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The 2024 MLB season kicked off when the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres played the Seoul Series in South Korea, the first time in the league's history that a regular-season game was played in South Korea.
The Los Angeles Dodgers lead the odds to win the World Series
The Dodgers themselves are arguably the team that won the offseason with their huge moves, most notably the signing of Shohei Ohtani in free agency, as well as other transactions such as the trade with the Tampa Bay Rays for Tyler Glasnow.
Undoubtedly, they are the team to beat; but as well as the Dodgers, other teams are considered the great contenders to win the pennant next year.
The favorites and the not-so-favorites to win the World Series
Bookmakers have four big favorites to win the World Series, according to The New York Post: Dodgers, Braves, Astros, and Yankees, in that order.
The Dodgers have odds of +350, while the Braves follow closely at +450; farther back are the Astros at +800, and at +900 are the Bronx Bombers; of the teams, all have won the World Series in this decade, except the Yankees.
The reigning champions, Texas Rangers are in 6th place, giving them +1400 to repeat. The worst positioned to win the World Series, according to the calculation, are the White Sox, Athletics, and Rockies, at +500000.