This Division Series saw the Yankees defeat the Twins, 3–0. The Angels and Yankees each swept their respective series in three games. Since the advent of division series play in 1995, this is the first time that the winners of both divisional series swept their opponents. The Yankees went on to defeat the Angels 4–2 in the AL Championship Series (ALCS), and defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 4–2 to win the 2009 World Series.

Game 3 of the Twins–Yankees series was the final Major League Baseball game at the Metrodome, as the Twins moved into their new home stadium, Target Field, starting with the 2010 season.

The Twins and Detroit Tigers finished the 162-game schedule in a first-place tie atop the American League Central and played a one-game playoff at the Metrodome on Tuesday, October 6^th that was won by the Twins, 6–5, in twelve innings, giving them the division championship and a postseason berth.