The New York Yankees Hover In Mediocrity As AL East Shines

After the first weekend following the All-Star break concluded, the AL East possessed an entire division consisting of five teams with at least 50 wins. All five of the teams – the Tampa Bay Rays, Baltimore Orioles, Toronto Blue Jays, New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox reached 50 wins before completing 95 games, which according to MLB.com researcher Sarah Langs is historical for the division being the first with five 50-win teams before this point in the history of divisional play since 1969. Yet within that incredible fact is...