MLB Predictions for 2024 Season: Which Teams Will Dominate the Diamond?

The Los Angeles Dodgers are the heavy favorites to win it all. But are you taking Shohei Ohtani's new team or the field to win the World Series?

By Victor Corona

The baseball season officially started last week with two games in South Korea between the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres, but the rest of Major League Baseball opens the season on Thursday which means it’s prediction time!

National League

NL East champ: Atlanta Braves

NL Central champ: Cincinnati Reds

NL West champ: Los Angeles Dodgers

1st NL Wild Card: San Diego Padres

2nd NL Wild Card: Philadelphia Phillies

3rd NL Wild Card: San Francisco Giants

Shohei Ohtani and his former translator talk to baseball reporters in 2022. Credit: Gilberto Manzano

American League

AL East champ: Baltimore Orioles 

AL Central champ: Kansas City Royals

AL West champ: Houston Astros

1st AL Wild Card: Texas Rangers

2nd AL Wild Card: Seattle Mariners

3rd AL Wild Card: New York Yankees

Postseason

NLCS: Dodgers over Braves

ALCS: Orioles over Mariners 

World Series: Dodgers over Orioles

2024 Awards

NL MVP: Shohei Ohtani, Dodgers

AL MVP: Julio Rodríguez, Mariners 

NL Cy Young: Spencer Strider, Braves

AL Cy Young: Corbin Burnes, Orioles

Email your MLB picks to Victor (victor@compasonthebeat.com)

Who wins the World Series?

• Dodgers
• The field

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