For the first time since our April 24 edition, the Yankees are not in the top 5 of this week’s Power Rankings — and that opened up a spot for another storied franchise.
The Cardinals, for the first time since those same April rankings, jumped into the No. 5 spot with their recent surge to take control of the NL Central. But those two clubs are far from the only movers in this week’s Power Rankings.
The Dodgers remain No. 1, but no other team in the Top 10 is in the same spot as last week.
It has been 27 years since Cal Ripken Jr. played in his 2,131st consecutive game to break Lou Gehrig’s seemingly unbreakable record, and here is an oral history of everything that happened that night.
As Paul Goldschmidt vies for a Triple Crown, the Cardinals first baseman is a clear favorite to be this season’s NL MVP. But his top competition might just be right across the diamond.