The 2024 Major League Baseball season has already begun, the first playball chant was made in Seoulin the first game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Diego Padres in South Korea and the 5-2 victory for the Los Angeles squad gave a small glimpse of what this season could be like for one of the contenders. to win the World Series.
This match was the first in the history of the league to be played in that country with such an important role. such as being the opening game, which also saw the debut with the Los Angeles organization of the Japanese and most recent Most Valuable Player of the American League, Shohei Ohtani, who did not disappoint, hitting a pair of hits and also stealing a base, without leaving a side the RBI that he was able to contribute for his new team.
Without a doubt it was a very positive debut for Ohtaniwho could also count on the presence of his wife supporting him from the stands.
Are the Dodgers contenders to win the World Series?
The Los Angeles Dodgers could be one of the strong candidates to win the World Series of the season that began today since without a doubt they were the clear winners of the offseason with their great movements that allowed them to strengthen both their pitching rotation and the offense, this led by the hiring of the star Japanese player, Shohei Ohtani in free agency.
In addition, other hires must be added like the trade they had with the Tampa Bay Rays for Tyler Glasnow.
It is a fact that the Los Angeles squad is a team to beat, but, as the Dodgers areare not the only ninth that is in this position, being considered clear contenders to win the Commissioner’s Trophy in the coming month of October.
The favorites and not so favorites to win the World Series in 2024
The betting houses come into play when it comes to having a clear favorite to win the upcoming World Series in the month of October 2024, but on this occasion there are several teams that are candidates to compete in it. According to information from The New York Post, the chosen organizations would be the Los Angeles Dodgers, Atlanta Braves, Houston Astros and the New York Yankees in the same order.
The Dodgers have odds of +350, while the Braves, led by the National League MVP and the first player to make a 40 (home runs) – 70 (stolen bases), the Venezuelan Ronald Acuña Júnior, follow closely with +450; A little further away are the Astros with +800 and with +900 are followed by the Bombers, the mules of the Bronx; Of the aforementioned teams, all have won the World Series this decade, except for the Yankees organization.
The reigning champion Texas Rangers are sixth on this list, giving them odds of +1400 to be able to repeat the feat achieved in the 2023 campaign. The worst positioned to win the World Series, according to the calculation, are the Chicago White Sox, Oakland Athletics and Colorado Rockies, with +500000.
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