The MLB playoff picture is finally complete. It took all 162 games, but the bracket is set. Twelve contenders have qualified, and the postseason begins Tuesday with the wild-card round.
Below are Yahoo Sports’ postseason picks from baseball writers Russell Dorsey, Jake Mintz, Jordan Shusterman, Jack Baer, Chris Cwik and Jason Owens. How many did they get right? We’ll soon find out.
Let the playoffs begin.
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Our experts have some consensus about the Astros and Yankees advancing to the ALDS.
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But in the National League, it’s an open question in Phillies vs. Braves and Cubs vs. Padres.
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We’re all-in on the Rays and Dodgers to advance to the championship series.
Can the Guardians and Brewers do the same and make it a clean sweep for the hosts?
Will Junior Caminero ascend to superstardom with a Rays run to the World Series? Can Jacob Misiorowski and the Brewers dethrone the Dodgers in the NL?
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Four of our six experts are choosing the small-market Rays to advance out of the AL side of the bracket.
On the NL side, it’s looking like either the 103-win Brewers or the two-time defending champ Dodgers.
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Will a young superstar, such as Jackson Chourio or Junior Caminero, lead his team to World Series glory? Can Jacob Misiorowski cement himself as the Best Pitcher on the Planet? Or will Max Muncy and the Dodgers make it a three-peat?
We can’t wait to find out.
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