Here’s a breakdown of how the playoffs would look if the season ended on July 24, 2025. The first three seeds in each league are division winners. The next three are wild-card teams. The first and second seeds in each league receive byes to automatically reach the divisional round. Here's the bracket breakdown:

The SportsLine Projection Model shares its MLB playoff projections while identifying three World Series best bets

According to ESPN BET, the Dodgers are still looking very likely to win the World Series again in 2025, opening as +400 favorites to repeat and currently sitting at +240 as the MLB season's second half has gotten into full swing.

Now that the All-Star Game has come and gone, there will be two days of radio silence before the 2025 MLB season recommences its march to the playoffs.

Three division races feature 2-game leads or less. The best overall record belongs to the Detroit Tigers (59-38), who own the biggest lead at 11½ games over the Minnesota Twins (47-49) in the AL Central. While the Tigers are the favorites to win the AL at +240, they aren't the favorites to win it all.

The Boston Red Sox are the hottest team in the MLB, and MLB Insider Ken Rosenthal thinks they can find themselves in the World Series if they make the right trade deadline moves.

Gage Wood threw a no-hitter with Arkansas at the Men's College World Series last month, and now he has officially joined the Philadelphia Phillies' farm system.

The Brewers occupy an interesting space as a small-market franchise enjoying consistent success, especially as an MLB labor stoppage looms.