MLB Opening Day 2025: Expert picks for World Series champion, division winners, Cy Young, MVP, Shohei Ohtani and more

With 28 of 30 teams in action Thursday, Yahoo Sports' baseball experts make their predictions for the season ahead.

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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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The one thing we can all agree on? The Dodgers taking the NL West crown.
The one thing we can all agree on? The Dodgers taking the NL West crown.
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Is this the year that Bobby Witt Jr. and Elly De La Cruz claim the MVP Award? How about Gunnar Henderson and Fernando Tatis Jr.?
Is this the year that Bobby Witt Jr. and Elly De La Cruz claim the MVP Award? How about Gunnar Henderson and Fernando Tatis Jr.?
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Our experts are expecting Paul Skenes' rapid ascent to continue in his sophomore season.
Our experts are expecting Paul Skenes' rapid ascent to continue in his sophomore season.
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Vlad Guerrero Jr. will be a player to keep an eye on all season long.
Vlad Guerrero Jr. will be a player to keep an eye on all season long.
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It seems safe to bet on the Dodgers to win more than 100 games. How many innings will Ohtani pitch? That's much tougher to predict.
It seems safe to bet on the Dodgers to win more than 100 games. How many innings will Ohtani pitch? That's much tougher to predict.
Davis Long/Yahoo Sports

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