MLB power rankings: Mets rise up while Yankees take a nosedive

It’s a tale of two New York teams in this week’s MLB power rankings as the Mets get a boost from the return of Jacob deGrom on their way up while the Yankees are simply trying to regain the dominance they displayed before the calendar turned to July.

In our latest MLB power rankings, the New York Mets rise up the list while the New York Yankees plummet

With the New York Yankees falling from second to fourth, both the Mets and the Houston Astros each took a step up the MLB power rankings ladder. Joining the Yankees as teams stumbling in this week’s list are the San Diego Padres (down two spots from eight to 10) and the Minnesota Twins (dropping from 12th to 15th).

Below, you will find the latest edition of our MLB power rankings. As we do every week, we are including one note of interest about one team in each of the thirds of our list.

1. Los Angeles Dodgers (last week: 1)

2. New York Mets (last week: 3)

3. Houston Astros (last week: 4)

4. New York Yankees (last week: 2)

5. Atlanta Braves (last week: 5)

6. Philadelphia Phillies (last week: 6)

7. St. Louis Cardinals (last week: 7)

With two home runs on Sunday, Albert Pujols not only tied Willie Mays with 688 career homers (fifth-highest all-time) but also logged his first multi-homer game at Busch Stadium since June 4, 2011. The homers were a bit of nostalgia for Cardinals fans, but a big part of the Cardinals taking Sunday’s game and the series from the Milwaukee Brewers in a set of big NL Central matchups over the weekend.

8. Milwaukee Brewers (last week: 10)

9. Toronto Blue Jays (last week: 9)

10. San Diego Padres (last week: 8)

11. Seattle Mariners (last week: 11)

12. Tampa Bay Rays (last week: 13)

13. Cleveland Guardians (last week: 15)

Cleveland went 5-1 through Detroit and Toronto to move above .500 (32-31) on the road this season. The Guardians are 21-12 over their last 33 games and hold a 2.5-game lead over both the Chicago White Sox and Minnesota Twins heading into Monday’s action.

14. Baltimore Orioles (last week: 14)

15. Minnesota Twins (last week: 12)

16. Chicago White Sox (last week: 16)

17. San Francisco Giants (last week: 17)

18. Boston Red Sox (last week: 18)

19. Arizona Diamondbacks (last week: 21)

20. Texas Rangers (last week: 19)

21. Miami Marlins (last week: 20)

22. Colorado Rockies (last week: 22)

Since July 7, the Rockies have doubled in 35 consecutive games. That’s tied for the longest streak in franchise history (also in 2001). The streak of doubles is also currently the longest in MLB and the most since Oakland doubled in 36 consecutive games in 2019.