It is officially 25 days until the 2025 MLB Opening Day! For our official countdown here on FlurrySports, we will be releasing the best players in MLB history to wear the jersey number of the number of days remaining. Follow along to keep track of how many days until the MLB season, and share who YOU think the best player to ever wear that jersey number is! Click here to see the best MLB players from yesterday.
With 25 days until the 2025 MLB Opening Day, we give you the best MLB players to wear #25. Of course, some of the all-time greats at this number will still be playing this season. They have the ability to continue rising up this list! The official ranking of these players is based on the Wins Above Replacement (WAR) from Baseball Reference.
Please note that every player listed from now until the end of the countdown will only be used once. So, for example, Barry Bonds wore both 24 and 25 in his career, but he will only be chosen for one number. Basically, treat it as when you hear this player’s name, this is the number that you think of. A good rule of thumb is if the player wore a certain number for 10 or more years, they are probably going to be featured, with some exceptions.
Without further ado, here are the all-time best players to wear #25 in MLB history.
When is MLB Opening Day 2025?
You may be wondering when the 2025 MLB Opening Day is! For our countdown here on FlurrySports, we will be listing the five greatest players in MLB history to wear the jersey number that corresponds with the number of days remaining. The 2025 MLB Opening Day is March 27, 2025. With that being 25 days from now, here are the best players to wear 25 in MLB history!
Best Players to Wear 25 in MLB History
1) Barry Bonds, OF (1986-2007)
WAR: 162.8
MLB Draft: 1985, Round 1, Pick 6 to the Pittsburgh Pirates
14x All-Star | 7x NL MVP | 8x Gold Glover Winner | 12x Silver Slugger | 3x NL Hank Aaron Award Winner | 2x NL Batting Champion | 2x NL Home Run Leader | 1x NL RBI Leader
Most Home Runs in MLB History (762) | Most Home Runs in One Season (73) | Most Career Walks (2,558) | Most Walks in a Season (232) | Highest On-Base Percentage in a Season (.609) | Highest Slugging Percentage in a Season (.863)
2) Jim Thome, 1B, 3B, DH (1991-2012)
WAR: 73.1
MLB Draft: 1989, Round 13, Pick 333 to the Cleveland Indians
5x All-Star | 1x Silver Slugger | 1x AL Comeback Player of the Year| 1x Roberto Clemente Award Winner | 1x NL Home Run Leader | Baseball Hall of Fame (2018)
3) Rafael Palmeiro, 1B (1986-2005)
WAR: 71.9
MLB Draft: 1985, Round 1, Pick 22 to the Chicago Cubs
4x All-Star | 3x Gold Glove Winner | 2x Silver Slugger
4) Buddy Bell, 3B (1972-89)
WAR: 91.4
MLB Draft: 1976, Round 7, Pick 166 to the Boston Red Sox
5x All-Star | 6x Gold Glove Winner | 1x Silver Slugger
5) Andruw Jones, OF (1996-2014)
WAR: 62.7
MLB Draft: 1993, Signed as an amateur free agent to the Atlanta Braves
5x All-Star | 10x Gold Glove Winner | 1x Silver Slugger | 1x NL Hank Aaron Award Winner | 1x NL Home Run Leader | 1x NL RBI Leader
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