Here’s a look at the updated standings across the league now that the White Sox are officially out of the postseason picture.
American League
Leaders
New York Yankees, 73-51
Cleveland Guardians, 72-51
Houston Astros, 66-56
Wild Card
Baltimore Orioles, 72-51
Minnesota Twins, 70-53
Kansas City Royals, 68-55
Outside postseason bubble
Boston Red Sox, 64-57
Seattle Mariners, 63-61
Tampa Bay Rays, 61-61
Detroit Tigers, 60-64
Toronto Blue Jays, 57-66
Texas Rangers, 56-68
Los Angeles Angels, 53-69
Oakland Athletics, 53-70
Chicago White Sox, 30-94 (eliminated from postseason contention)
National League
Leaders
Philadelphia Phillies, 73-50
Los Angeles Dodgers, 72-52
Milwaukee Brewers, 71-52
Wild Card
San Diego Padres, 69-54
Arizona Diamondbacks, 69-55
Atlanta Braves, 64-58
Outside postseason bubble
New York Mets, 64-59
San Francisco Giants, 62-63
St. Louis Cardinals, 61-62
Chicago Cubs, 61-63
Cincinnati Reds, 60-63
Pittsburgh Pirates, 58-64
Washington Nationals, 55-69
Colorado Rockies, 45-78
Miami Marlins, 45-78
The White Sox are out of postseason contention earlier than any MLB team last season. In 2023, Oakland Athletics became the first team mathematically eliminated on Aug. 25, while the White Sox were technically in contention until Sept. 11.
With 38 games remaining in the season, the White Sox could win at most 68 games. That would not be enough to win the team a division lead or wild card spot, even if all other teams lose out.
The White Sox’s disappointing 2024 season has featured everything from a 21-game losing streak that matched an AL record, to the firing of manager Pedro Grifol and a planned decrease in season ticket prices for 2025.
Now the franchise faces the prospect of another ignoble marker by setting a new record for losses in a single MLB season. The 1962 New York Mets currently hold the record with a 40-120 mark in the team’s first season, so the White Sox could set a new standard by going 11-27 or worse over the final stretch of the season.
The White Sox last qualified for the postseason in 2021, when the team lost the AL Division Series to the Houston Astros.
Chicago has only trended away from the postseason since then. The team’s 61-101 record in 2023 was the worst franchise mark since its 56-win 1970 campaign, and the 2024 club is on pace to set a new White Sox standard.
The White Sox’s path forward is made even more difficult by the fact that the franchise can select no higher than No. 10 in the upcoming MLB draft. Team leadership indicated after firing Grifol that the franchise would look outside of the White Sox for a new manager to lead the team through the upcoming rebuild, per ESPN’s Jesse Rogers.
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