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The season starts in less than a week, when the Cubs and Dodgers play Game 1 of the Tokyo Series next Tuesday. That means it’s time to make division picks: Who’s going to win them? And who’s going to make the playoffs?

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Whose bats will define the 2025 season? Our first edition of the 2025 Hitter Power Rankings offers up a wide range of candidates, starting at the top with the reigning MVP winners.

We asked the same question last year, and only one player is on the list again this time around. More than 100 players weighed in on who they think their most underrated peers are.

Of the top 36 picks from last year’s Draft, 34 are on Spring Breakout rosters and should get the chance to show what they can do on a bigger professional stage at this week’s prospect showcase.

A little more than two years ago, Nic Enright was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. Now the right-hander is one promotion away from making his MLB debut and helping others with his story.

With Nicaragua, Chinese Taipei, Colombia and Brazil rounding out the field of 20 teams that will play in next year’s World Baseball Classic, let’s take a look back at the 10 players who impressed at the Taipei and Tucson Qualifiers.

It’s Rays vs. Tigers at 1 p.m. ET (available in Rays market), followed by Angels vs. White Sox at 4 (available in White Sox market). Then it’s the final two stops for 30 Clubs in 15 Days presented by T-Mobile: Orioles camp at 7, and Guardians camp at 8.

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