The stars came out in force in Atlanta this week, with Cal Raleigh of the Seattle Mariners winning the Home Run Derby and Kyle Schwarber of the Philadelphia Phillies helping the National League to victory in the first-ever tiebreaking "HR Derby-styled swing-off."
Now, the second half of the 2025 MLB regular season is ready to begin. As always, games will be won, home runs will be hit and bases will be stolen. Predicting which expected names and surprise standouts will claim the late-summer spotlight is no easy task, but our team is up to the challenge.