With one month left, American League teams are heading towards an embarrassing, historic low

There's a widespread assumption that parity is the greatest achievement any sports league can have.

Nobody wants to see elite teams dominate, year in and year out, the thinking goes.

This appreciation for parity is frequently referenced as one of the explanations for the NFL's total and complete ratings domination.

Though this parity is curiously never impacted by the fact that Patrick Mahomes or Tom Brady has won the Super Bowl in seven of the last 12 years, despite Brady having retired three years ago.

Still, if parity is what fans want, boy should they love the American League standings in 2026.

DESPITE COMPLAINTS ABOUT OTHER SPORTS, THE NFL HAS BECOME THE MOST PREDICTABLE LEAGUE IN AMERICA We're barreling toward September and the end of the 2026 regular season, with most teams having just 30–32 games remaining on their schedules.

And this year's AL, particularly the AL West, is on track to make a historic, embarrassing, type of history.

Since the founding of Major League Baseball , there's never been a team in a full season to reach the postseason with a losing record.

Yet with, again, just over a month's worth of games remaining, there are only four teams in the AL with a winning record.

Three of them are in the same division.

It gets worse.

A LAUGHABLY BAD AMERICAN LEAGUE HAS ALLOWED ONE OF BASEBALL'S WORST TEAMS TO CLIMB INTO THE PLAYOFF RACE Not one team in the American League West has a winning record, with the Houston Astros and Texas Rangers both tied at 65-66.

The Seattle Mariners, who both bought and sold at the trade deadline, are in third place at 62-69.

They've been outscored by 61 runs this year.