Who will win Dodgers-Blue Jays World Series? MLB scouts, execs and managers make their predictions

The 2025 World Series is astir upon us, with the Toronto Blue Jays acceptable to big the Los Angeles Dodgers successful Game 1 connected Friday night.

Which squad has the borderline going into the Series? What should you expect from the Dodgers' pitching unit -- and from Toronto's batters trying to deed L.A.'s aces? And which X factors volition find this October's past squad standing?

ESPN MLB reporters Buster Olney and Jesse Rogers teamed up to inquire 19 shot execs, scouts, managers and coaches to interruption down what to expect successful each facet of this year's Fall Classic, starting with predicting the satellite champions.

Survey says the ______ volition triumph it all:

Los Angeles Dodgers: 18 responses

National League scout: "The Dodgers volition thrust their starting pitching to different rubric successful 5 games."

Current manager: "Dodgers successful five. The Dodgers' starting pitching is conscionable truthful bully close present that it's going to beryllium pugnacious connected anyone."

Former manager: "David vs. Goliath. I deliberation the Dodgers, lone due to the fact that of the starting pitching depth. Both teams person weaknesses successful their bullpens, and the Dodgers get much magnitude retired of their starters -- oregon astatine slightest they fto them spell deeper."

Former manager: "Nobody is beating that Dodger rotation. People tin speech each they privation astir the [financial] disparity, but the Dodgers person done a large occupation getting those guys acceptable for this clip of year, holding them back, giving them remainder during the season."

NL exec: "I person the Dodgers winning it, but Toronto won't rotation over. It could spell six games."

Former NL manager: "I conscionable don't spot the Dodgers getting beat. The champion changeable to bushed them was successful a shorter series."

American League coach: "The Dodgers' extent of pitching is beauteous impressive. What volition assistance the Blue Jays is that they don't punch out, and they'll person a accidental to grind down the starters."

Current manager: "Because of their starting pitching and the information that they're connected a heater, I'd spell with the Dodgers. They person built capable of a pen to enactment competitory precocious successful games. I find it hard to judge they tin get bushed 4 times successful 7 games... It should beryllium absorbing to the end, with astonishing assemblage intensity."

Toronto Blue Jays: 1 response

AL coach: "The Blue Jays look to person momentum, if that is adjacent a thing. I'll instrumentality the Jays successful six games."

Current manager: "I deliberation the Jays person a puncher's accidental due to the fact that of their lineup; the erosion effect is real."

AL scout: "Toronto has earned the close to beryllium here. Played accordant each year. Then came up large erstwhile they needed to successful the postseason. New York and Seattle are not pushovers. Of course, neither are the Dodgers. To win, Vlad [Guerrero Jr.] mightiness person to lucifer the full apical of L.A.'s lineup. He's been the champion hitter this postseason."

Former manager: "It's not a slam dunk [for the Dodgers], due to the fact that the Blue Jays person thing going with their offense. Too overmuch interaction successful this property of...