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MLB Power Rankings: Yankees and Mets Rise, 2 AL East Teams Soar
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The Detroit Tigers remain atop the 11th edition of Newsweek Sports' MLB Power Rankings, but both New York teams are right on their tail.
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The Yankees, coming off a series sweep of the Kansas City Royals, may just be baseball's best team with an MLB-best run differential of plus-107. The Mets, however, have the league's best record coming off back-to-back series sweeps of the Colorado Rockies and Washington Nationals.
KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI - JUNE 11: Paul Goldschmidt #48 of the New York Yankees is congratulated by Aaron Judge #99 after scoring a run during the second inning against the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman...
KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI - JUNE 11: Paul Goldschmidt #48 of the New York Yankees is congratulated by Aaron Judge #99 after scoring a run during the second inning against the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium on June 11, 2025 in Kansas City, Missouri. MoreElsewhere around the league, two AL East teams are giving the Yankees a run for their money — and it's not the two that were expected to do that heading into the season.
As for the National League, the Chicago Cubs are continuing to roll, while the NL West continues its exciting intra-divisional battles this weekend and into next week.
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1. Detroit Tigers (45-25)
2. New York Yankees (42-25)
3. New York Mets (45-24)
4. Chicago Cubs (42-27)
5. Los Angeles Dodgers (41-28)
6. San Francisco Giants (40-29)
7. Philadelphia Phillies (39-29)
8. San Diego Padres (38-29)
9. Houston Astros (38-30)
10. Tampa Bay Rays (36-32)
11. Toronto Blue Jays (38-30)
12. Minnesota Twins (36-32)
13. Milwaukee Brewers (37-33)
14. St. Louis Cardinals (36-33)
15. Cleveland Guardians (35-32)
16. Cincinnati Reds (35-34)
17. Arizona Diamondbacks (34-34)
18. Seattle Mariners (33-34)
19. Kansas City Royals (34-35)
20. Boston Red Sox (34-36)
21. Texas Rangers (33-36)
22. Los Angeles Angels (33-34)
23. Atlanta Braves (29-38)
24. Washington Nationals (30-38)
25. Baltimore Orioles (27-40)
26. Pittsburgh Pirates (28-42)
27. Miami Marlins (25-41)
28. Chicago White Sox (23-46)
29. Athletics (26-44)
30. Colorado Rockies (13-55)
Biggest Risers
Tampa Bay Rays (+5)
The Rays just never go away. The team many predicted to finish last in the AL East this season enter Friday at 36-32 and currently in the playoff picture as a Wild Card team. Their run differential of plus-47 is the seventh-highest in the entire league. Their combined bullpen ERA of 3.21 ranks fourth in MLB, and first in the AL.
Toronto Blue Jays (+5)
The Blue Jays were a popular preseason pick to be sellers come the trade deadline. Now, they're 38-30, 4.5 games back of the Yankees in the AL East and comfortably in the top Wild Card spot. Their offense has been leading the way, with a team OPS of .728 that ranks eighth in MLB.
Biggest Fallers
St. Louis Cardinals (-5)
June hasn't been kind to the Cardinals, who are 3-8 and have lost five consecutive games. Their pitching has fallen apart, as their team ERA of 3.40 in May has skyrocketed to 5.09 in June.
Seattle Mariners (-5)
As recent as June 1 the Mariners were in first place in the AL West. Now, they're clinging onto second, and just one game back of fourth. The Mariners are 2-8 in June and have just six wins in their last 21 games.
