Sometimes, the world series teams began to establish themselves as championship favorites in early May. Although he has not yet led his own leagues, Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees were entering 23-13 games a year ago.
But most of the time, the final world series fighters have not yet appeared until the first week of May.
11 of the 20 teams reaching the world series in the last 10 seasons were in five matches of 500. The 2014 Kansas City Royals (14-17) and 2022 Philadelphia Phillies (11-15) and the championship 2019 Washington Nationals (14-19) and 2021 Atlanta Braves (14-16) were under 500 on that date.
Since 2014, only two world series teams-Kanse-Busting 2016 Chicago Cubs (21-6) and 2018 champion Boston Red Sox (24-9) had the best record of baseball until May.
All of this is as follows: We may be surprised to have in the world series in late October. Take a look at the five potential pennant winners in each league.
American League
April 22, 2025; Cleveland, Ohio, USA; New York Yankees celebrates the striker Ben Rice (22), with the right -wing player Aaron Judge (99) in the first shot against Cleveland Guardians in the progressive field. Compulsory Credit: David Richard-Imagn Images Detroit Tigers (22-13): We do not ignore everything we say about the world series teams before May 5th. The tigers, which are second with ERA with 2.96 ERA and ranks second with .755 OPS, seem to have found some magic during the best team in Junior Circuit and last year's amazing Playoff run.
New York Yankees (19-16): The defending champions of a mediocre league have the first month MVP in the Aaron Judge and the first month CY Young in Max Fried, which flirted with Bob Gibson-Esque period. And, that's all. Brian Cashman will definitely be active in the last date of trade, but Yankees can only carry them, fried and some institutional memory.
Seattle Mariners (20-14): With eight -straight series wins and surprisingly strong crime, Mariners have already presented many reasons for dreams that baseball can end the longest world series drought and reach the autumn classic for the first time. However, we all mocked by Mariners, who would need to come to life for a long time without Logan Gilbert and George Kirby until the end of October.
Sacramento not athletics (20-16): Surprisingly athletics, a long shot to keep it on long distance. But imagine Big league Live with a team that makes the world series after the owner has deliberately climbed out of town. And how wonderful it is to see how great the world series is played in a triple park with a media center that looks like a hut you can buy at Home Depot.
Texas Rangers (17-18): With the lowest operations in the game, Rangers began to mix his table chairs by firing Donnie Ecker Donnie Ecker and replacing him with Bret Boone. However, Texas also has the fourth best age in Al and you will never be able to underestimate the possibility of Bruce Bochy as a style by winning another world series in the last year of his contract.
National league
May 4, 2025; Louis, Missouri, USA; St. Louis Cardinals Second Master Brendan Donovan (33), New York Mets Catcher Luis Torrens (13) waits at the Busch Stadium while waiting at the third shot at the third shot. Compulsory Credit: Tim Vizer-Imagn Images New York Mets (23-13): Like tigers, Mets seems to have found something magical during a stunning playoff run last season. It also helps Pete Alonso's early triple crown run and David Stearns built a deep bull behind an effective but thin rotation.
Chicago Cubs (22-14): Puppies take average of six running per game, which has been accelerating them to finish the most running since the 2000 White Sox (978). Also, most in baseball. Beautiful, pretty good.
Los Angeles Dodgers (24-11): Billion -dollar shooting personnel were torn apart as soon as the season started, but Dodgers still broke the best record in baseball because Dodgers are still Dodgers. As always, the season will come to Dave Roberts, who works on the Macgyver road until October while everyone receives the loan.
San Diego Padres (23-11): For the Padres, who probably followed the death of the owner Peter Seidler in a small market. However, no team other than Dodgers is as complete as San Diego, which manages 2.73 ERA and the main branches and Fernando Tatis Jr.
CİNCİNNATİ REDS (18-18): Here is a long shot in a installed NL. But nobody gets mixed up better than Terry Francona in October and matches, Officer of Hall of Fame I'm looking for an autumn more classic trip. If Reds can go in, they'll be a team that no one wants to play-especially if a joker can gain some momentum with a joker series.
