With the MLB playoffs starting today, the Atlanta Braves are the betting favorite to win the 2023 World Series.
The Houston Astros won the World Series in 2022, and they were widely expected to repeat this feat this season. Since the New York Yankees won three straight championships between 1998 and 2000, there hasn't been a repeat champion in Major League Baseball in 23 years.
The Yankees, Mets, and Padres were three of those early betting favorites who missed the playoffs despite having some of the highest payrolls in baseball this year.
The Houston Astros won the World Series in 2022, and they were widely expected to repeat this feat this season. Since the New York Yankees won three straight championships between 1998 and 2000, there hasn't been a repeat champion in Major League Baseball in 23 years.
The Yankees, Mets, and Padres were three of those early betting favorites who missed the playoffs despite having some of the highest payrolls in baseball this year.