Who's atop Power Rankings going into 2nd half?

Plus: How 9 hitters upped their power numbers

Thursday, July 16 View In Browser  TOP NEWS How Power Rankings shake out as second half commences   The second half begins as the first half did -- with the Dodgers at No. 1. But many of the other teams near the top worked their way up since Opening Day and could challenge the champs. Trade rumors: Skubal suitors emerge, Yanks eyeing Mason Miller? How will Trade Deadline go down? All-Stars give their takes No, you're not imagining it -- pitchers are throwing faster than ever this season Crew trades for McCullers, Gordon from Astros to bolster pitching depth Skenes analyzes 'weird' first half, addresses questions over velocity drop How 9 hitters upped their power numbers this year The Philly fun continues: Mets, Phillies open second half (7 p.m. ET on ESPN) MLB Pipeline's favorite Draft picks -- one for each club Abbott honored at ESPYs with Jimmy V Award for Perseverance MORE TOP NEWS ADD MLB AS YOUR PREFERRED SOURCE ON GOOGLE PERSONALIZE STORIES PLAY A SPORCLE BASEBALL QUIZ! MORE FREE GAMES AT MLB PLAY STAFF PICKS All-Star starter rising fast in latest SP Power Rankings How do you go from unranked in the Starting Pitcher Power Rankings all the way to third? Nearly throwing a no-hitter and starting an All-Star Game did the trick for Dylan Cease. Each team's biggest Trade Deadline need Some teams are looking for a missing piece before the Trade Deadline while others are trying to build for the future, and our 30 beat reporters identified what each club should target. No bobbleheads injured in making of this souvenir The Dodgers are memorializing Andy Pages' game-saving catch while colliding with Kiké Hernández during Game 7 of the World Series with a one-of-a-kind bobblehead. Now THIS was a short porch Yankee Stadium is known for its short porch in right field, but those dimensions are cavernous compared to Nashville's Sulphur Dell ballpark, where the right-field fence was 262 feet from home plate. Sánchez, Eladio and LOTS of jewelry Phillies ace and All-Star starter Cristopher Sánchez met up with Eladio Carrión for a diamond-filled All-Star Flow Up, presented by Corona. Air Force Academy visits All-Star Week US Air Force Academy players visited All-Star Week as part of the Air Force and MLB partnership celebrating America’s pastime for America's 250th birthday. MORE STORIES © 2026 MLB Advanced Media, L.P. MLB trademarks and copyrights are used with permission of Major League Baseball. Visit MLB.com. Any other marks used herein are trademarks of their respective owners. Please review our Privacy Policy. You (gahleexholly.hdhask@blogger.com) received this message because you registered to receive commercial email messages from MLB.com. Please add info@marketing.mlbemail.com to your address book to ensure our messages reach your inbox. If you no longer wish to receive commercial email messages from MLB.com, please unsubscribe  or log in and manage your email subscriptions. Postal Address: MLB.com, c/o MLB Advanced Media, L.P., 1271 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020.