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.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| American League championship | 1 |
| American League playoffs | 1 |
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 ⓘ |
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