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Just one year removed from being one of the worst divisions in MLB history, the AL Central enjoyed a collective breakout in 2024, producing three playoff teams in Cleveland, Kansas City and Detroit. Granted, the success of that October-bound trio partially came at the expense of a tremendously disappointing Twins club and a historically bad White Sox team. But still, the bulk of this division proved a lot of people wrong in 2024, setting the stage for a 2025 campaign in which four of the Central’s five teams can make a legitimate case as being the favorite to claim the crown.