American League Division Series

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Major League Baseball postseason series playoff round sports competition

The American League Division Series is a Major League Baseball postseason round that determines which American League teams advance toward the league championship and ultimately the World Series.

Aliases (2)

American League postseason qualifiers ×1
Division Series ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Major League Baseball postseason series → playoff round → sports competition →
alsoKnownAs	ALDS →
competitionScope	American League teams only →
confersTitle	American League Division Series winner →
country	United States →
determinesAdvancementTo	American League Championship Series →
eligibility	American League playoff qualifiers →
firstSeasonPlayed	1995 MLB season →
followedBy	American League Championship Series →
format	best-of-five series →
frequency	annual →
gameType	playoff game →
governingBody	Office of the Commissioner of Baseball →
historicalNote	first regularly scheduled AL Division Series played in 1995 postseason →
homeFieldAdvantage	higher-seeded team →
inception	1995 →
includes	American League Central division winner → American League East division winner → American League West division winner → American League Wild Card teams →
introducedAfter	1994 Major League Baseball realignment →
league	American League →
levelInPostseason	one step below league championship series →
location	home ballparks of participating teams →
numberOfSeries	2 →
numberOfTeams	4 →
organizer	Major League Baseball →
partOf	American League postseason → Major League Baseball postseason →
playoffStructureRole	first full round of American League playoffs →
postseasonRound	Division Series →
precededBy	American League Championship Series qualification by regular season standings →
reasonForCreation	expansion of MLB postseason structure →
relatedCompetition	American League Championship Series → American League Wild Card Series → National League Division Series → World Series →
seedingBasis	regular season record →
sport	baseball →
televisionCoverage	national sports networks in the United States →
tieBreakerRule	extra innings for tied games →
typicalEndTime	mid October →
typicalStartTime	early October →
ultimatePathTo	World Series →
usesDesignatedHitter	yes →
usesRuleSet	American League rules →

Referenced by (11)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
American League Wild Card Series →	advancesTo
American League Wild Card team →	canAdvanceTo
American League Championship Series ("American League postseason qualifiers") →	eligibility
Red Sox Nation →	followsCompetition
National League Division Series →	hasCounterpart
Division Series →	hasSubevent
National League Division Series →	introducedAlongWith
American League Division Series ("Division Series") →	postseasonRound
American League Championship Series →	precededBy
American League Wild Card team →	precedes
ALDS →	standsFor