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World Sequence 2024: Early MLB Bracket Storylines, Pitching Matchups and MVP Odds

World Series 2024: Early MLB Bracket Storylines, Pitching Matchups and MVP Odds 0 of 3 B/R October has more to offer than just tricks and treats. There’s also the World Series—and what a World Series the MLB has cooked up for the 2024 iteration. It’s the New York Yankees and the Los Angeles Dodgers, a

World Sequence 2024: Early MLB Bracket Storylines, Pitching Matchups and MVP Odds

World Sequence 2024: Early MLB Bracket Storylines, Pitching Matchups and MVP Odds

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    October has extra to supply than simply tips and treats.

    There’s additionally the World Sequence—and what a World Sequence the MLB has cooked up for the 2024 iteration. It is the New York Yankees and the Los Angeles Dodgers, a few longtime rivals arriving on the Fall Basic as the very best groups—by regular-season and playoff efficiency—from their respective leagues.

    Between the most important markets, the historical past between these organizations (that is their twelfth World Sequence collision) and the copious quantities of expertise on each rosters, it is a sequence that sells itself. In case you want extra convincing, although, or simply need to whet your urge for food forward of Friday’s sequence opener, let’s dissect every part it is advisable learn about this sequence, from storylines and schedules to matchups and odds (courtesy of DraftKings Sportsbook).

Prime Storylines

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    LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 13: Shohei Ohtani #17 and Mookie Betts #50 of the Los Angeles Dodgers meet before Game One of the Championship Series against the New York Mets at Dodger Stadium on October 13, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)

    Sean M. Haffey/Getty Pictures

    It is tempting to only say this Dodgers vs. Yankees, L.A. vs. New York—what else do you want, proper? Effectively, the baseball gods are giving us way over only a renewed rivalry.

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    The star energy on this sequence is staggering. It is Shohei Ohtani, Mookie Betts and a hopefully healthy(ish) Freddie Freeman on one facet, and Aaron Choose, Juan Soto and Giancarlo Stanton on the opposite. Any certainly one of these gamers can take over a recreation on his personal, if not a complete sequence.

    If the celebrities cancel one another out, it will likely be attention-grabbing to see how the pitchers fare. New York’s rotation is rather a lot more healthy and deeper, to not point out it opens with Gerrit Cole and Carlos Rodón, who’ve eight All-Star choices between them. Having stated that, this injury-riddled L.A. employees did have 4 shutouts over a five-game stretch this postseason, so perhaps the Dodgers’ hurlers can warmth up once more.

    Greater than something, the highest storyline right here is the standard of baseball that might be in retailer. It is not usually that the game’s prime seeds lock horns within the championship spherical; that is solely the thirteenth collision between No. 1 seeds within the World Sequence within the Divisional Period (since 1969). This might be an all-timer.

Sequence Schedule, Pitching Matchups

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    NEW YORK, NEW YORK - OCTOBER 15: Gerrit Cole #45 of the New York Yankees delivers a pitch in the first inning against the Cleveland Guardians during Game Two of the American League Championship Series at Yankee Stadium on October 15, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images)

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    Sequence Schedule

    Sport 1: Friday Oct, 25 at Dodger Stadium

    Sport 2: Saturday, Oct. 26 at Dodger Stadium

    Sport 3: Monday, Oct. 28 at Yankee Stadium

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    Sport 4: Tuesday, Oct. 29 at Yankee Stadium

    Sport 5*: Wednesday, Oct. 30 at Yankee Stadium

    Sport 6*: Friday, Nov. 1 at Dodger Stadium

    Sport 7*: Saturday, Nov. 2 at Dodger Stadium

    *if mandatory

    **all video games at 8:08 p.m. ET on FOX

    Pitching Matchups

    Between L.A.’s damage points and the distinctive nature of the World Sequence, little or no has been introduced with regards to pitching matchups. Cole will open for the Yankees. The Dodgers will trot out Jack Flaherty for the opener and Yoshinobu Yamamoto for Sport 2. That is the extent of bulletins.

    New York will presumably make the most of Rodón, Clarke Schmidt and Luis Gil in Video games 2, 3 and 4, although the order may differ. And there is all the time an opportunity issues change. Perhaps Nestor Cortes rejoins the rotation. Or maybe the Yankees fall into an early gap and get aggressive with their assignments.

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    As for the Dodgers, it is a matter of when not if they will must lean on their bullpen. The hope is that Flaherty, Yamamoto and Walker Buehler do nicely sufficient of their begins to not overly tax the relievers behind them.

World Sequence, MVP Odds

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    NEW YORK, NEW YORK - OCTOBER 14:  Juan Soto #22 of the New York Yankees jokes with Aaron Judge #99 during the 4th inning of Game One of the American League Championship Series against the Cleveland Guardians at Yankee Stadium on October 14, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images)

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    World Sequence Odds

    Dodgers -125

    Yankees +105

    MVP Odds

    Shohei Ohtani +200

    Aaron Choose +400

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    Juan Soto +500

    Giancarlo Stanton +800

    Mookie Betts +900

    Max Muncy +1000

    Gerrit Cole +2500

    Tommy Edman +2500

    Teoscar Hernández +2800

    Kiké Hernández +2800

    Gleyber Torres +3000

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    Jazz Chisholm Jr. +3500

    Freddie Freeman +3500

    Will Smith +4000

    Jack Flaherty +5000

    Carlos Rodón +6000

    Austin Wells +7000

    Yoshinobu Yamamoto +8000

    Anthony Volpe +10000

    Anthony Rizzo +10000

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    Luke Weaver +10000

    Walker Buehler +10000

    Gavin Lux +13000

    Michael Kopech +15000

    Blake Treinen +15000

    Jasson Domínguez +15000

    Clay Holmes +15000

    Landon Knack +20000

    Clarke Schmidt +20000

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    Chris Taylor +20000

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