The Houston Astros have failed to make the playoffs for the first time since 2016. The Astros were eliminated from postseason contention on Saturday when the Tigers and Guardians claimed the final two berths on the American League bracket, snapping the fourth-longest playoff streak in Major League Baseball history. Houston's October residence yielded two World Series championships, seven division titles and consecutive trips to at least the League Championship Series, and an unquantifiable amount of controversy .

Over that stretch, the Astros bid adieu to several top executives , managers , and numerous stars (most recently outfielder Kyle Tucker and third baseman Alex Bregman ). Other front offices predicting Houston's imminent decline became a winter tradition . Yet th

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