A laughably bad American League has allowed one of baseball's worst teams to climb into the playoff race

The Boston Red Sox are three games out of a postseason spot as the Major League Baseball season nears the All-Star break. If you've missed the first three months of the season, you're probably confused as to why that's worthy of a story. After all, it's the Red Sox. They made the playoffs last season and were a trendy World Series pick this year. Of course, they've been, arguably, the most embarrassing team in the league for 90% of the season. It's been a real race between the Red Sox and New Yo