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?

Despite losing All-Star shortstop Jeremy Peña to a rib injury this week, and missing slugger Yordan Alvarez for almost all of the first half, the Astros continued their stunning roll toward the break, dealing the Los Angeles Dodgers their worst loss ever at Chavez Ravine as if it were the late 2010s all over again.

As the MLB season nears the All-Star break here are the latest SAN power rankings as a few teams put together surprising streaks.

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.

Astros Getting Players Back Healthy Out of All-Star Break

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.

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 ...

MLB power rankings: Astros in danger of blowing AL West crown - and playoff berth. Gabe Lacques. USA TODAY. It's been chic, at times even appropriate, to call the Houston Astros cheaters in recent ...

This week's MLB Power Rankings takes a look at the direction of all 30 teams. The Houston Astros look alive. The San Diego Padres need your prayers.