Week 25 of 2025 centers on late-season waiver wire boosts for five categories: Runs, Home Runs, RBI, Stolen Bases, and Batting Average. The featured hitters bring multi-positional eligibility and hot streaks to the table, offering powerful sprint-to-points options for fantasy managers chasing a final push. Expect rostership shifts and pinch-ship opportunities as rosters tighten and playoff berths loom, with the emphasis on players delivering steady counting stats plus occasional speed.

Key pickups include Daylen Lile’s extended Nationals run, Bader and Marsh fueling Philadelphia’s late-season surge, Burger’s Rangers power, Sal Stewart and Kody Clemens offering versatility and pop, and Addison Barger’s continued two-way value. Add in Josh Bell, Patrick Bailey, Jose Caballero, Caleb Durbin, Mickey Moniak, and Gabriel Moreno for depth and upside across positions. The guide blends power, speed, and flexibility for those final daily lineups.

Shohei Ohtani dazzled in five innings for the Dodgers, flirting with a no-hitter before a calculated exit to protect his health after Tommy John rehab. The bullpen collapse that followed cost L.A. a win, as Philadelphia surged to a 9-6 victory. Ohtani still crushed his 50th homer, underscoring elite two-way value even with an innings cap and bullpen volatility that fantasy managers must weigh in late-season lineups.

Ohtani carved five innings with 68 pitches and a fastball peak near 102 mph, but Dodgers manager Dave Roberts pulled him to protect his health. The bullpen then collapsed, letting six runs in the sixth through ninth as the Phillies surged to a 9-6 win. Ohtani’s brilliance remains, but the innings cap creates a volatile late game for fantasy rosters.

Dodgers’ caution underscores the two-way star’s long-term value over short-term gains. For fantasy managers, monitor Ohtani’s workload and bullpen usage, especially against power-heavy clubs, as the rest of the series could hinge on late-inning bullpen performance and the ongoing balancing act between health and production.

Philly storms back at Dodger Stadium after Ohtani’s five scoreless frames, riding Harper’s RBI double and Marsh’s three-run blast to grab a 6-4 lead. Dodgers bullpen wobble opens the door for Kepler’s solo shot as the Phillies surge in the sixth, leaving a stunned LA with a loss despite a strong Ohtani start. A late rally caps a dramatic, fantasy-friendly comeback with power, RBIs, and bullpen intrigue shaping rest-of-week values.