For the second straight year, no MLB team finished the regular season with 100 wins. In 2024, that resulted in the Yankees and Dodgers, a pair of No. 1 seeds and teams from the sport’s two biggest markets, qualifying for the World Series. What will happen this year with both of those franchises starting their postseason runs Tuesday in the wild-card round?
SI senior writers Tom Verducci, Stephanie Apstein and Ryan Phillips along with editors Will Laws and Nick Selbe make their picks all the way through the World Series as well as some bold predictions.
