The second half of the 2025 Major League Baseball season starts on Friday. Let's get ready for it by looking at five big storylines to watch the rest of the way.

Sunday, 2:10 p.m.: RHP Joe Ryan (9-4, 2.72 ERA) vs. RHP Germán Márquez (3-10, 5.57) ...

With baseball’s best run differential at +119 and a solid series win in the Bronx entering the All-Star break, the Cubs claim ...

The Colorado Rockies had a projected top pick slide to them at No. 4 in baseball’s amateur draft last weekend. It’s a win, ...

A veteran of 20 years of sports coverage for daily newspapers in California, J.P. covered MLB, the Los Angeles Dodgers, and ...

The first half of the MLB season did not disappoint thanks to Cal Raleigh, Aaron Judge, Shohei Ohtani and others. But this is ...

New York 53 43 .552 2 Boston 53 45 .541 3 Tampa Bay 50 47 .515 5½ Baltimore 43 52 .453 11½ Central Division W L Pct GB Detroit 59 38 .608 — Minnesota 47 49 .490 11½ Kansas City 47 ...

All Times EDT AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away RS RA DIFF Toronto 55 41 .573 — — 7-3 L-2 32-16 23-25 440 423 17 New York 53 43 .552 2 +2 5-5 L-2 30-19 23-24 501 390 111 ...

Suddenly, the Philadelphia Phillies potentially adding Chicago White Sox outfielder Luis Robert Jr. makes far more sense.

Everyone stood up and took notice when @Mariners switch-pitcher Jurrangelo Cijntje took the mound — even his Futures Game ...

Max Muncy is slated to come back from a bone bruise in his knee this season. But Muncy may not be the same player for some time, according to Dodgers manager Dave Roberts.