Looking to become Major League Baseball’s first repeat World Series champion since the turn of the millennium, the Los Angeles Dodgers have to win four of the next seven games against the Toronto Blue Jays.
The 2025 World Series begins on Friday, Oct. 24 in Toronto, a showdown between two of the best teams in baseball this season. The Blue Jays (94-68) have home-field advantage for the Fall Classic and got here by beating their rival New York Yankees in the AL Division Series and the Seattle Mariners in a thrilling seven-game ALCS.
The Dodgers (93-69) had to play an extra round to get back to the World Series and have won nine of 10 games in these playoffs after sweeping the Milwaukee Brewers, who had MLB’s best record, in the NLCS.
The Blue Jays are in the World Series for the first time since 1993, the year they won their second consecutive title. For the Dodgers, it’s a fifth appearance in nine seasons, winning it all in 2020 and 2024.
Here’s how USA TODAY Sports’ MLB writers see the World Series playing out:
World Series predictions
Bob Nightengale: Dodgers in 6
Gabe Lacques: Dodgers in 6
Jesse Yomtov: Dodgers in 5