who leads the american league west in baseball?
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From 1998 (when the NL West expanded to five teams) to 2012, the AL West was the only MLB division with four teams. The current champion of this division is the Houston Astros.
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The Astros have completed 56 seasons in Major League Baseball, qualifying for the postseason eleven times and reaching the World Series three times (2005, 2017 and 2019). Established as an expansion franchise in 1962, the team's first winning season was in 1972.
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['Bill Klem – 5,369 (NL, 1905–1941)', 'Joe West – 5,310 (NL, 1976–1999; MLB, 2002–present)', 'Bruce Froemming – 5,163 (NL, 1971–1999; ML, 2000–2007)', 'Gerry Davis – 4,806 (NL, 1982–1999; ML, 2000–present)', 'Tommy Connolly – 4,768 (NL, 1898–1900; AL, 1901–1932)', 'Doug Harvey – 4,673 (NL, 1962–1992)']
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The 2019 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 2019 season. The 115th edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff between the American League champion Houston Astros and the National League champion Washington Nationals.
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The American League Championship Series (ALCS) is a best-of-seven playoff and one of two League Championship Series comprising the penultimate round of Major League Baseball's (MLB) postseason. It is contested by the winners of the two American League (AL) Division Series.
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The Eastern and Western conference champions play a best-of-seven game series to determine the league champion. The winners of the Finals are awarded the Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy, which replaced the Walter A. Brown Trophy in 1983.
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The Houston Astros won the 2017 World Series in 7 games against the Los Angeles Dodgers on November 1, 2017, winning their first World Series since their creation in 1962. The Boston Red Sox won the 2018 World Series, defeating the Los Angeles Dodgers in 5 games for their fourth title since 2004.
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It is no shock that California boasts the most baseball superstars. However, they almost double Texas with a total of 167 players. With this many players, they can boast an all-star lineup and pitching staff.
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['Andrew Vaughn, 1B, White Sox. ... ', 'Nick Madrigal, SS, White Sox. ... ', 'Spencer Howard, RHP, Phillies. ... ', 'JJ Bleday, OF, Marlins. ... ', 'Ian Anderson, RHP, Braves. ... ', 'Shane Baz, RHP, Rays. ... ', 'Grayson Rodriguez, RHP, Orioles. ... ', 'Drew Waters, OF, Braves.']
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Trout wins 2019 AL MVP Trout edged out Astros third baseman Alex Bregman by getting 17 of 30 first-place votes and 355 total points.
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The division was formed in 1960 as the American Football League's Western Division. ... Each of the four AFC West teams won a division title in the first four years of the realignment – Oakland in 2002, Kansas City in 2003, San Diego in 2004 and Denver in 2005.
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Major League Baseball (MLB) is an American professional baseball organization and the oldest of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada. A total of 30 teams play in Major League Baseball: 15 teams in the National League (NL) and 15 in the American League (AL).
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['Nolan Arenado, Colorado Rockies.', 'Xander Bogaerts, Boston Red Sox.', 'Nelson Cruz, Minnesota Twins.', 'George Springer, Houston Astros.', 'Ketel Marte, Arizona Diamondbacks.']
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['Baltimore Orioles. Oriole Park. 333 West Camden Street. ... ', 'Boston Red Sox. Fenway Park. 4 Jersey Street. ... ', 'Chicago White Sox. Guaranteed Rate Field. ... ', 'Cleveland Indians. Progressive Field. ... ', 'Detroit Tigers. Comerica Park. ... ', 'Houston Astros. Minute Maid Park. ... ', 'Kansas City Royals. Kauffman Stadium. ... ', 'Los Angeles Angels. Angel Stadium.']
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1) Mike Trout, OF, Angels (2019 rank: 1) 1 spot in the rankings after winning his third career American League Most Valuable Player Award in 2019.
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The Seattle Mariners are the only current MLB franchise that has never appeared in a World Series; the San Diego Padres, Colorado Rockies, Texas Rangers, Tampa Bay Rays, and Milwaukee Brewers have all played in the Series but have never won it.
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['100) Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 99) Bo Bichette. 98) Joc Pederson. 97) Eloy Jiménez. 96) José Abreu. ... ', '75) Aroldis Chapman. 74) Josh Hader. 73) Kirby Yates. 72) Max Kepler. 71) Nick Castellanos. ... ', '50) José Ramírez. 49) Jeff McNeil. 48) Patrick Corbin. 47) Mike Clevinger. ... ', '25) Ketel Marte. 24) Pete Alonso. 23) Javier Báez. 22) Xander Bogaerts.']