Here’s a breakdown of how the playoffs would look if the season ended on July 24, 2025. The first three seeds in each league are division winners. The next three are wild-card teams. The first and second seeds in each league receive byes to automatically reach the divisional round. Here's the bracket breakdown:

With just one week remaining until Major League Baseball's 2025 trade deadline, it sure is shaping up to be a year in which a whole lot of buyers are fighting over the few assets the sellers have to offer.

The SportsLine Projection Model shares its MLB playoff projections while identifying three World Series best bets

Three division races feature 2-game leads or less. The best overall record belongs to the Detroit Tigers (59-38), who own the biggest lead at 11½ games over the Minnesota Twins (47-49) in the AL Central. While the Tigers are the favorites to win the AL at +240, they aren't the favorites to win it all.

Now that the All-Star Game has come and gone, there will be two days of radio silence before the 2025 MLB season recommences its march to the playoffs.

MLB Predictions 2025: World Series Picks, Standings Preview & More March 21, 2025 March 21, 2025 BA Staff 0 Image credit: Ronald Acuña Jr. (Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images)

We put 28 of ESPN's MLB writers, analysts and editors on the spot to predict what will happen in baseball this year, from the wild-card contenders all the way up to the World Series champion, plus ...

Sure, some teams are more likely to win the World Series than others. They say, “hope springs eternal,” and that couldn’t be more true in the case of the 30 MLB teams who are starting 2025 ...

2025 MLB World Series Picks New York Mets (+1100) Click here to see which sportsbook has the best odds. Despite adding Juan Soto and retaining Pete Alonso, the Mets are +1100 to win the World Series. New York began last year's season super slow but rallied back and earned an NL Wild Card spot.

According to ESPN BET, the Dodgers are still looking very likely to win the World Series again in 2025, opening as +400 favorites to repeat and currently sitting at +240 as the MLB season's second half has gotten into full swing.

The 2025 MLB World Tour: Tokyo Series will continue that legacy. The Chicago Cubs, who played in the inaugural Tokyo series in 2000, will face the Los Angeles Dodgers.