
goal	advance to League Championship Series →
governingRules	Official Baseball Rules →
hasSubevent	American League Division Series → National League Division Series →
homeFieldAdvantage	higher-seeded team →
league	American League → National League →
location	home ballparks of participating teams →
minimumGamesToWin	3 →
numberOfSeriesPerLeague	2 →
numberOfTeamsPerLeague	4 →
organizer	Major League Baseball →
partOf	Major League Baseball postseason →
precedes	League Championship Series →
seriesLength	up to 5 games →
sport	baseball →
tieBreaker	extra innings in decisive games →
usedInSeasonType	postseason →
winnerAdvancesTo	American League Championship Series → National League Championship Series →

Referenced by (9)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Division Series ("Division Series (MLB)") →	alsoKnownAs
League Championship Series →	follows
MLB on Fox →	hasBroadcast
MLB on Fox ("Division Series on Fox") →	hasPart
Joe West →	hasUmpiredEvent
MLB playoffs →	includes
Joe West →	notableGameTypeOfficiated
Ted Barrett →	participatedIn
National League Division Series →	playoffRoundLevel