Can the Mets topple the Dodgers? Will Shohei Ohtani's arm hold up? Reasons to be excited for the 2025 MLB season
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The brightest way to start 2025 for 29 clubs in Major League Baseball is to point out that, no, the Los Angeles Dodgers almost certainly have not bought another title this year. Yes, they have paid Blake Snell $182m, brought back dominant closer Blake Treinen, added power with Teoscar and Hernandez and Michael Conforto, still have three MVPs at the top of their lineup, are the favorites to land Roki Sasaki, will have Shohei Ohtani, Tyler Glasnow, Dustin May and Clayton Kershaw back on the mound at some point this year and cruised through the final rounds of the playoffs to win an eighth World Series title.
![[Juan Soto has swapped the Bronx for Queens and will suit up for the New York Mets in 2025]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/01/20/93654771-14240151-image-a-15_1735763685917.jpg)
But. There's a reason only 14 clubs have retained their title in MLB history, and none since the 1998-2000 New York Yankees: it's really hard. Pitchers are tired, hitters are tired, there's a target on your back and no pressure anymore. There's no finer source for this than the 2024 Texas Rangers, who followed up their first championship in franchise history by going 78-84 and finishing eight games out of the playoffs.
![[There are still plenty of questions over Shohei Ohtani's arms as he prepares to pitch again]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/01/20/93654775-14240151-image-a-16_1735763709449.jpg)
So there we are. The Dodgers definitely won't win it. Twenty-nine other teams, the field is yours. Here, Mail Sport looks at 10 reasons for them - and the Dodgers, just to be nice - to get excited for what's to come in 2025:. The LA Dodgers dominated the Yankees to win the World Series... but can they do it again?.
![[Alex Bregman could significantly improve the Yankees' World Series hopes if they trade for him]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/01/20/93654787-14240151-image-a-17_1735763729915.jpg)
