The Tigers roar into the top three this week, while the Subway Series in the Bronx will be a clash of two top-five teams.

ESPN MLB experts David Schoenfield, Buster Olney, and Alden Gonzalez listed the Tigers third in their weekly power rankings Thursday morning. Only the Los Angeles Dodgers (28-15) and New York Mets (28-16) rank higher, and the Tigers at least jumped from No. 5 to No. 3.

The sixth edition of Newsweek Sports' MLB Power Rankings features a new No. 1 team and a surging American League contender.

The Tigers’ overall run differential is plus-83, which leads MLB by a large margin. The Yankees are second at plus-61, followed by the Mets (plus-59), Cubs (plus-58) and Dodgers (plus-51).

The Detroit Tigers came into the 2025 MLB regular season knowing they had to improve, one way or another, offensively.

Winning their seventh game in a row against the Tigers on Tuesday, the Timberwolves jump into the No. 1 spot of this week’s Bay State Conference softball power rankings. Winners of two in a row against Newton North and Weymouth, Wellesley jumps up to the second spot.