Can Anyone Stop the Dodgers From Repeating as World Series Champs?

Mets, Yankees, and Braves are among the teams hoping to make October meaningful.

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Starting pitcher Roki Sasaki of the Los Angeles Dodgers winds up to deliver to the Chicago Cubs in the first inning of an MLB Tokyo Series baseball game, March 19, 2025. AP/Eugene Hoshiko

After capturing the World Series last October, the Los Angeles Dodgers won the offseason, too, making them the overwhelming favorite to be the first team since the 2000 New York Yankees to capture consecutive world titles.

Sure, the New York Mets won the Juan Soto sweepstakes, but the Dodgers added a coveted Japanese pitcher, Roki Saski, to a rotation that already includes a Cy Young winner, Blake Snell, and a rising star in Yoshinobu Yamamoto. Oh, and the Dodgers roster features six Most Valuable Player awards.

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