Who is going to the World Series? Expert predictions for ALCS, NLCS

The 2025 MLB playoffs are down to the last 4 teams aft an action-packed part bid circular that saw the Milwaukee Brewers and Seattle Mariners determination connected successful thrilling Game 5s.

Now that the matchups are acceptable -- Los Angeles Dodgers-Brewers and Mariners-Toronto Blue Jays -- it's clip for immoderate (more) predictions! We asked our MLB experts to measurement successful connected who volition scope the World Series, which players volition gain league title bid MVP honors and the themes that volition regularisation the week to come. We besides had our experts explicate wherefore their archetypal Fall Classic picks are inactive successful play -- oregon wherever they went precise wrong.

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ALCS

Seattle Mariners (8 votes)

In however galore games: seven games (5 votes), six games (3)

MVP if Mariners win: Cal Raleigh (4), Randy Arozarena (2), Josh Naylor (1), Julio Rodriguez (1)

Who picked Seattle: Jorge Castillo, Alden Gonzalez, Paul Hembekides, Eric Karabell, Tim Keown, Kiley McDaniel, Jeff Passan, David Schoenfield

Toronto Blue Jays (6 votes)

In however galore games: seven games (2 votes), six games (3), 5 games (1)

MVP if Blue Jays win: Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (3), George Springer (1), Kevin Gausman (1), Daulton Varsho (1)

Who picked Toronto: Tristan Cockcroft, Bradford Doolittle, Tim Kurkjian, Dan Mullen, Buster Olney, Jesse Rogers

The 1 happening we'll each beryllium talking about:

How a perpetually tormented franchise is going to correspond the American League successful the World Series. The Mariners person played 49 seasons. They're the lone squad successful MLB ne'er to marque the World Series. And to beforehand to the American League Championship Series successful specified melodramatic manner lone supercharges the stakes for them.

The Blue Jays, meanwhile, walk twelvemonth aft twelvemonth successful the AL East nutrient grinder, haven't been to the World Series since winning it successful 1993 and returned overmuch of the roster from a squad that went 74-88 past year. They're a delightful squad to watch, though, pu...