Sometimes at this point, there will be an obvious No. 1 team. Most others, there isn't one. We're fortune right now to have three teams with a legitimate claim as the "best team in baseball" in the Los Angeles Dodgers,

Do you remember back before this 2025 Major League Baseball season began, when six National League teams topped our preseason power rankings and it seemed inevitable that the NLCS was going to be more entertaining than the World Series?

On June 25, the Blue Jays were 3.5 games back in the American League East. Eleven days later, they now take an eight-game winning streak and a three-game division lead into the final week before the break.

It’s been a little while, but the Dodgers have reclaimed the top spot in our rankings. Max Muncy has been one of the best hitters in the majors since he began wearing glasses on April 30 to address an astigmatism, batting .296/.422/.593 with 13 home runs and 51 RBI over 51 games. Somebody get this man a Warby Parker endorsement deal.

As the month of June winds to a close, the Major League Baseball landscape is starting to show a clearer line between contenders and non-contenders, though more than a few clubs still reside in the middle ground.

MLB Power Rankings: Houston Astros, New York Yankees & Dodgers headline Ben's list. Ben Verlander updates his MLB Power Rankings after Week 16, with the Astros surpassing the Yankees at No. 1.

MLB power rankings: Astros aren't running away with playoff berth - to detractors' delight. ... First team to give up 25 runs in a game and not drop in power rankings. (We think).

Read the latest MLB Power Rankings from The Athletic MLB staff. By Tim Britton, Grant Brisbee and Kaitlyn McGrath We’re still so fresh into the 2024 season that almost every observation has to ...