We are less than two days from Opening Day, so now’s the perfect time for Sports Illustrated’s predictions for the 2022 season. For the first time, the postseason will feature 12 teams (six from each league), with the top two division winners from the American and National League earning first-round byes.
Does the expanded playoff field give the Mariners a chance at ending the longest playoff drought in major North American professional sports? Will the Angels finally get to the playoffs with Mike Trout and Shohei Ohtani? Can the Braves become the first team since 2000 to repeat as World Series champions? Will Freddie Freeman win his second consecutive title, this time with the Dodgers? What about the Yankees, Blue Jays and Mets? Our writers weighed all of these questions and others when making their picks.
O.K., that’s enough of this intro. Let’s take a look at the predictions:
