The MLB season resumes Friday, with no shortage of threads to follow in a season that has already seen plenty of surprises.
Some teams have been surprisingly good (Cleveland Guardians) and unsurprisingly good (Los Angeles Dodgers). Others have been surprisingly bad (Toronto Blue Jays) and unsurprisingly bad (Colorado Rockies). Shohei Ohtani might win MVP without throwing a pitch, and the NL Cy Young winner might be a person drafted this time last year (more on that below).
Only a few teams are truly out of the playoff race at this point, so let's go through all the biggest questions awaiting the baseball world as the second half begins.