US EditionSurprise! There’s Been Quite a Bit of Parity in the Race for Baseball’s Best Record
UNITED STATES, AUG 4 – Eight teams have shared baseball's best record this season, marking only the fifth time since 1961 with such parity, due to injuries and competitive balance, Sportrader reports.
- On Sunday, Aug. 3, 2025, Major League Baseball standings revealed the race for the best record has become a free-for-all, with eight teams passing it around over three months.
- Despite adding pitchers Blake Snell and Roki Sasaki, the Los Angeles Dodgers have looked mortal after early June, with a.580 winning percentage that would be their worst since 2018.
- Since May 1, the Los Angeles Dodgers, Detroit Tigers, San Diego Padres, New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs, Milwaukee Brewers, and Toronto Blue Jays have all held the best record, with five since July 1, and this is only the fifth time eight teams have done so since 1961.
- The largest lead any team has opened all season was three games shortly before the All-Star break, and the Minnesota Twins have the longest drought since 1965.
- The race for the top record in Major League Baseball is in many ways symbolic, especially after an early outlook that the Los Angeles Dodgers might be headed to well over 100 wins.
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The SaratogianSurprise! There’s been quite a bit of parity in the race for baseball’s best record
The 2025 regular season was supposed to be about Dodger dominance. Instead, the race for baseball's best record has turned into a free for all.
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Quite a bit of parity in the race for baseball's best record
The 2025 baseball season currently features an unexpectedly wild race for the best record in the majors. Instead of the Dodgers dominating, eight teams have taken turns leading the standings in the past three months. Since May 1, the Dodgers,…
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