Inspired by this year's lowly AL West, here are the weakest teams to make MLB's postseason
- AL West: 30 events in the last 90 days
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What happened
With just a few days left in the regular season, the AL West might make a particularly mediocre kind of history. After Tuesday night's games, the Texas Rangers and Houston Astros were tied for first place at 78-79. In fact, no team has made the postseason with a sub-.500 record, unless you count a trio of participants from years the playoffs were temporarily expanded: In the 2020 season shortened by the COVID-19 pan…
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