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MLB power rankings: Losers of 20 in a row, White Sox push for worst record ever
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Forget the 1962 Mets and last year's Athletics and the 2003 Tigers and any number of potential WOATs (Worst Of All Time) that Major League Baseball has produced in the past half-century.

These Chicago White Sox are a threat to the game's ancient history.

The White Sox ran their losing streak to 20 games with three more losses against Minnesota and are now one shy of the American League record, set by the 1988 Baltimore Orioles. Three more losses, and they'll tie the 1961 Phillies with a 23-game losing streak, longest in major league history.

Needless to say, the 27-87 White Sox have a permanent lease on No. 30 in USA TODAY Sports' power rankings, what with No. 29, the 41-71 Colorado Rockies, holding a mere 17 ½ game lead on them.

But Chicago's futility is almost immeasurable. The White Sox's losing percentage has dwindled to .237, worse than the .262 mark the expansion 1962 Mets compiled when they set a record with 120 losses. As such, the White Sox are now on pace for 123 losses, which would shatter the Mets' mark.

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That would leave just one low point in sight: The 1916 Philadelphia A's, who lost 117 games but mercifully competed in an era when they played just 154 a year. Their .235 winning percentage (or .765 losing percentage) remains the worst in the modern era.

Who says there's nothing to play for this summer on the South Side?

A look at our updated rankings:

1. Cleveland Guardians (+1)

2. Baltimore Orioles (+1)

3. Philadelphia Phillies (-2)

4. New York Yankees (+1)

5. Milwaukee Brewers (+1)

6. Los Angeles Dodgers (-2)

7. Minnesota Twins (+1)

8. Atlanta Braves (-1)

9. Kansas City Royals (+1)

10. Boston Red Sox (-1)

11. San Diego Padres (+1)

12. Arizona Diamondbacks (+1)

13. Houston Astros (-2)

14. Seattle Mariners (+1)

15. New York Mets (-)

16. St. Louis Cardinals (-)

17. Tampa Bay Rays (-)

18. Pittsburgh Pirates (+1)

19. San Francisco Giants (+1)

20. Texas Rangers (-2)

21. Cincinnati Reds (+1)

22. Detroit Tigers (-1)

23. Chicago Cubs (-)

24. Washington Nationals (+1)

25. Toronto Blue Jays (-1)

26. Los Angeles Angels (-)

27. Oakland Athletics (-)

28. Miami Marlins (-)

29. Colorado Rockies (-)

30. Chicago White Sox (-)

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