American League East
Division of Major League Baseball
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| 2024 | New York Yankees win their most recent division championship, marking their 21st overall division title. |
| 2024 | Current division consists of New York Yankees, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Toronto Blue Jays, and Tampa Bay Rays, with the most recent division champion being the New York Yankees. |
| 2024 | New York Yankees won the American League East division with a record of 94-68. They won the ALDS against the Royals 3-1 and the ALCS against the Guardians 4-1, but lost the World Series to the Dodgers 4-1. |
| 2023 | Baltimore Orioles won the American League East division with a record of 101-61, but lost the ALDS to the Rangers 3-0. |
| 2022 | The Major League Baseball postseason expanded to include three division leaders and three wild card teams per league, changing the playoff qualification structure. |
| 2022 | The postseason format was expanded to include three division leaders and three wild card teams per league. |
| 2022 | New York Yankees won the American League East division with a record of 99-63. They won the ALDS against the Guardians 3-2 but lost the ALCS to the Astros 4-0. |
| 2021 | The Boston Red Sox won the right to host the Wild Card Game over the New York Yankees due to their 10-9 regular-season head-to-head record, with both teams finishing the season with identical 92-70 records. |
| 2021 | Tampa Bay Rays won the American League East division with a record of 100-62, but lost the ALDS to the Red Sox 3-1. |
| 2020 | Tampa Bay Rays won the American League East division with a record of 40-20, won the ALWC against Blue Jays, ALDS against Yankees, ALCS against Astros, but lost the World Series to Dodgers. |
| 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 | Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Major League Baseball season was shortened to 60 games, and the Wild Card Series was expanded to eight teams. |
| 2020 | Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the MLB season was shortened to 60 games. An expanded eight-team postseason format allowed the Yankees to qualify for the playoffs as the division runner-up. |
| 2019 | New York Yankees won the American League East division with a record of 103-59. They won the ALDS against the Twins 3-0 but lost the ALCS to the Astros 4-2. |
| 2018 | Boston Red Sox won the American League East division with a record of 108-54. They won the ALDS against the Yankees 3-1, defeated the Astros in the ALCS 4-1, and won the World Series against the Dodgers 4-1. |
| 2016 | The Toronto Blue Jays won the right to host the Wild Card Game over the Baltimore Orioles due to their 10-9 regular-season head-to-head record, with both teams finishing the season with identical 89-73 records. |
| 2013 | The Tampa Bay Rays won a one-game playoff against the Texas Rangers 5-2 to capture the second Wild Card berth, both teams having finished the season with identical 91-71 records. |
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