This week, the Oakland Athletics were mathematically eliminated from postseason consideration, the first such team to do so in 2023. Of course, they were basically eliminated back in April, when they were 6-23 at the end of the month and already 11½ games out of first place.
Where do these A’s stand historically?
They are 37-91, which is a .289 winning percentage. If they continue to play at that percentage the rest of the year, they’ll finish 46-116.
Since 1962, when the Mets established a Modern Era record with 120 losses, there have been just two teams that have lost 115 or more games: the 2003 Tigers, who went 43-119, and the 2018 Orioles, 47-115.