Members of the Southern California News Group try to predict how the 2025 baseball season will play out, from division races (in predicted order of finish) to the postseason and who will collect the key awards.
— JEFF FLETCHER (Angels beat reporter) —
AL West: Rangers, Astros, Angels, Mariners, A’s
AL Central: Guardians, Twins, Royals, Tigers, White Sox
AL East: Red Sox, Yankees, Rays, Orioles, Blue Jays
NL West: Dodgers, Diamondbacks, Padres, Giants, Rockies
NL Central: Reds, Cubs, Pirates, Brewers, Cardinals
NL East: Braves, Phillies, Mets, Nationals, Marlins
AL wild cards: Yankees, Rays, Orioles
NL wild cards: Phillies, Diamondbacks, Padres
POSTSEASON
ALCS: Red Sox over Rangers
NLCS: Braves over Dodgers
World Series: Braves over Red Sox
AWARDS
AL MVP: Corey Seager, Rangers
AL Cy Young: Jacob deGrom, Rangers
AL Rookie of the Year: Roman Anthony, Red Sox
NL MVP: Elly De La Cruz, Reds
NL Cy Young: Paul Skenes, Pirates
NL Rookie of the Year: Roki Sasaki, Dodgers
— BILL PLUNKETT (Dodgers beat reporter) —
AL West: Astros, Rangers, A’s, Mariners, Angels
AL Central: Tigers, Guardians, Royals, Twins, White Sox
AL East: Yankees, Orioles, Red Sox, Blue Jays, Rays
NL West: Dodgers, Diamondbacks, Padres, Giants, Rockies
NL Central: Cubs, Reds, Brewers, Pirates, Cardinals
NL East: Braves, Phillies, Mets, Nationals, Marlins
AL wild cards: Rangers, Orioles, Guardians
NL wild cards: Phillies, Diamondbacks, Padres
POSTSEASON
ALCS: Yankees over Guardians
NLCS: Dodgers over Braves
World Series: Dodgers over Yankees
AWARDS
AL MVP: Aaron Judge, Yankees
AL Cy Young: Garrett Crochet, Red Sox
AL Rookie of the Year: Jackson Jobe, Tigers
NL MVP: Juan Soto, Mets
NL Cy Young: Paul Skenes, Pirates
NL Rookie of the Year: Roki Sasaki, Dodgers
— JIM ALEXANDER (Columnist) —
AL West: Rangers, Astros, Angels, Mariners, A’s
AL Central: Royals, Guardians, Tigers, Twins, White Sox
AL East: Yankees, Red Sox, Orioles, Blue Jays, Rays
NL West: Dodgers, Padres, Diamondbacks, Giants, Rockies
NL Central: Reds, Brewers, Cubs, Cardinals, Pirates
NL East: Phillies, Braves, Mets, Nationals, Marlins
AL wild cards: Red Sox, Guardians, Orioles
NL wild cards: Braves, Mets, Padres
POSTSEASON
ALCS: Rangers over Yankees
NLCS: Dodgers over Phillies
World Series: Dodgers over Rangers
AWARDS
AL MVP: Aaron Judge, Yankees
AL Cy Young: Tarik Skubal, Tigers
AL Rookie of the Year: Coby Mayo, Orioles
NL MVP: Bryce Harper, Phillies
NL Cy Young: Blake Snell, Dodgers
NL Rookie of the Year: Roki Sasaki, Dodgers
— MIRJAM SWANSON (Columnist) —
AL West: Rangers, Mariners, Astros, Angels, Athletics
AL Central: Tigers, Royals, Twins, Guardians, White Sox
AL East: Orioles, Red Sox, Yankees, Rays, Blue Jays
NL West: Dodgers, Diamondbacks, Padres, Giants, Rockies
NL Central: Cubs, Pirates, Brewers, Reds, Cardinals
NL East: Braves, Phillies, Mets, Nationals, Marlins
AL wild cards: Mariners, Red Sox, Yankees
NL wild cards: Diamondbacks, Phillies, Mets
POSTSEASON
ALCS: Rangers over Orioles
NLCS: Dodgers over Braves
World Series: Dodgers over Rangers
AWARDS
AL MVP: Bobby Witt Jr., Royals
AL Cy Young: Tarik Skubal, Tigers
AL Rookie of the Year: Jasson Dominguez, Yankees
NL MVP: Shohei Ohtani, Dodgers
NL Cy Young: Paul Skenes, Pirates
NL Rookie of the Year: Roki Sasaki, Dodgers
— KEVIN MODESTI (Contributing Writer) —
AL West: Mariners, Astros, Rangers, A’s, Angels
AL Central: Guardians, Twins, Royals, Tigers, White Sox
AL East: Yankees, Blue Jays, Red Sox, Orioles, Rays
NL West: Dodgers, Padres, Diamondbacks, Giants, Rockies
NL Central: Cubs, Reds, Brewers, Cardinals, Pirates
NL East: Mets, Phillies, Braves, Marlins, Braves
AL wild cards: Astros, Blue Jays, Red Sox
NL wild cards: Padres, Phillies, Braves
POSTSEASON
ALCS: Yankees over Mariners
NLCS: Dodgers over Cubs
World Series: Yankees over Dodgers
AWARDS
AL MVP: Bobby Witt Jr., Royals
AL Cy Young: Garrett Crochet, Red Sox
AL Rookie of the Year: Will Warren, Yankees
NL MVP: Kyle Tucker, Cubs
NL Cy Young: Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Dodgers
NL Rookie of the Year: Matt Shaw, Cubs
— TODD BAILEY (MLB Editor) —
AL West: Rangers, Astros, Mariners, Angels, A’s
AL Central: Twins, Guardians, Royals, Tigers, White Sox
AL East: Yankees, Orioles, Red Sox, Rays, Blue Jays
NL West: Dodgers, Diamondbacks, Padres, Giants, Rockies
NL Central: Cubs, Reds, Brewers, Pirates, Cardinals
NL East: Braves, Phillies, Mets, Nationals, Marlins
AL wild cards: Astros, Orioles, Guardians
NL wild cards: Phillies, Diamondbacks, Padres
POSTSEASON
ALCS: Rangers over Yankees
NLCS: Dodgers over Braves
World Series: Dodgers over Rangers
AWARDS
AL MVP: Aaron Judge, Yankees
AL Cy Young: Tarik Skubal, Tigers
AL Rookie of the Year: Jasson Dominguez, Yankees
NL MVP: Shohei Ohtani, Dodgers
NL Cy Young: Paul Skenes, Pirates
NL Rookie of the Year: Roki Sasaki, Dodgers