Ranking 12 MLB Stars Under the Most Pressure to Deliver During Remainder of 2025

At the time of publication, the Toronto Blue Jays, Detroit Tigers, Houston Astros, Philadelphia Phillies, Milwaukee Brewers and Los Angeles Dodgers are the six division leaders, while the New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox, Seattle Mariners, Chicago Cubs, San Diego Padres and New York Mets are in wild-card position.

We’ve taken the player who is under the most pressure from all 12 of those teams to perform for the remainder of 2025—that includes the regular and postseason—and ranked them from 12 to 1.

Let’s take a look at whose legacy has the most to gain—or potentially lose—during the rest of 2025.