In 2023, the AL Central was easily the worst division in baseball. It wasn’t in danger of going full 1994 AL West or anything, but at the All-Star break, the Cleveland Guardians were in first place at a dead-even 45-45. All four other teams were below .500. The Minnesota Twins pulled ahead shortly afterward, and while they had a mere 69-65 record at the end of August, it was enough to propel them to the division crown with 87 victories.
To the Twins’ credit, they made the final standings look a smidge better with a hot September, and they even snapped their torturous 18-game playoff losing streak by beating
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