Chicago Cubs' Justin Turner, right, celebrates with Michael Busch, left, after hitting the winning two-run home run during the ninth inning against the Baltimore Orioles in Chicago on Sunday. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

The 2025 regular season was supposed to be about Dodger dominance.

Instead, the race for baseball’s best record has turned into a free for all.

If there were any concerns about a Los Angeles behemoth running roughshod over the sport, that hasn’t materialized so far. In fact, eight different teams have spent the past three months passing baseball’s best record around like a hot potato.

The race for the top record in the major leagues is in many ways symbolic. Home field advantage in the postseason isn’t quite the prize it is in the NFL or NBA, and there’s no Presidents’ Trophy

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