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The goal of every Major League Baseball team at the start of a new season is to win the World Series. The road is much smoother for some clubs, though. The two teams that battled for the Commissioner’s Trophy last season are on a path for a rematch, at least according to the preseason MLB futures odds, with the defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers a huge favorite and the New York Yankees the only other squad with shorter than 10/1 odds. The talk heading into the season is how the 2025 Dodgers have a chance to break the MLB record for wins. On paper they improved a team that won 98 regular season games and beat the Yankees in five games to win the World Series.
The Yankees are a distant second on the odds board and are among several teams with between 9/1 and 20/1 opening odds. The Yankees have one of the largest payrolls in MLB and they also have significant questions following the loss of Juan Soto in free agency and starter Gerrit Cole for the season due to injury. They did add significant pieces in Cody Bellinger, Paul Goldschmidt and Max Fried, and if things go right the Bombers will be in the hunt for another AL East title. Outside of the Dodgers every team next in line on the World Series odds chart has questions. But, then again, it wouldn’t be spring without them.
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The baseball season is a six-month, 162-game marathon and things change often. Despite all their talent the Dodgers have been habitually slow starters and dealt with a plethora of injuries, especially to their rotation, last season yet they still won their first full-season World Series title since 1988. The Mets reached the postseason with 89 wins a season ago and upped the ante by signing Soto making them a trendy World Series pick. The biggest threat to the Dodgers could be the Braves, who also won 89 games despite the loss of top players Spencer Strider and Ronald Acuna Jr. early last year. Both are expected to return early in the 2025 campaign making Atlanta a scary team in the NL.
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2025 MLB World Series Odds
| ODDS TO WIN THE WORLD SERIES 2025 |
| Arizona Diamondbacks +2562 |
Athletics +12573 |
Atlanta Braves +1059 |
| Baltimore Orioles +1812 |
Boston Red Sox +1965 |
Chicago Cubs +2714 |
| Chicago White Sox +68790 |
Cincinnati Reds +6656 |
Cleveland Guardians +4036 |
| Colorado Rockies +51404 |
Detroit Tigers +3329 |
Houston Astros +2003 |
| Kansas City Royals +3885 |
Los Angeles Angels +24497 |
Los Angeles Dodgers +216 |
| Miami Marlins +50023 |
Milwaukee Brewers +5280 |
Minnesota Twins +3174 |
| New York Mets +1293 |
New York Yankees +909 |
Philadelphia Phillies +1208 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates +15952 |
St. Louis Cardinals +13578 |
San Diego Padres +1906 |
| San Francisco Giants +8554 |
Seattle Mariners +2726 |
Tampa Bay Rays +6268 |
| Texas Rangers +2306 |
Toronto Blue Jays +5012 |
Washington Nationals +22652 |
*Odds as of Monday, March 24, 11:00 AM ET
Los Angeles Dodgers
With their rotation hit be injuries in the latter stages of last season the Dodgers took steps to address the issue signing former Cy Young winner Blake Snell and Roki Sasaki. In addition Tyler Glasnow and Yoshinobu Yamamoto are back healthy. They also boast one of the best bullpens in the majors. Offensively they have former MVPs Shohei Ohtani, Freddie Freeman and Mookie Betts as part of a dangerous offense making them the clear favorites to repeat.
New York Yankees
The offseason was more about who the Yankees lost then who they acquired. Gerrit Cole went down in the spring with an elbow injury that required Tommy John surgery and Juan Soto moved to Queens signing with the rival Mets. Still, the Yanks have Aaron Judge, who hit 58 home runs a season ago and can single-handedly carry an offense. It would be easier if Giancarlo Stanton could make an impact and Cody Bellinger returns to MVP form. Max Fried will get a chance to be the ace and Carlos Rodon needs to solidify the rotation. I can see the Yankees being a force in the AL and also falling off a cliff if things don’t go right.
Atlanta Braves
The Braves could be the most interesting team in MLB when Spencer Strider and Ronald Acuna Jr. return. It’s hard to lose impactful players and still have success, but the Braves did that last season winning 89 games, though they were swept in the wild card round. The Braves proved they could reach the playoffs without two of their best players but a deeper run likely won’t happen without contributions from their ace and their former MVP. They finished in the middle of the pack last season in runs.
Philadelphia Phillies
With one of the oldest rosters in the majors the championship window is closing on the Phillies. However, it’s not shut yet and with a potentially powerful lineup and dominant top of the rotation the Phils are eyeing a fourth straight playoff appearance. Their win total has increased in each of the past three seasons but their playoffs exits have come earlier. They lost the 2022 World Series, the 2023 NLCS and the NLDS last season. Given their collective age good health is paramount to a successful playoff run.
New York Mets
In early June last year the Mets were 11 games under .500 and seemingly a lost cause. The baseball Gods were watching over them, though, with the Mets winning more than 63 percent of their remaining games and reaching the NLCS as a six-seed. Building off the momentum they won the offseason with the addition of Juan Soto. However, the Mets are a fragile contender with a rotation put together with duct tape and paper clips.
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