The second half of the 2025 MLB season is in full swing. And while the fast-approaching trade deadline is the focal point across the baseball world right now, the AL and NL award races will also start to become more of a talking point.

Will Aaron Judge have one of the all-time great seasons? How many home run records can Cal Raleigh smash in one year? Here's a look at the milestones and records to watch for the rest of 2025.

The first half of the MLB season did not disappoint thanks to Cal Raleigh, Aaron Judge, Shohei Ohtani and others. But this is where the real fun begins.

Hours later, Stephanie was standing on the infield grass at Truist Park as her son, Major League Baseball’s home run leader and the unlikely face of this All-Star Weekend, celebrated an emphatic victory in the 2025 Home Run Derby.

Seattle catcher Cal Raleigh agreed to play for the U.S. team at next year’s World Baseball Classic, joining captain Aaron Judge, Paul Skenes and Bobby Witt Jr.