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2025 MLB All-Star Teams

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For the 95th year of the Midsummer Classic, baseball goes to Truist Park in Atlanta, Georgia. The last time the mid-summer classic was played in Atlanta was in 2000. The All-Star game should have been played in Atlanta during the 2021 season, but commissioner Rob Manfred decided to score political points and moved it Coors Field in Denver, Colorado. Now every year there is always a lot of discussion and some of it a little dated about how the teams are put together. No system will ever be perfect. Fans don’t always get it right and managers won’t either, nor the commissioner’s office. The fact that the players are able to vote for participants was a great choice and they know who is deserving. Regardless of who should or shouldn’t be in the game lets just accept that the best players will always be involved one way or another. Here are my all-stars keeping with the rules that every team be represented and a total of 32 players for each league.

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2025 MLB World Series & Awards Predictions

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MLB Awards

NL MVP – DH/P Shohei Ohtani – Los Angeles Dodgers

AL MVP – SS Bobby Witt Jr. – Kansas City Royals

NL Cy Young – Paul Skenes – Pittsburgh Pirates

AL Cy Young – Jacob deGrom – Texas Rangers

NL Rookie of the Year – OF Dylan Crews – Washington Nationals

AL Rookie of the Year – SS Jacob Wilson – Athletics

NL Manager of the Year – Craig Counsell – Chicago Cubs

AL Manager of the Year – A.J. Hinch – Detroit Tigers

Postseason Projections

NL Division Winners – Dodgers, Braves, Brewers

NL Wild Card Winners – Cubs, Padres, Phillies

AL Division Winners – Tigers, Rangers, Orioles

AL Wild Card Winners – Yankees, Astros, Mariners

NLCS – Dodgers over Cubs

ALCS – Rangers over Tigers

World Series – Dodgers over Rangers

American League East

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* – indicates new to team

+ – indicates injury

1. Baltimore Orioles

Not bringing back Corbin Burnes will sting, but this team is still good enough to make another Postseason appearance. They must find success come October though.

2. New York Yankees

Last year’s World Series defeat, the loss of Juan Soto in free agency and losing Gerritt Cole to Tommy John surgery have knocked them down a peg. Yet, these are still the Yankees and they will find a way.

3. Boston Red Sox

Getting Alex Bregman and overhauling the rotation were solid moves. A lot needs to go right, but they could be vying for a Postseason spot this season.

4. Tampa Bay Rays

They continue to turn out productive majors leaguers in their farm system. It’ll be interesting to see them play a full season at an outdoor field with it being a minor league facility owned by the New York Yankees.

5. Toronto Blue Jays

Vlad Jr. has been extended, but the depth of this organization is thin and the injuries have mounted over the last few seasons.

Player to Watch: OF Aaron Judge – New York Yankees

Best Acquisition: 3B Alex Bregman – Boston Red Sox

New Kid on the Block: 2B Kristian Campbell – Boston Red Sox

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2024 World Series Preview

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For all of the criticism of the current Postseason format in baseball that hasn’t catered to the top two seeds, that all needs to be thrown out of the window now. The New York Yankees and the Los Angeles Dodgers were the top seeds for their respective leagues. They will now be facing each other in the World Series for the 12th time and the first since 1981. For New York they haven’t been to the World Series since 2009 when they won their 27th title that season. For Los Angeles, their last World Series title came in 2020 and will be looking for their 8th title in franchise history. Both teams have the star power that most talking heads crave for this kind of a series. The likely MVPs for both the American and National Leagues will be playing for a championship. Let’s hope this matchup will live up to the hype that is surrounding it.

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