2025 MLB Playoffs: Our predictions from the wild cards to the World Series

After an exhilarating decorativeness to the regular season, the 2025 MLB playoffs footwear disconnected Tuesday day with 12 teams vying to hoist this year's World Series trophy.

The Dodgers look to further cement their dynasty by becoming the archetypal repetition World Series champions since 2000, portion the Yankees volition effort to spell connected different October tally to instrumentality to the Fall Classic. The powerhouse Phillies volition look to capitalize connected their contention model to triumph their archetypal rubric since 2008 -- and don't hide astir the Brewers, Blue Jays and Mariners, who each besides clasp first-round byes and anticipation to marque heavy runs. However, this is the twelvemonth without a superteam, truthful don't expect wild-card teams to spell down without a fight. Anyone tin get blistery successful October.

Who volition triumph each round? And which squad volition beryllium the past lasting astatine the extremity of the postseason? We asked 25 of our MLB experts -- from ESPN.com, TV, Research and much -- to springiness america their predictions.

Below are their picks for the wild-card winners (two teams volition marque it retired of each league), part bid winners, league title bid winners and World Series champion.

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American League wild-card games

ALWC: Detroit Tigers vs. Cleveland Guardians

Detroit Tigers 14
Cleveland Guardians 11

Our voters are beauteous evenly divided betwixt Cleveland and Detroit. Why are the Tigers your pick? It's truly not immoderate much analyzable than taking the coldest squad successful September and projecting a run. Perhaps it lasts 1 series, but erstwhile you tin astir number connected astatine slightest 1 triumph down Tarik Skubal, I'll instrumentality my chances with the Tigers. Yes, the Guardians bushed him doubly successful the last weeks -- each the much crushed to stake connected him this time. If immoderate squad tin constituent to a restart successful the playoffs arsenic an vigor lift, it's Detroit. The team's 7-17 grounds successful September volition beryllium agelong forgotten with conscionable 2 wins this week. -- Jesse Rogers

And wherefore are the Guardians yours? The Guardians proved they request to beryllium taken earnestly aft a fantastic September. The Tigers, incidentally, person been overrated for months, and besides proved that successful September. Even if the Guardians conflict to people against the large Tarik Skubal successful Game 1, they person the starting pitching vantage for the different games, arsenic good arsenic a large bullpen advantage. People are viewing these teams incorrectly: The Guardians are better, and they should outscore the Tigers successful 2 of 3 location games to beforehand to the adjacent round. -- Eric Karabell

ALWC: Boston Red Sox vs. New York Yankees

New York Yankees 18
Boston Red Sox 7

The Red Sox are an underdog successful the eyes of our voters. How bash you deliberation they propulsion disconnected the upset?...