The Athletic's MLB staff takes a swing at predicting which teams will meet in the World Series ... and which one will come home a champion.

The 2025 MLB playoff field is set and all that's left is all the glory. The Wild Card Series begin Tuesday afternoon with four best-of-three matchups. From there, those four winners will move onto the League Division Series, where the top two teams in each league will join the mix after a first-round bye.

The public loves the Dodgers and the Brewers to win the World Series. What do the odds and the experts have to say?

MLB The Show 2025 simulated the playoffs, and the Phillies won the World Series in five games over the Boston Red Sox.

The Phillies enter the postseason as the favorite to win the World Series, but the Dodgers aren't far behind despite not getting a bye.

The Mariners are the statistical favorites to win it all, but fans face steep resale costs for playoff seats at T-Mobile Park.

The Dodgers' quest to become baseball's first repeat champion in a quarter-century begins Tuesday, hosting the Cincinnati Reds in the opener of the best-of-three National League wild card series. No World Series winner has defended its crown since the New York Yankees from 1998-2000 and the Dodgers face a long road back with the wild card series followed by a potential matchup with the Philadelphia Phillies in the NLDS.