The Braves are expected to be contenders in a highly competitive National League. But in MLB’s modern landscape, everybody plays everyone, so the NL will see all of the American League, as well.

This most recent time this happened in the American League was 1994, when the Rangers led the AL West at 52-62 with a negative-84 run differential when a strike cut the MLB season short.

Houston has been a juggernaut in the American League West since 2017, having won 5 straight division crowns. It’s easy to see how they will be in the middle of it for the rest of the season.

No American League team matches the Astros' seven division titles since 2017. The Dodgers are the only National League team to match Houston in that stretch, and dating back to 2017, no MLB team ...

The American League West is the home of the defending World Series champion Texas Rangers, a team that will once again be formidable. They will have company. The Houston Astros remain a strong ...

Our American League West correspondents deliver prospect reports for their organizations, headlined by an Angels righthander with the potential to move rapidly to Anaheim.

The American League West could very well be home to this season’s World Series champion, AL MVP, AL Cy Young and AL Rookie of the Year when all the dust settles. Yet for all that star power, it ...

Baseball insider Keith Law breaks down his top prospect in the AL West. Trump says Zelenskyy to visit U.S. to sign critical rare minerals deal on Friday The 8 Easiest Countries for Americans to ...

American League West Does Something We Haven't Seen in More than 40 Years as September Hits The race between the Houston Astros, Seattle Mariners and Texas Rangers is the closest we've seen in ...

The average strength of schedule in the American League East is .507, while the average strength of schedule in the American League West is .512. The East has more wins, but they've come a bit easier.

It's time to head on over to the American League in our continuing look at offseason needs. First up, the now-five-team AL West. By Matt Snyder Nov 12, 2012 at 9:14 am ET • 4 min read ...