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American League Central
LeagueAmerican League
SportMajor League Baseball
Founded1994
No. of teams5
Most recentchampionsCleveland Guardians(2025; 13th title)
Most titlesCleveland Guardians (13)
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The American League Central is one of Major League Baseball's six divisions. This division was formed in the realignment of 1994 by moving three teams from the American League West and two teams from the American League East. Its teams are all located in the Midwestern United States. Along with the National League East, the AL Central is one of two divisions in the Major Leagues in which all of its members have won a World Series title. In fact, each team has captured at least two World Series championships. The Kansas City Royals were the most recent team from the division to win the World Series.[1]

Division membership

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Current members

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  • Chicago White Sox – Founding member; formerly of the AL West
  • Cleveland Guardians – Founding member; formerly of the AL East; known as the Cleveland Indians until 2021
  • Detroit Tigers – Joined in 1998; formerly of the AL East
  • Kansas City Royals – Founding member; formerly of the AL West
  • Minnesota Twins – Founding member; formerly of the AL West

Former member

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  • Milwaukee Brewers – Founding member, moved into the NL Central in 1998

Membership timeline

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Place cursor over year for division champ or World Series team.

AL Central Division[A]
Years
94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
Chicago White Sox
Cleveland Indians ClevelandGuardians[B]
Kansas City Royals
MilwaukeeBrewers[C]  
Minnesota Twins
  Detroit Tigers[C]
  Team not in division   Division won World Series   Division won AL Championship
A The Chicago White Sox, Kansas City Royals, and Minnesota Twins came from the AL West, and the Cleveland Indians and Milwaukee Brewers from the AL East. B The Cleveland Guardians were known as the Cleveland Indians until November 2021. C Due to expansion in 1998 and the placement of the new Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the AL East, the Tigers moved to the Central. To give each league an even number of teams, the Brewers moved to the NL Central.

Champions by year

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The Chicago White Sox and Kansas City Royals are the only teams from the AL Central division to have won the World Series since the league realignment in 1994.

  • Team names link to the season in which each team played
Year Winner Record % Playoff Results
1994§ No playoffs due to 1994–95 Major League Baseball strike
1995 Cleveland Indians (1) 100–44 .694 Won ALDS (Red Sox) 3–0Won ALCS (Mariners) 4–2Lost World Series (Braves) 4–2
1996 Cleveland Indians (2) 99–62 .615 Lost ALDS (Orioles) 3–1
1997 Cleveland Indians (3) 86–75 .534 Won ALDS (Yankees) 3–2Won ALCS (Orioles) 4–2Lost World Series (Marlins) 4–3
1998 Cleveland Indians (4) 89–73 .549 Won ALDS (Red Sox) 3–1Lost ALCS (Yankees) 4–2
1999 Cleveland Indians (5) 97–65 .599 Lost ALDS (Red Sox) 3–2
2000 Chicago White Sox (1) 95–67 .586 Lost ALDS (Mariners) 3–0
2001 Cleveland Indians (6) 91–71 .562 Lost ALDS (Mariners) 3–2
2002 Minnesota Twins (1) 94–67 .584 Won ALDS (Athletics) 3–2Lost ALCS (Angels) 4–1
2003 Minnesota Twins (2) 90–72 .556 Lost ALDS (Yankees) 3–1
2004 Minnesota Twins (3) 92–70 .568 Lost ALDS (Yankees) 3–1
2005 Chicago White Sox (2) 99–63 .611 Won ALDS (Red Sox) 3–0Won ALCS (Angels) 4–1Won World Series (Astros) 4–0
2006 Minnesota Twins (4) 96–66 .593 Lost ALDS (Athletics) 3–0
2007 Cleveland Indians (7) 96–66 .593 Won ALDS (Yankees) 3–1Lost ALCS (Red Sox) 4–3
2008 Chicago White Sox (3)** 89–74 .546 Lost ALDS (Rays) 3–1
2009 Minnesota Twins (5)# 87–76 .534 Lost ALDS (Yankees) 3–0
2010 Minnesota Twins (6) 94–68 .580 Lost ALDS (Yankees) 3–0
2011 Detroit Tigers (1) 95–67 .586 Won ALDS (Yankees) 3–2Lost ALCS (Rangers) 4–2
2012 Detroit Tigers (2) 88–74 .543 Won ALDS (Athletics) 3–2Won ALCS (Yankees) 4–0Lost World Series (Giants) 4–0
2013 Detroit Tigers (3) 93–69 .574 Won ALDS (Athletics) 3–2Lost ALCS (Red Sox) 4–2
2014 Detroit Tigers (4) 90–72 .556 Lost ALDS (Orioles) 3–0
2015 Kansas City Royals (1) 95–67 .586 Won ALDS (Astros) 3–2Won ALCS (Blue Jays) 4–2Won World Series (Mets) 4–1
2016 Cleveland Indians (8) 94–67 .584 Won ALDS (Red Sox) 3–0Won ALCS (Blue Jays) 4–1Lost World Series (Cubs) 4–3
2017 Cleveland Indians (9) 102–60 .630 Lost ALDS (Yankees) 3–2
2018 Cleveland Indians (10) 91–71 .562 Lost ALDS (Astros) 3–0
2019 Minnesota Twins (7) 101–61 .623 Lost ALDS (Yankees) 3–0
2020*** Minnesota Twins (8) 36–24 .600 Lost ALWC (Astros) 2–0
2021 Chicago White Sox (4) 93–69 .574 Lost ALDS (Astros) 3–1
2022 Cleveland Guardians (11) 92–70 .568 Won ALWC (Rays) 2–0Lost ALDS (Yankees) 3–2
2023 Minnesota Twins (9) 87–75 .537 Won ALWC (Blue Jays) 2–0Lost ALDS (Astros) 3–1
2024 Cleveland Guardians (12) 92–69 .571 Won ALDS (Tigers) 3–2Lost ALCS (Yankees) 4–1
2025 Cleveland Guardians (13) 88–74 .543 Lost ALWC (Tigers) 2–1

* Due to the 1994 Major League Baseball strike starting August 12, no winner was determined. The Chicago White Sox were leading at the time that the strike began.

** In 2008, the Minnesota Twins and Chicago White Sox finished the season with the identical records. The White Sox won the one-game playoff 1–0.

# In 2009, the Minnesota Twins and Detroit Tigers finished the season with identical records. The Twins won the one-game playoff 6–5 in 12 innings.

*** Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the season was shortened to 60 games. By virtue of the eight-team postseason format used for that season, division runner-up Cleveland also qualified for the playoffs. The Indians were tied with the Chicago White Sox but won the runner-up honors with a better head-to-head record (Indians won the season series 8–2 over the White Sox).

Other postseason teams

[edit] Main article: List of American League Wild Card winners

In 1994, the Cleveland Indians were sitting atop the wild-card standings and would have qualified for the postseason as the AL's first wild card but on August 12 of that year, the season came to an early end due to a players strike, cancelling the remainder of the regular season and postseason. The 2006 Detroit Tigers were the first team from the Central to qualify as the wild card. MLB revamped the postseason starting in 2012, creating a new single-game playoff where two wildcards competed against each other while the division winners each received a bye. The winner of the American League wild card game moved on to face the top-seeded team of the AL in the American League Division Series. In 2013, the Indians became the first team from the AL Central to qualify as a wild card under the new postseason format. In 2014, the Kansas City Royals ended a 29-year postseason drought returning to the playoffs for the first time since winning the World Series in 1985.

In 2020 only, eight teams, including the three division winners, played in a best-of-three Wild Card Series, with the winners advancing to the Division Series. Starting in 2022, the Wild Card field was increased to three teams, and along with the lowest-ranked division winner, qualified for the best-of-three Wild Card Series to determine the remaining two slots in the Division Series.

Year Winner Record % GB Playoff Results
2006 Detroit Tigers 95–67 .586 1 Won ALDS (Yankees) 3–1Won ALCS (Athletics) 4–0Lost World Series (Cardinals) 4–1
2013 Cleveland Indians 92–70 .568 1 Lost ALWC (Rays)
2014 Kansas City Royals 89–73 .549 1 Won ALWC (Athletics)Won ALDS (Angels) 3–0Won ALCS (Orioles) 4–0Lost World Series (Giants) 4–3
2017 Minnesota Twins 85–77 .525 17 Lost ALWC (Yankees)
2020† Cleveland Indians 35–25 .583 1 Lost ALWC (Yankees) 2–0
Chicago White Sox 35–25 .583 1 Lost ALWC (Athletics) 2–1
2024 Kansas City Royals** 86–76 .531 6+1⁄2 Won ALWC (Orioles) 2–0Lost ALDS (Yankees) 3–1
Detroit Tigers** 86–76 .531 6+1⁄2 Won ALWC (Astros) 2–0Lost ALDS (Guardians) 3–2
2025 Detroit Tigers*** 87–75 .537 1 Won ALWC (Guardians) 2–1Lost ALDS (Mariners) 3–2

† – Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the season was shortened to 60 games. The White Sox were tied with the Cleveland Indians but lost the runner-up honors due to an inferior head-to-head record (White Sox lost the season series 2–8 to the Indians).

(**) The Tigers and Royals were tied for the 2nd Wild Card spot, but the Royals earned the tiebreaker by virtue of winning the regular season series 7–6.

(***) Finished with the same record as the Houston Astros, but won the third wild-card spot due to the Tigers winning the season series 4–2.

Season results

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(#) Denotes team that won the World Series
(#) Denotes team that won the American League pennant, but lost World Series
(#) Denotes team that qualified for the MLB postseason
Season Team (record)
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
  • 1994: The American League Central was formed with five members. The Cleveland Indians and Milwaukee Brewers joined from the American League East. The Chicago White Sox, Kansas City Royals and Minnesota Twins joined from the American League West. Due to the player's strike, the remainder of the season was cancelled on August 12. The postseason and World Series was also cancelled.
1994 Chicago White Sox (67–46) Cleveland (66–47) Kansas City (64–51) Minnesota (53–60) Milwaukee (53–62)
1995 (1) Cleveland (100–44) Kansas City (70–74) Chicago White Sox (68–76) Milwaukee (65–79) Minnesota (56–88)
1996 (1) Cleveland (99–62) Chicago White Sox (85–77) Milwaukee (80–82) Minnesota (78–84) Kansas City (75–86)
1997 (3) Cleveland (86–75) Chicago White Sox (80–81) Milwaukee (78–83) Minnesota (68–94) Kansas City (67–94)
  • 1998: The Detroit Tigers joined from the American League East. The Milwaukee Brewers left to join the National League Central.
1998 (2) Cleveland (89–73) Chicago White Sox (80–82) Kansas City (72–89) Minnesota (70–92) Detroit (65–97)
1999 (1) Cleveland (97–65) Chicago White Sox (75–86) Detroit (69–92) Kansas City (64–97) Minnesota (63–97)
2000 (1) Chicago White Sox (95–67) Cleveland (90–72) Detroit (79–83) Kansas City (77–85) Minnesota (69–93)
2001 (3) Cleveland (91–71) Minnesota (85–77) Chicago White Sox (83–79) Detroit (66–96) Kansas City (65–97)
2002 (3) Minnesota (94–67) Chicago White Sox (81–81) Cleveland (74–88) Kansas City (62–100) Detroit (55–106)
2003 (3) Minnesota (90–72) Chicago White Sox (86–76) Kansas City (83–79) Cleveland (68–94) Detroit (43–119)
2004 (3) Minnesota[a] (92–70) Chicago White Sox (83–79) Cleveland (80–82) Detroit (72–90) Kansas City (58–104)
2005 (1) Chicago White Sox (99–63) Cleveland (93–69) Minnesota (83–79) Detroit (71–91) Kansas City (56–106)
2006 (2) Minnesota (96–66) (4) Detroit (95–67) Chicago White Sox (90–72) Cleveland (78–84) Kansas City (62–100)
2007 (2) Cleveland[b] (96–66) Detroit (88–74) Minnesota (79–83) Chicago White Sox (72–90) Kansas City (69–93)
2008 (3) Chicago White Sox[c] (89–74) Minnesota (88–75) Cleveland (81–81) Kansas City (75–87) Detroit (74–88)
2009 (3) Minnesota[d] (87–76) Detroit (86–77) Chicago White Sox (79–83) Cleveland (65–97) Kansas City (65–97)
2010 (2) Minnesota (94–68) Chicago White Sox (88–74) Detroit (81–81) Cleveland (69–93) Kansas City (67–95)
2011 (3) Detroit (95–67) Cleveland (80–82) Chicago White Sox (79–83) Kansas City (71–91) Minnesota (63–99)
2012 (3) Detroit (88–74) Chicago White Sox (85–77) Kansas City (72–90) Cleveland (68–94) Minnesota (66–96)
2013 (3) Detroit (93–69) (4) Cleveland (92–70) Kansas City (86–76) Minnesota (66–96) Chicago White Sox (63–99)
2014 (3) Detroit (90–72) (4) Kansas City (89–73) Cleveland (85–77) Chicago White Sox (73–89) Minnesota (70–92)
2015 (1) Kansas City (95–67) Minnesota (83–79) Cleveland (81–80) Chicago White Sox (76–86) Detroit (74–87)
2016 (2) Cleveland (94–67) Detroit (86–75) Kansas City (81–81) Chicago White Sox (78–84) Minnesota (59–103)
2017 (1) Cleveland (102–60) (5) Minnesota (85–77) Kansas City (80–82) Chicago White Sox (67–95) Detroit (64–98)
2018 (3) Cleveland (91–71) Minnesota (78–84) Detroit (64–98) Chicago White Sox (62–100) Kansas City (58–104)
2019 (3) Minnesota (101–61) Cleveland (93–69) Chicago White Sox (72–89) Kansas City (59–103) Detroit (47–114)
  • 2020: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the season was shortened to 60 games. The postseason field was expanded to eight teams and the wild-card round became a best-of-three series.
2020 (3) Minnesota (36–24) (4) Cleveland[e] (35–25) (7) Chicago White Sox (35–25) Kansas City (26–34) Detroit (23–35)
2021 (3) Chicago White Sox (93–69) Cleveland (80–82) Detroit (77–85) Kansas City (74–88) Minnesota (73–89)
  • 2022: The Cleveland Indians were rebranded as the Cleveland Guardians following the name and logo controversy surrounding the brand.
2022 (3) Cleveland (92–70) Chicago White Sox (81–81) Minnesota (78–84) Detroit (66–96) Kansas City (65–97)
2023 (3) Minnesota (87–75) Detroit (78–84) Cleveland (76–86) Chicago White Sox (61–101) Kansas City (56–106)
2024 (2) Cleveland (92–69) (5) Kansas City[f] (86–76) (6) Detroit[f] (86–76) Minnesota (82–80) Chicago White Sox (41–121)
2025 (3) Cleveland (88–74) (6) Detroit[g] (87–75) Kansas City (82–80) Minnesota (70–92) Chicago White Sox (60–102)
Notes and Tiebreakers
  • a Minnesota and Anaheim of the American League West were tied for the second and third seed, but the Twins were relegated to the third seed by losing the season series 5–4.
  • b Cleveland and Boston of the American League East were tied for the first and second seed, but the Indians were relegated to the second seed by losing the season series 5–2.
  • c Chicago and Minnesota were tied for the division championship and played in a tie-breaker game. The White Sox won 1–0 to claim the division crown.
  • d Minnesota and Detroit were tied for the division championship and played in a tie-breaker game. The Twins won 6–5 in 12 innings to claim the division crown.
  • e Cleveland and Chicago were tied for the fourth and seventh seed, but the Indians claimed the fourth seed by winning the season series 8–2.
  • f Kansas City and Detroit were tied for the fifth seed and the second Wild Card berth, but the Royals claimed the second Wild Card spot by winning the season series 7–6.
  • g Detroit and Houston of the American League West were tied for the third Wild Card berth, but the Tigers clinched the final postseason spot by winning the season series 4–2.

AL Central statistics

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Team Division championships Postseason records[a]
Number Year(s) Most recent Wild Card[b] ALWC ALDS ALCS World Series
Current Teams in Division
Cleveland Guardians[c] 13 1995–1999, 2001, 2007, 2016–2018, 2022, 2024–2025 2025 2 1–2 6–6 3–3 0–3
Minnesota Twins 9 2002–2004, 2006, 2009*, 2010, 2019–2020, 2023 2023 1 1–2 1–7 0–1 0–0
Chicago White Sox 4 2000, 2005, 2008*, 2021 2021 1 0–1 1–3 1–0 1–0
Detroit Tigers 4 2011–2014 2014 3 1–0 4–3 2–2 0–2
Kansas City Royals 1 2015 2015 2 2–0 2–1 2–0 1–1
Former Team in Division
Milwaukee Brewers† 0 — — — — 0–0 0–0 0–0
Total 30 1995–present 2024 8 5‍–‍5 14‍–‍20 8‍–‍6 2‍–‍6

* – Won division via tiebreaker † indicates no longer in division or part of AL since 1998

Totals updated through conclusion of the 2024 postseason.

Rivalries

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  • Twins–White Sox rivalry

See also

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  • American League East
  • American League West
  • National League East
  • National League Central
  • National League West

Notes

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  1. ^ Reflects postseason record of each team only during the team's time as a member of the AL Central
  2. ^ Number of times qualifying as a wild card team
  3. ^ Formerly known as Cleveland Indians

References

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  1. ^ "Kansas City Royals Beat New York Mets 7-2 to Win World Series". grasswire.com. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
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  • Owners and executives
  • Managers
  • Opening Day starting pitchers
  • No-hitters
  • Award winners
  • First-round draft picks
  • Broadcasters
Ballparks
  • League Park
  • Cleveland Stadium
  • Progressive Field
  • Spring training: Athletic Park
  • Heinemann Park
  • Henley Field
  • Terry Park Ballfield
  • Clearwater Athletic Field
  • Hi Corbett Field
  • Chain of Lakes Park
  • Goodyear Ballpark
Culture and lore
  • 1910 Chalmers Award
  • 1948 AL tie-breaker game
  • 1994 corked bat incident
  • "The Bug Game" (2007)
  • 2013 AL Wild Card Game
  • 2021 MLB Little League Classic
  • 22-game win streak
  • The Longest Scoreless Tie
  • Addie Joss Benefit Game
  • Addie Joss' perfect game
  • Armando Galarraga's near-perfect game
  • Chief Wahoo
  • "Cleveland Rocks"
  • Cleveland sports curse
  • Curse of Rocky Colavito
  • Guardians of Traffic
  • Indians name and logo controversy
  • John Adams
  • Len Barker's perfect game
  • Major League
  • Major League II
  • Moneyball
  • Philadelphia Athletics 18, Cleveland Indians 17 (1932)
  • Slider
  • Ten-Cent Beer Night
  • The Catch
  • The Kid from Cleveland
  • The Pitch That Killed
Rivalries
  • Ohio Cup
    • Cincinnati Reds
Key personnel
  • Owner/Chairman/CEO: Paul J. Dolan
  • President: Chris Antonetti
  • General manager: Mike Chernoff
  • Manager: Stephen Vogt
Postseason appearances (18)
  • 1920
  • 1948
  • 1954
  • 1995
  • 1996
  • 1997
  • 1998
  • 1999
  • 2001
  • 2007
  • 2013
  • 2016
  • 2017
  • 2018
  • 2020
  • 2022
  • 2024
  • 2025
Division championships (13)
  • 1995
  • 1996
  • 1997
  • 1998
  • 1999
  • 2001
  • 2007
  • 2016
  • 2017
  • 2018
  • 2022
  • 2024
  • 2025
American League pennants (6)
  • 1920
  • 1948
  • 1954
  • 1995
  • 1997
  • 2016
World Series championships (2)
  • 1920
  • 1948
Hall of Famers
  • Averill
  • Boudreau
  • Coveleski
  • Doby
  • Dudley (FCFA)
  • Feller
  • Flick
  • Graney (FCFA)
  • Hamilton (FCFA)
  • Joss
  • Lajoie
  • Lemon
  • Sewell
  • Speaker
  • Thome
  • Wynn
Minors
  • Triple-A: Columbus Clippers
  • Double-A: Akron RubberDucks
  • High-A: Lake County Captains
  • Single-A: Hill City Howlers
  • Rookie: Arizona Complex League Guardians
  • Dominican Summer League Guardians Goryl
  • Dominican Summer League Guardians Mendoza
Seasons (132)
1890s
  • 1890
  • 1891
  • 1892
  • 1893
  • 1894
  • 1895
  • 1896
  • 1897
  • 1898
  • 1899
1900s
  • 1900
  • 1901
  • 1902
  • 1903
  • 1904
  • 1905
  • 1906
  • 1907
  • 1908
  • 1909
1910s
  • 1910
  • 1911
  • 1912
  • 1913
  • 1914
  • 1915
  • 1916
  • 1917
  • 1918
  • 1919
1920s
  • 1920
  • 1921
  • 1922
  • 1923
  • 1924
  • 1925
  • 1926
  • 1927
  • 1928
  • 1929
1930s
  • 1930
  • 1931
  • 1932
  • 1933
  • 1934
  • 1935
  • 1936
  • 1937
  • 1938
  • 1939
1940s
  • 1940
  • 1941
  • 1942
  • 1943
  • 1944
  • 1945
  • 1946
  • 1947
  • 1948
  • 1949
1950s
  • 1950
  • 1951
  • 1952
  • 1953
  • 1954
  • 1955
  • 1956
  • 1957
  • 1958
  • 1959
1960s
  • 1960
  • 1961
  • 1962
  • 1963
  • 1964
  • 1965
  • 1966
  • 1967
  • 1968
  • 1969
1970s
  • 1970
  • 1971
  • 1972
  • 1973
  • 1974
  • 1975
  • 1976
  • 1977
  • 1978
  • 1979
1980s
  • 1980
  • 1981
  • 1982
  • 1983
  • 1984
  • 1985
  • 1986
  • 1987
  • 1988
  • 1989
1990s
  • 1990
  • 1991
  • 1992
  • 1993
  • 1994
  • 1995
  • 1996
  • 1997
  • 1998
  • 1999
2000s
  • 2000
  • 2001
  • 2002
  • 2003
  • 2004
  • 2005
  • 2006
  • 2007
  • 2008
  • 2009
2010s
  • 2010
  • 2011
  • 2012
  • 2013
  • 2014
  • 2015
  • 2016
  • 2017
  • 2018
  • 2019
2020s
  • 2020
  • 2021
  • 2022
  • 2023
  • 2024
  • 2025
  • 2026
  • v
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  • e
Detroit Tigers
  • Established in 1894
  • Based in Detroit, Michigan
Franchise
  • History
  • Seasons
  • Records
  • No-hitters
  • Award winners and league leaders
  • Players
  • First-round draft picks
  • Managers
  • Coaches
  • Owners and executives
  • Opening Day starting pitchers
Ballparks
  • Bennett Park
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Comerica Park
  • Spring training: Whittington Park
  • Plant Field
  • Bosse Field
  • Henley Field
  • Joker Marchant Stadium
Culture
  • T206 Ty Cobb
  • Li'l Rastus
  • Paws
  • "Detroit Rock City"
  • "The Bird"
  • The Bird: The Life and Legacy of Mark Fidrych
  • One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story
  • Magnum, P.I. (reboot)
  • Tiger Town
  • Cobb
  • For Love of the Game
  • The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg
  • Bless You Boys
  • "The Singing Hot Dog Man"
  • "Roar (song)"
  • Ball Park Franks
  • Gmac Cash
Lore
  • 1910 Chalmers Award
  • 1912 suspension of Ty Cobb
    • replacement players
  • Disco Demolition Night
  • 2009 AL Central tie-breaker game
  • 28-out perfect game
  • MLB in Omaha
Retired numbers
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 5
  • 6
  • 10
  • 11
  • 16
  • 23
  • 42
  • 47
Minor league affiliates
  • Player overview
  • Triple-A: Toledo Mud Hens
  • Double-A: Erie SeaWolves
  • High-A: West Michigan Whitecaps
  • Single-A: Lakeland Flying Tigers
  • Rookie: FCL Tigers
  • DSL Tigers 1
  • DSL Tigers 2
Key personnel
  • Owner: Christopher Ilitch
  • President of baseball operations: Scott Harris
  • General manager: Jeff Greenberg
  • Manager: A. J. Hinch
World Serieschampionships (4)
  • 1935
  • 1945
  • 1968
  • 1984
American League pennants (11)
  • American League: 1907
  • 1908
  • 1909
  • 1934
  • 1935
  • 1940
  • 1945
  • 1968
  • 1984
  • 2006
  • 2012
Division titles (7)
  • East: 1972
  • 1984
  • 1987
  • Central: 2011
  • 2012
  • 2013
  • 2014
Wild card berths (3)
  • 2006
  • 2024
  • 2025
Broadcasters
  • TV: FanDuel Sports Network Detroit
    • Jason Benetti
    • Dan Petry
    • Andy Dirks
  • Radio: Detroit Tigers Radio Network
    • WXYT-FM
    • Dan Dickerson
    • Bobby Scales
  • History: List of Detroit Tigers broadcasters
Seasons (124)
1900s1900 · 1901 · 1902 · 1903 · 1904 · 1905 · 1906 · 1907 · 1908 · 1909
1910s
  • 1910
  • 1911
  • 1912
  • 1913
  • 1914
  • 1915
  • 1916
  • 1917
  • 1918
  • 1919
1920s
  • 1920
  • 1921
  • 1922
  • 1923
  • 1924
  • 1925
  • 1926
  • 1927
  • 1928
  • 1929
1930s
  • 1930
  • 1931
  • 1932
  • 1933
  • 1934
  • 1935
  • 1936
  • 1937
  • 1938
  • 1939
1940s
  • 1940
  • 1941
  • 1942
  • 1943
  • 1944
  • 1945
  • 1946
  • 1947
  • 1948
  • 1949
1950s
  • 1950
  • 1951
  • 1952
  • 1953
  • 1954
  • 1955
  • 1956
  • 1957
  • 1958
  • 1959
1960s
  • 1960
  • 1961
  • 1962
  • 1963
  • 1964
  • 1965
  • 1966
  • 1967
  • 1968
  • 1969
1970s
  • 1970
  • 1971
  • 1972
  • 1973
  • 1974
  • 1975
  • 1976
  • 1977
  • 1978
  • 1979
1980s
  • 1980
  • 1981
  • 1982
  • 1983
  • 1984
  • 1985
  • 1986
  • 1987
  • 1988
  • 1989
1990s
  • 1990
  • 1991
  • 1992
  • 1993
  • 1994
  • 1995
  • 1996
  • 1997
  • 1998
  • 1999
2000s
  • 2000
  • 2001
  • 2002
  • 2003
  • 2004
  • 2005
  • 2006
  • 2007
  • 2008
  • 2009
2010s
  • 2010
  • 2011
  • 2012
  • 2013
  • 2014
  • 2015
  • 2016
  • 2017
  • 2018
  • 2019
2020s
  • 2020
  • 2021
  • 2022
  • 2023
  • 2024
  • 2025
  • 2026
  • v
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Kansas City Royals
  • Established in 1969
  • Based in Kansas City, Missouri
Franchise
  • History
  • Expansion and draft
  • Seasons
  • Current roster
  • Owners and executives
  • Managers
  • Opening Day starting pitchers
  • All-time roster
  • First-round draft picks
  • Records
  • No-hitters
  • Awards and league leaders
  • Royals Academy
  • Broadcasting
    • FanDuel Sports Network Kansas City
    • KSMO-TV
Ballparks Municipal Stadium Kauffman Stadium New Royals Stadium (proposed) Spring training Terry Park Baseball City Stadium Surprise Stadium
Culture
  • Sluggerrr
  • Denny Matthews
  • Ryan Lefebvre
  • George Toma
  • American Royal
  • "Royals" (song)
Lore
  • Pine Tar Incident
  • The Call
  • 2014 AL Wild Card Game
  • "A drive into deep left field by Castellanos"
  • MLB in Omaha
  • Bo Knows
Team Hall of Fame
  • Steve Busby
  • Amos Otis
  • Dick Howser
  • Cookie Rojas
  • Paul Splittorff
  • Dennis Leonard
  • Hal McRae
  • Joe Burke
  • Larry Gura
  • Freddie Patek
  • Ewing Kauffman
  • George Brett
  • Frank White
  • Muriel Kauffman
  • John Mayberry
  • Dan Quisenberry
  • Whitey Herzog
  • Willie Wilson
  • Jeff Montgomery
  • Denny Matthews
  • Bret Saberhagen
  • Mark Gubicza
  • Art Stewart
  • Kevin Appier
  • Mike Sweeney
  • Ned Yost
  • Bo Jackson
  • Cedric Tallis
  • Alex Gordon
Retired numbers
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 42
Minor leagueaffiliates Triple-A Omaha Storm Chasers Double-A Northwest Arkansas Naturals High-A Quad Cities River Bandits Single-A Columbia Fireflies Rookie ACL Royals DSL Royals Fortuna DSL Royals Ventura
Key personnel
  • Owner: John Sherman
  • President of baseball operations & general manager: J. J. Picollo
  • Manager: Matt Quatraro
World Serieschampionships (2)
  • 1985
  • 2015
American Leaguepennants (4)
  • 1980
  • 1985
  • 2014
  • 2015
Division titles West 1976 1977 1978 1980 1981 (second half) 1984 1985 Central 2015 Wild Card 2014 2024
Seasons (58)
1960s
  • 1969
1970s
  • 1970
  • 1971
  • 1972
  • 1973
  • 1974
  • 1975
  • 1976
  • 1977
  • 1978
  • 1979
1980s
  • 1980
  • 1981
  • 1982
  • 1983
  • 1984
  • 1985
  • 1986
  • 1987
  • 1988
  • 1989
1990s
  • 1990
  • 1991
  • 1992
  • 1993
  • 1994
  • 1995
  • 1996
  • 1997
  • 1998
  • 1999
2000s
  • 2000
  • 2001
  • 2002
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  • 2004
  • 2005
  • 2006
  • 2007
  • 2008
  • 2009
2010s
  • 2010
  • 2011
  • 2012
  • 2013
  • 2014
  • 2015
  • 2016
  • 2017
  • 2018
  • 2019
2020s
  • 2020
  • 2021
  • 2022
  • 2023
  • 2024
  • 2025
  • 2026
  • v
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  • e
Minnesota Twins
  • Established in 1901
  • Formerly the Washington Senators
  • Based in Minneapolis, Minnesota (Twin Cities)
Franchise
  • History
    • in Washington, D.C.
  • Seasons
  • Records
  • No-hitters
  • Awards
  • Players
  • Managers
  • Owners and executives
  • Broadcasters
  • First-round draft picks
  • Opening Day starting pitchers
Ballparks
  • American League Park
  • National Park
  • Griffith Stadium
  • Metropolitan Stadium
  • Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
  • Target Field
  • Spring Training: Plant Field
  • Biloxi Stadium
  • Tinker Field
  • Hammond Stadium
Culture and lore
  • Presidential first pitch
  • Homer Hanky
  • Little Big League
  • Major League: Back to the Minors
  • Continental League
  • "We're Gonna Win Twins"
  • "Marching On Together"
  • AL Central tie-breaker games
    • 2008
    • 2009
  • Damn Yankees
    • musical
    • 1958 film
    • 1967 film
    • The Year the Yankees Lost the Pennant
  • 2001 Major League Baseball contraction plan
  • Statue of Calvin Griffith
  • "And we'll see you tomorrow night!"
  • Morris-Smoltz Game 7 pitching duel
  • 0-18 finally ends
Rivalries
  • Chicago White Sox
Key personnel
  • Owner: Pohlad family
  • Chairman: Tom Pohlad
  • President: Dave St. Peter
  • Chief baseball officer: Vacant
  • General manager: Jeremy Zoll
  • Manager: Derek Shelton
World Serieschampionships (3)
  • 1924
  • 1987
  • 1991
Pennants (6)
  • American League: 1924
  • 1925
  • 1933
  • 1965
  • 1987
  • 1991
Division titles (13) West 1969 1970 1987 1991 Central 2002 2003 2004 2006 2009 2010 2019 2020 2023
Wild Card titles (1) 2017
Minor league affiliates Selected current minor league players Triple-A St. Paul Saints Double-A Wichita Wind Surge High-A Cedar Rapids Kernels Single-A Fort Myers Mighty Mussels Rookie FCL Twins DSL Twins
Seasons (126)
1900s
  • 1901
  • 1902
  • 1903
  • 1904
  • 1905
  • 1906
  • 1907
  • 1908
  • 1909
1910s
  • 1910
  • 1911
  • 1912
  • 1913
  • 1914
  • 1915
  • 1916
  • 1917
  • 1918
  • 1919
1920s
  • 1920
  • 1921
  • 1922
  • 1923
  • 1924
  • 1925
  • 1926
  • 1927
  • 1928
  • 1929
1930s
  • 1930
  • 1931
  • 1932
  • 1933
  • 1934
  • 1935
  • 1936
  • 1937
  • 1938
  • 1939
1940s
  • 1940
  • 1941
  • 1942
  • 1943
  • 1944
  • 1945
  • 1946
  • 1947
  • 1948
  • 1949
1950s
  • 1950
  • 1951
  • 1952
  • 1953
  • 1954
  • 1955
  • 1956
  • 1957
  • 1958
  • 1959
1960s
  • 1960
  • 1961
  • 1962
  • 1963
  • 1964
  • 1965
  • 1966
  • 1967
  • 1968
  • 1969
1970s
  • 1970
  • 1971
  • 1972
  • 1973
  • 1974
  • 1975
  • 1976
  • 1977
  • 1978
  • 1979
1980s
  • 1980
  • 1981
  • 1982
  • 1983
  • 1984
  • 1985
  • 1986
  • 1987
  • 1988
  • 1989
1990s
  • 1990
  • 1991
  • 1992
  • 1993
  • 1994
  • 1995
  • 1996
  • 1997
  • 1998
  • 1999
2000s
  • 2000
  • 2001
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  • 2009
2010s
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  • 2019
2020s
  • 2020
  • 2021
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  • 2023
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  • 2026

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