The Toronto Blue Jays are hosting the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2025 edition of the World Series, and it is set to be an electric battle that kicks off Friday night.
The two powerhouses stormed through the regular season with Toronto winning 94 games and Los Angeles notching 93, but the Dodgers have dropped just one postseason contest so far, and Toronto is coming off a seven-game ALCS to take down the Seattle Mariners.
The Blue Jays have been demonstrating their power bats so far this postseason with 20 home runs (six of which are from ALCS MVP Vladimir Guerrero Jr.). The Dodgers have 13 total home runs, and NLCS MVP Shohei Ohtani is responsible for five of them.
In terms of pitching, the Dodgers appear to have an advantage as their starting rotation has been lights out this postseason. In the NLCS, the Dodgers’ starters had a 1.40 ERA, holding opposing hitters to a .132 batting average. There is also more diversity in terms of handedness on the Dodgers’ pitching roster, as Toronto boasts an all-right-handed starting rotation, and an overall squad that lacks southpaws.
History is on the Blue Jays’ side, however, as all five World Series that featured one team sweeping in the League Championship Series and the other team going seven games have gone to the team that went the distance ahead of the Fall Classic.
Will the momentum felt in Toronto play a part in history repeating itself, or will the Dodgers become baseball’s first back-to-back champions in a quarter-century? The staff at Newsweek Sports has some insight.
Aaron Coloma
Winner: Dodgers in six games
World Series MVP: Shohei Ohtani
Gabe Smallson
Winner: Dodgers in four games
World Series MVP: Shohei Ohtani
Noah Camras:
Winner: Dodgers in five games
World Series MVP: Mookie Betts
Valentina Martinez
Winner: Dodgers in five games
World Series MVP: Shohei Ohtani
Ricardo Sandoval:
Winner: Dodgers in five games
World Series MVP: Max Muncy
Nelson Espinal
Winner: Dodgers in six games
World Series MVP: Shohei Ohtani
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