For clubs currently leading the postseason hunt, here's the one thing driving their success so far.
It's time to see if what we said about each club going into the season was accurate or not -- and what it means for 2026.
Tigers ace Tarik Skubal became the first back-to-back Cy Young Award winner since Jacob deGrom (2018-19), while the Pirates' Paul Skenes won his first in the NL.
From playoff breakouts to World Series heroes, here's a full squad of players who shined brightest under the postseason lights.
We go inside the numbers as baseball's best players go head-to-head to close out the 2025 regular season.
We asked ESPN MLB experts to give an updated top-50 ranking, allowing us to take stock of the best performances of the 2025 season so far.
