Play resumes Friday, which would normally be the middle of a scoring period, so do you treat that first weekend as its own three-day scoring period or combine it with the following week for a massive 10-day scoring period? The default setting is the former.

The MLB All Star Game is fast approaching. While the league gears up for the mid summer classic, the festivities will kick off with the 2025 MLB Draft taking place over the course of two days starting on Sunday July 13.

The Boston Red Sox are one of the hottest teams in all of baseball at the MLB All-Star break. They entered the break on a 10-game winning streak and are three games back of first place in the AL East with a 53-45 record. If the season ended today, the Red Sox would be in the playoffs.

"There's so much less certainty of the grouping near the top," said Reds director of amateur scouting, Joe Katuska said.

The 2025 MLB Draft will begin with rounds one through three on Sunday, July. 13 at 6:00 p.m. EST. The remainder of the draft will start on Monday, July 14 at 11:30 a.m. EST. Day one will be televised on ESPN and MLB Network, while day two will be streaming on MLB.com

MLB.com lists Lawrence Academy right-hander John Paone as its top draft prospect from Massachusetts. Paone, listed at No. 134 overall on MLB’s rankings, is a 6-foot-3 right-hander with a low-to-mid 90s fastball and some intriguing secondary pitches. He will be a name to watch in the round 4-6 range.

None have been more highly ranked than Wesleyan Christian's Josh Hammond, but Wake Forest High School alumnus Luke Stevenson (now at UNC) comes close.

As part of NJ Advance Media’s 2025 draft coverage, we’ve taken a deep dive into the history of the MLB Draft as it relates to New Jersey high school baseball. Take a look below to see every player taken directly out of high school from 1965-1969.