And we’re off.
The 2025 MLB regular season has officially commenced, and opening weekend gave us plenty to chew on, with no shortage of storylines to react to (have you heard about the torpedo bats?!). After less than a week of action, just three teams remain undefeated, while three others are still seeking their first victory.
The marathon has only just begun, but we’ve learned plenty from the earliest handful of games. Here’s a first crack at ranking the 30 big-league ballclubs, featuring the biggest takeaway from each team’s opening series.
1. Los Angeles Dodgers (6-0)
So much for a championship hangover. Nitpick all you want — Tanner Scott getting knocked around, Roki Sasaki not throwing strikes, Max Muncy hitting .095 — but the Dodgers look like the best team in baseball by a fairly comfortable margin. The MVP trio of Shohei Ohtani, Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman have each homered twice already, yet it’s Tommy Edman who leads the superteam with three longballs. Tyler Glasnow’s and Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s excellence has more than compensated for Sasaki’s early struggles, and we haven’t even seen Dustin May yet. This is quite clearly the team to beat until proven otherwise.
2. Philadelphia Phillies (3-1)
With much of the roster still in place and generally performing as expected, let’s focus on one of the few new faces: Lefty Jesus Luzardo looked fantastic in his Phillies debut, striking out 11 Nationals hitters across five innings. He introduced a new sweeper to go with his more traditional slider and both variations of his fastball, each of which sit around 97 mph. Along with Cristopher Sanchez’s continued ascension, Luzardo could make this Philadelphia rotation truly special.
3. New York Yankees (3-0)
The new “torpedo bats” wielded by Jazz Chisholm Jr., Anthony Volpe ...
