Rangers have no one to blame but themselves vs. terrible AL West teams as playoff push comes up short

The Texas Rangers have been eliminated from playoff contention following struggles against their own American League West rivals throughout the 2026 season. Despite playing in a historically weak division where no club finished with a winning record, Texas failed to capitalize and will miss the postseason after falling to the Minnesota Twins at Target Field.

Texas suffered poor head-to-head records against division opponents, finishing 6-7 against the Athletics, 5-8 against the Angels, and 4-9 against the Astros. The Rangers concluded the campaign with a -46 run differential as key players including Jacob deGrom, Nathan Eovaldi, and Corey Seager experienced down seasons.