American League East

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The American League East is a Major League Baseball division featuring several prominent East Coast teams and known for some of the sport’s most intense rivalries.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Major League Baseball division
sports division
confederation Major League Baseball
country United States of America
surface form: United States
determines division champion
divisionRealignment 1994
formerTeam Cleveland Indians
Detroit Tigers
Milwaukee Brewers
Toronto Blue Jays (before 1994 realignment to AL East from AL East/AL East remains)
Washington Senators (1961–1971)
geographicRegion East Coast of the United States
governingBody Commissioner of Baseball
surface form: Office of the Commissioner of Baseball
hasBallpark Fenway Park
Oriole Park at Camden Yards
Rogers Centre
Tropicana Field
Yankee Stadium
hasMostSuccessfulFranchiseByTitles New York Yankees
hasTeam Baltimore Orioles
Boston Red Sox
New York Yankees
Tampa Bay Rays
Toronto Blue Jays
inception 1969
includesTeamFromCountry Canada
knownFor high attendance
intense rivalries
large-market franchises
significant television ratings
league American League
levelOnPyramid top division
mediaCoverage national U.S. sports broadcasters
regional sports networks
notableRivalry Boston Red Sox vs Tampa Bay Rays
New York Yankees vs Baltimore Orioles
Yankees–Red Sox rivalry
surface form: New York Yankees vs Boston Red Sox
numberOfTeams 5
partOf American League
Major League Baseball
playoffFormatChangeAffected 1995 introduction of Wild Card
2012 addition of second Wild Card
2022 expansion of postseason field
qualificationFor MLB playoffs
surface form: Major League Baseball postseason
seasonStructure 162-game regular season per team
sport baseball
timeZoneCoverage Eastern Time Zone
usesDesignatedHitterRule true

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2004 Boston Red Sox season division American League East
1982 American League Championship Series games team1LeagueDivision American League East
subject surface form: 1982 American League Championship Series
Rick Porcello playsInDivision American League East
this entity surface form: American League East (with Boston Red Sox)
New York Yankees Big Three pitching staff division American League East
this entity surface form: American League East (modern designation of Yankees division)
Harvey’s Wallbangers division American League East
Adley playsInDivision American League East
subject surface form: Adley Rutschman
New York Yankees managers division American League East