It�s no surprise to anyone that the American League East is considered to be Major League Baseball�s toughest division. Year after year, the AL East features some of the league�s best talent, and three of the past four AL East champions have gone on to play in the World Series � with two of them winning it.
Each year the AL East race is a battle, and the fact that three different teams have won the division in the past four years is a testament to the depth of the division.
While 90 wins will win you most every other division in baseball, it�s not even a guarantee that you�ll finish in the top two in this one. Last year, the Boston Red Sox won 89 games and missed out on the playoffs. In 2008, the same thing happened to the Yankees.
This season, there are three � maybe four � teams that have a legitimate shot at winning the AL East. Here�s a look at 10 players who could decide which team reigns supreme at the end of the regular season.
