After working roughshod by way of the American League for seven years, the Houston Astros‘ dominance has run its course in 2025.
Following the Cleveland Guardians’ 3-2 walk-off defeat of the Texas Rangers at Progressive Discipline, the Astros’ destiny was sealed, making certain they can’t make the postseason no matter how the membership fares this weekend in Anaheim towards the Los Angeles Angels.
Previous to this season, Houston had made each playoffs since 2017, profitable two World Sequence (2017 and 2022) and clinching 4 American League pennants (2017, 2019, 2021 and 2022).
Houston Astros eradicated from postseason rivalry for the primary time since 2016
The Astros have been public enemy No. 1 for almost each AL contender since their ascendance, particularly of their tense October clashes with the New York Yankees, of which there have been a number of during the last decade. The Yankees had been arguably robbed of an AL pennant in 2017 as a consequence of Houston’s sign-stealing scandal and had been defeated once more in 2019 previous to reaching the World Sequence, for instance.
However all of that’s historical past now, as New York will as soon as once more trip into October, whereas Houston watches from residence.
