The first month of the 2025 Major League Baseball season is officially in the books.
The reining World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers have the best record in baseball, but just behind them are plenty of teams, including three in their own division.
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The National League has proven to be far superior to the American League, however, a surprise team has surpassed the New York Yankees as the best in the AL.
Here is the fifth edition of Newsweek Sports’ MLB Power Rankings, with no change at the top or bottom — but plenty in the middle.
1. New York Mets (21-11)
2. Los Angeles Dodgers (21-10)
3. San Diego Padres (19-11)
4. Chicago Cubs (19-13)
5. Detroit Tigers (20-12)
6. San Francisco Giants (19-13)
7. New York Yankees (18-13)
8. Seattle Mariners (18-12)
9. Arizona Diamondbacks (17-14)
10. Philadelphia Phillies (17-14)
11. Cleveland Guardians (18-13)
12. Houston Astros (16-14)
13. Boston Red Sox (17-16)
14. Cincinnati Reds (17-15)
15. Milwaukee Brewers (16-16)
16. Texas Rangers (16-16)
17. Kansas City Royals (17-15)
18. Athletics (17-15)
19. Atlanta Braves (14-16)
20. Tampa Bay Rays (14-17)
21. Toronto Blue Jays (15-16)
22. St. Louis Cardinals (14-18)
23. Washington Nationals (14-18)
24. Minnesota Twins (13-19)
25. Baltimore Orioles (12-18)
26. Los Angeles Angels (12-18)
27. Pittsburgh Pirates (12-20)
28. Miami Marlins (12-18)
29. Chicago White Sox (8-23)
30. Colorado Rockies (6-25)
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Biggest Risers
Athletics (+6)
The Athletics have won six of their last eight games, including winning two series over the division-rival Rangers. They’ve allowed two or fewer runs in four of their last five games.
Cincinnati Reds (+5)
The Reds have been playing great baseball under manager Terry Francona. They’re top 10 in the league in team ERA (3.53) and batting average against (.206), while being top five in runs scored (163) and No. 11 in team OPS (.722).
Minnesota Twins (+4)
The Twins won six of seven games and four in a row last week, including a series sweep of the Angels. They remain among the bigger disappointments in MLB thus far, but are starting to show signs of life.
Biggest Fallers
Los Angeles Angels (-9)
The Angels have been right up there with the Rockies as the worst team in MLB over the past few weeks. After starting the season so promising at 9-5, they’ve since lost 13 of their last 16 games and appear headed for another brutal season. Mike Trout’s knee soreness only makes matters worse.
Toronto Blue Jays (-5)
The Blue Jays have been on losing streaks of five and three games over the past couple weeks. The team’s 4.24 ERA ranks 22nd in MLB. Their .658 OPS ranks 25th.
Baltimore Orioles (-5)
The Orioles just keep tumbling down these rankings after another losing week. Their team ERA of 5.47 ranks 29th in MLB, only ahead of the Marlins. Their starting pitching ERA is an abysmal 6.04, only ahead of the Marlins and Rockies.
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