Heading: 2025 World Series predictions
Social: Can the Dodgers repeat as champions or will the Blue Jays win their first World Series since 1993?
The paths these two teams have taken to the World Series have been significantly different. Representing the National League, the ever-dominant Los Angeles Dodgers steamrolled the competition, losing just one game throughout the playoffs, in their title defense. For the American League, the Blue Jays, who entered the season overshadowed by the other giants of the AL East, in the Yankees and Red Sox, overcame the doubters and now are four wins shy of the franchise’s third World Series title. With the varying paths in mind, who will hoist the World Series trophy when all is said and done?
Vincent: Dodgers in Five
They say money doesn’t buy happiness. But then again, the person who said that probably doesn’t own the Dodgers, who have the highest payroll in baseball. The biggest investment, Shohei Ohtani, was having a forgettable postseason, until his historic performance in game five of the NLCS, where he whacked three home runs and went six shutout innings, striking out 10. Despite a slow regular season, Mookie Betts has surged this lineup in the postseason, along with postseason superstar Enrique Hernandez. Teoscar Hernandez has come up with numerous timely hits throughout the postseason run. All this production, without Freddie Freeman being a big impact player to this point.
As for the rotation, they’ve been nearly untouchable. Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Blake Snell and Tyler Glasnow have been electric in all of their outings, with the lone rough one being Yamamoto’s game three performance against the Phillies in the NLDS, the only loss of the Dodgers postseason so far. Roki Sasaki has been nails out of the bullpen for Los Angeles, after an injury riddled first regular season stateside.
This team is built for domination. Everyone knew that this outcome was more or less inevitable. Yet, we were blinded by the “subpar” 93-win season that saw Los Angeles narrowly win the NL West. And now, here we are. The Dodgers are on the verge of a second straight World Series, third since the beginning of the 2020s and on pace to metaphorically ruin baseball.
World Series MVP: Shohei Ohtani
Jason: Dodgers in Five
As much as I want the Toronto Blue Jays to beat the Dodgers, I think the Los Angeles Dodgers will come up victorious once again. After winning the World Series in 2024, the Dodgers find themselves in a similar scenario again this year. It is hard to see them losing, especially with all the veterans and experience they have in the lineup. Los Angeles’ starting lineup consists of a total of 501 postseason games played— more than double the 199 games that Toronto’s lineup has played. This is also what happens when you have the highest payroll in baseball; the Dodgers can pay whoever you want and can go get the best players in the league, which they did in getting Ohtani, who had one of the best, if not the best postseason games in history—hitting three home runs and striking out 10 batters. They don’t only have Shohei though. The next eight batters behind him are all superstars, including Betts and Freeman.
They also have superstars on the other side of the ball as well, with their whole starting rotation being current or former All-Stars. Throughout the entire 2025 postseason, the Los Angeles Dodger’s rotation has been electric. Even the bullpen, who was struggling in the regular season, has picked it up and shut out their opponents. One key factor to this has been because of Sasaki, who has been lights out.
If you watch baseball, you know that postseason baseball is different from regular season baseball: it’s all about getting runners on and finding a way to bring them home. Although I think that the Blue Jays have a talented team, and that the return of Bo Bichette will help, they don’t have nearly the amount of postseason experience as the Dodgers do. In the end, I think that the Los Angeles Dodgers will handle business and bring the World Series back to Los Angeles for the second year in a row.
World Series MVP: Shohei Ohtani
Reece: Dodgers in Six
The Los Angeles Dodgers are on their way to ruining baseball. This is not an exaggeration either—it has practically become their motto. Missing out on a first-round bye may have been a blessing in disguise for the Dodgers. They have been on fire throughout all three playoff series so far, having only dropped one game to the Phillies in the Divisional round.
Shohei Ohtani is riding high coming into the World Series after completing the best statistical game in MLB history. Ohtani defines the odds each year, and this time, he sent the Milwaukee Brewers home with three home runs and 10 strikeouts.
The Toronto Blue Jays have been playing some excellent baseball. They have scored the most runs out of any team this postseason with 66—the next best being Seattle with 47. Additionally, they have the highest batting average at .296, are tied with the most home runs with 20, and lead with 108 strikeouts. Remarkably, they achieved this while playing one less round due to being the one seed in the American League.
Even with the Blue Jays’ impressive run, the dynasty of the LA Dodgers is not slowing down anytime soon. The Dodgers will take down the Toronto Blue Jays in six games, and walk away as the World Series Champions for the third time this decade.
World Series MVP: Shohei Ohtani
Jack: Blue Jays in Six
The 2025 Toronto Blue Jays have, in every sense, defied all odds in making it to the World Series. The Canadian team won just 74 games in 2024, good for fourth-worst in the American League. The AL East itself had a handful of teams expected to be in contention for the pennant –the reigning pennant-holder New York Yankees, up-and-coming Baltimore Orioles, and even the Boston Red Sox had high expectations. The Blue Jays were not in those conversations, yet held a 64-46 record at the trade deadline, among the best in baseball. Toronto converted that into a division title, and following victories over the Yankees and Seattle Mariners in the ALDS and ALCS respectively, now face baseball’s biggest powerhouse.
Toronto’s postseason success has largely come off the back of three right-handed position players. Homegrown superstar Vladimir Guerrero Jr, is proving to be well worth the $500 million that the Blue Jays invested in him over the offseason. The first baseman has been on a tear recently, collecting six home runs, 12 RBI, and a monstrous 1.440 OPS en route to winning the ALCS MVP. Infielder Ernie Clement has also stepped up. Clement is slashing a .429 batting average and sporting a 1.063 OPS in his first postseason run.
George Springer has been boom-or-bust for the Blue Jays throughout the postseason, but his booms have been undeniably impactful. The veteran right fielder mashed a series-winning three-run homer in the seventh inning in game seven against Seattle and has been prolific in the power department in the playoffs despite a lower OBP. Toronto will also have Bichette back for the first time since Sept. 6. The 27-year-old bounced back in 2025 after having the worst season of his career in 2024 and will provide yet another spark for Toronto’s offense.
The Blue Jays face an uphill battle against powerhouse Los Angeles, but the league’s only Canadian team will have the support of millions of Americans during the series. Toronto’s own cast of stars will defeat the Dodgers on home soil and bring the Commissioner’s Trophy back to Canada for the first time since 1993.
World Series MVP: Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
Katelyn: Dodgers in Seven
The Dodgers are a powerhouse and they deserve to be favored. While Ohtani started the postseason cold, since then he’s been remarkable, punctuating his turnaround with six innings pitched, 10 strikeouts and three home runs as a hitter in Game 4 of the NLCS against Milwaukee. L.A. swept the Brewers and that dominant series is the snapshot many bettors are using to justify Dodgers chalk. Ohtani. Yamamoto. Freeman. Do I need to keep going? Snell. Betts. Did I mention Ohtani? It’s hard to overstate their talent.
I believe the Dodgers are 10 times better than the Blue Jays, but they will enter the World Series without having played for a full week. Their lack of trustworthiness could turn into a big problem if the offense starts out cold.
World series MVP: Freddie Freeman
All stats from ESPN as of Oct. 23.
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