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The list includes only the modern World Series between the American League (AL) and the National League (NL), not the various 19th-century championship series. The most successful postseason team in MLB history is the New York Yankees, who have achieved three of the four instances of a franchise winning more than two World Series championships ...
The winner of the ALCS wins the AL pennant and advances to the World Series, MLB's championship series, to play the winner of the National League's (NL) Championship Series. The ALCS began in 1969 as a best-of-five playoff and used this format until 1985, when it changed to its current best-of-seven format.
This is the first American League Championship Series since 2016 to not feature the Houston Astros, who were swept by the Detroit Tigers in the Wild Card Series.This brought an end to the Astros' streak of seven consecutive ALCS appearances (2017–2023), the most consecutive LCS appearances in the American League and the second-most consecutive LCS appearances after the Atlanta Braves ...
The Astros run of seven straight ALCS appearances would end in 2024, falling just short of the 1991-1993 / 1995-1999 Braves for the consecutive LCS streak record (MLB did not have a postseason in 1994 due to the 1994-95 Major League Baseball strike). The streak of World Series Texas baseball would also end in 2024.
The Major League Baseball postseason is an elimination tournament conducted after the regular season, by which MLB determines its World Series champion for a given year.. The MLB postseason format has evolved throughout its history, with the number of participating teams increasing from two (for its first six-plus decades) to the current 12, with a special format in 2020 having 16.
The New York Yankees of the AL have played in 41 World Series, winning 27 – the most championship appearances and most victories by any MLB team. The Dodgers and the Yankees are tied for the most losses with 14 each. The St. Louis Cardinals have won 11 championships, the most among NL clubs and second-most all-time behind the Yankees. [3]
Among schools with at least 10 appearances, the USC Trojans hold the best winning percentage at .740 and the most CWS titles. As the College World Series gets underway on Friday, here are the 20 ...
This was the Astros' sixth consecutive appearance in the American League Championship Series (ALCS), an AL record, [5] and the second most consecutive LCS appearances since the Atlanta Braves, who made eight in a row from 1991 to 1999 (not counting the canceled 1994 season). [6]