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The Guardian - US
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Alan Evans, Melissa Jacobs, Alex Kirshner and David Lengel

World Series 2024 predictions: will the Yankees or Dodgers win a heavyweight clash?

Clockwise from top left; Mookie Betts, Aaron Judge, Shohei Ohtani and Juan Soto will all play big parts in the coming World Series.
Clockwise from top left; Mookie Betts, Aaron Judge, Shohei Ohtani and Juan Soto will all play big parts in the coming World Series. Composite: AP/Getty

Neutrals should root for …

The same as always: whoever’s playing the Yankees. The Evil Empire may technically be marginal underdogs (48% chance of winning) with the bookmakers but are you really going to root for the team that already has 27 of these things? As well as the bigger payroll (at least technically)? Or are you going to get behind baseball’s best boy, Shohei Ohtani? AE

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