As the calendar flips to June and teams across baseball have roughly 60 games under their belts, the MLB landscape is starting to take shape and the line between contenders and also-rans is becoming more defined.

1. Phillies: The defending NL East champs were an MLB-best 23-7 over their last 30 games, and since mid-May, Ranger Suarez (1.37 ERA), Zack Wheeler (2.16) and Jesus Luzardo (2.25) have led the way.

The month of May has come to an end as MLB swings into June, bringing more exciting baseball rankings for the summer.

Welcome to the fifth edition of the MLB Power Rankings for the 2025 season. The last edition ran May 19, while the next edition will be published June 16.Jump to:ARI | ATH I ATL | BAL | BOS | CHC | CWS | CIN | CLE | COL | DET | HOU | KC | LAA | LAD | MIA | MIL | MIN | NYM | NYY | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | SEA | STL | TB | TEX | TOR | WSH1.

The San Diego Padres rose to eighth from ninth in the latest edition of Newsweek Sports' MLB Power Rankings. The Padres passed the Seattle Mariners in the rankings after the M's lost four of six, dropping series against the Houston Astros and Washington Nationals.

Phillies soar to No. 1 (almost) everywhere The Phillies have been cruising, winning 11 of their last 13 games, capped off by a series win over the division-rival Braves. No, it hasn't been against the toughest competition,

Featured in this week’s MLB Power Rankings, the red-hot Phillies make their first appearance at the top, Tarik Skubal has his best-ever start, the Padres lose Michael King, Marcelo Mayer loses his car keys, Ronald Acuña Jr. has a flare for the dramatic, and much more.

It’s one thing to lead a division in May. It’s another thing to hold that spot through September. Some of MLB’s current front-runners look like October locks, b