After a brief hiatus for the Home Run Derby (congrats, Big Dumper) and the All-Star Game (congrats, National League), it's time to get back to business with power rankings heading into the second "half" of the 2025 Major League Baseball season.

Again, sometimes you just need a little break. So many good teams limped into the All-Star break, but they'll all come back fresh and relaxed on Friday.

The grind toward MLB playoff baseball begins on Friday. Which teams are the World Series frontrunners? Here's the power rankings based on odds.

The New York Yankees sit in second place in the American League East, two games behind the first-place Toronto Blue Jays. They have a one-game lead over the Boston Red Sox in the AL Wild Card standings.

The Boston Red Sox, who traded $313 million slugger Rafael Devers in mid-June, will take a 10-game winning streak into the second half, climbing within a game of the New York Yankees and lurking within striking distance of the first-place Toronto Blue Jays in a once-again rugged American League East.

Featured in the All-Star break edition of MLB Power Rankings, Jacob Misiorowski and Aaron Judge make history for different reasons, the Phillies do Cristopher Sánchez a solid, the Red Sox are suddenly the hottest team in the majors, the Angels surprise with their decision for the No. 2 pick, and the Rockies absolutely nail it.

The final MLB Power Rankings of the first half of the 2025 season is here, featuring the All-Star snub from every team.

Represented at ASG, No. 1 In Rankings

While the Los Angeles Dodgers are shelling out all sorts of millions of dollars for what has been barely replacement-level pitching overall, the Houston Astros have made quite the surge in our pitching staff power rankings in spite of a starting rotation that is mostly replacement arms these days.

As we near baseball's second half, let's take a look at each team's preseason odds and where they stand now to see how each team has fared.