MLB Opening Day 2025: Expert picks for World Series champion, division winners, Cy Young, MVP, Shohei Ohtani and more
Rejoice, ball fans, because baseball season has officially arrived. Sure, the Cubs and Dodgers got things started with two games last week in Tokyo, but on Thursday, 28 of 30 MLB teams will take the field on Opening Day. The Rockies and Rays will join the fun on Friday.
To get you ready for Opening Day, Yahoo Sports' MLB experts — Jake Mintz, Jordan Shusterman, Russell Dorsey, Jack Baer and Jason Owens — made their predictions for the 2025 season, from the division winners and World Series champion to the first no-hitter thrown, Shohei Ohtani’s home run total and everything in between.
Let’s jump in.
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