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Welcome to the final regular-season edition of our MLB power rankings. And thanks to MLB for working so well with our schedule, finishing the regular season last night with an always-exciting Game 163, and starting the postseason tonight with the first of two wild card games. Two-thirds of these teams won’t be listed next week, …

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Playoff spots are being clinched, hearts are being broken and some teams are just ready for it all to be over. A week from now they’ll be playing wild card games, so here are the penultimate power rankings of the regular season. First 4 1. (2/2/6/5/7/6/2/1/1/3/9/2/3/5/15) A’s: Stayed hot despite clinching the AL West. Plus …

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Time is running out on the baseball season. Who’s rising at the right time and falling at the worst possible moment? It’s all here in our latest MLB power rankings. First 4 1. (1/7/10/5/8/9/4/5/5/8/7/7/7/12) Red Sox: Sweeping the Yankees is a cherry on top of this turnaround season. At least until the playoffs start. 2. …

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Hard to believe that it was 15 years ago Sunday that Mark McGwire hit home run No. 62. And that in that span the feat has almost become meaningless in baseball circles. The First 4 from our last power rankings must feel just as insignificant after accomplishing so much, as 3 dropped out and the …

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We’re a couple days late with this week’s power rankings, but it’s been worth it, as we’ll be rolling out some exciting new features from Scoreboard Page soon. It also gives us a chance to evaluate over a nice, even 10-day stretch. It feels like so much has happened. Since much was made of the …

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This might be our least volatile edition of MLB power rankings all year. The No. 1 spot remains fluid, however. First 4 1. (2/1/3/12/13/24/24/23/20/27/25) Dodgers: A 10-game win streak capped a 42-8 stretch over 50 games. They “caught” the Pirates, which is amazing in itself considering the Dodgers were in last place on July 1 …

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I don’t know if it’s a byproduct of interleague play every day or something else, but there are really only five contenders for five National League playoff spots. And that’s really been the case all year, with the Dodgers and Diamondbacks switching status in July. Barring another miracle run in this MLB season, the NL …

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What an amazing week for streaks, especially in the AL Central. Streaks do damage on power rankings as we try to balance the weekly hot and cold with the overall best teams, and these are no exception. Three of our top 4 are new this week. We bring them to you a day early in …

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We enjoyed an All-Star break of our own and took last Tuesday off from our weekly power rankings. Besides, we figured an update after 9 or 10 games would be better than 3 or 4. And we shook things up. We just couldn’t help ourselves, even if it makes our job harder next week. First …

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And now, our MLB power rankings from Memorial Day to the All-Star Break in one photo. It’s like our version of the “hidden ball under the cap” shell game. Watch your favorite team bounce around the screen.