American League postseason
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The American League postseason is Major League Baseball's playoff tournament that determines the league champion who advances to the World Series.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| American League championship | 1 |
| American League playoffs | 1 |
| American League postseason canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8791897 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: American League postseason Context triple: [American League playoff teams, competition, American League postseason]
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A.
American League Championship Series
The American League Championship Series is Major League Baseball’s best-of-seven playoff round that determines the American League pennant winner and World Series participant.
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B.
American League playoff teams
American League playoff teams are the Major League Baseball clubs that qualify for the postseason in the American League, competing for a chance to advance to the World Series.
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C.
American League Wild Card Series
The American League Wild Card Series is a best-of-three postseason playoff round in Major League Baseball that determines which wild card teams advance further in the American League playoffs.
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D.
American League Division Series
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.
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E.
2023 American League Championship Series
The 2023 American League Championship Series was a best-of-seven MLB playoff matchup between the Texas Rangers and Houston Astros that determined the American League pennant and featured intense in-state rivalry drama.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: American League postseason Target entity description: The American League postseason is Major League Baseball's playoff tournament that determines the league champion who advances to the World Series.
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A.
American League Championship Series
The American League Championship Series is Major League Baseball’s best-of-seven playoff round that determines the American League pennant winner and World Series participant.
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B.
American League playoff teams
American League playoff teams are the Major League Baseball clubs that qualify for the postseason in the American League, competing for a chance to advance to the World Series.
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C.
American League Wild Card Series
The American League Wild Card Series is a best-of-three postseason playoff round in Major League Baseball that determines which wild card teams advance further in the American League playoffs.
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D.
American League Division Series
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.
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E.
2023 American League Championship Series
The 2023 American League Championship Series was a best-of-seven MLB playoff matchup between the Texas Rangers and Houston Astros that determined the American League pennant and featured intense in-state rivalry drama.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Major League Baseball postseason
ⓘ
sports tournament ⓘ |
| abbreviation | AL postseason ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | American League playoffs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| competitionLevel | professional ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| determines | American League champion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eligibility | American League regular-season teams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eliminationType | bracket-style elimination ⓘ |
| era | modern MLB postseason era ⓘ |
| finalSeriesAbbreviation | ALCS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalSeriesName | American League Championship Series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstSeasonAsPartOfUnifiedMLB | 1903 ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| governingBody | Office of the Commissioner of Baseball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHomeFieldAdvantage | yes ⓘ |
| hasSeeding | yes ⓘ |
| historicalFormatChanges | yes ⓘ |
| includesRound |
American League Championship Series
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
American League Division Series NERFINISHED ⓘ American League Wild Card Game NERFINISHED ⓘ American League Wild Card Series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| league | American League ⓘ |
| numberOfLeaguesInMLB | 2 ⓘ |
| numberOfParticipatingTeamsVariesBySeason | yes ⓘ |
| organizer | Major League Baseball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parallelCompetition | National League postseason ⓘ |
| partOf | Major League Baseball postseason NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryObjective | determine American League pennant winner ⓘ |
| region | North America ⓘ |
| relatedCompetition |
National League Championship Series
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
National League Division Series NERFINISHED ⓘ National League Wild Card Series NERFINISHED ⓘ World Series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| selectionCriterion |
regular-season standings
ⓘ
wild card qualification ⓘ |
| sport | baseball ⓘ |
| teamSport | yes ⓘ |
| televisionCoverage | national sports networks in the United States ⓘ |
| typicalEndTime | late October ⓘ |
| typicalStartTime | early October ⓘ |
| usesFormat |
best-of-five series
ⓘ
best-of-seven series ⓘ best-of-three series ⓘ |
| usesTiebreakerRules | yes ⓘ |
| winnerAdvancesTo | World Series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: American League postseason Description of subject: The American League postseason is Major League Baseball's playoff tournament that determines the league champion who advances to the World Series.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
American League championship
this entity surface form:
American League playoffs