The American League West has been freed from the dominance of Houston. It was close, but it happened. For the first time in a full season since 2016, the Astros did not win the division. Instead, the ...

When the Texas Rangers returned home on April 20, they were .500 and tied for the division lead with the Athletics. Now, the ...

The AL West heads into 2026 at a crossroads. The division’s longtime power is facing natural turnover, recent champions are working to reassert themselves, and a new contender may finally be ready to ...

Figuring out the penthouse and the outhouse of the American League West going into the 2026 season is the easy part. How the middle shuffles out is where the uncertainty lies. The Seattle Mariners go ...

It hasn’t been the start that many expected for the Seattle Mariners. One of the favorites in the American League heading ...

After ending the Astros’ four-year AL West reign in 2025, the Mariners enter 2026 as consensus division favorites with a balanced roster and elite pitching. Retaining key contributors like Cal Raleigh ...

Cal Raleigh and the Seattle Mariners switched things up in the American League West last season, and got as close as they ever have to making a World Series. After winning their first division title ...

The Houston Astros is not an organization that is accustomed to not winning their division (American League West), let alone missing the playoffs entirely. Since 2017, the Astros have won the AL West ...

It was a year of change in the AL West in 2025. After a historic run of dominance, the Houston Astros finally sputtered out, missing the postseason for the first time since the Obama administration.

Last year halted a stretch of American League West supremacy, with the Houston Astros failing to win the division in a full-length season for the first time since 2016. This one may illustrate, for a ...

With Opening Day just around the corner, the offseason is more or less complete for MLB’s 30 clubs and teams. Until the playoffs begin, teams will be focused on a smaller goal: winning their division.