2024 MLB predictions roundup: Experts pick World Series, playoffs, MVP, awards and more
Opening day of the 2024 MLB season is here. Twenty-six teams are in action today across the country as the 162-game regular season begins. Fans of different franchises are feeling a mixture of emotions ahead of their favorite team's first pitch.
There's more than six months and 2,430 games to go until the MLB postseason and plenty can happen as teams work their way to a potential World Series title. Here's how 36 experts - six from USA Today, 26 from ESPN, three from The Ringer, and one from Fox Sports - think the 2024 MLB season will turn out:
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2024 MLB predictions: Division winners
American League East
USA Today: Baltimore Orioles (five votes), Toronto Blue Jays (one)
ESPN: Baltimore Orioles (22 votes), New York Yankees (two), Tampa Bay Rays (one), Toronto Blue Jays (one)
The Ringer: Baltimore Orioles (two votes), Tampa Bay Rays (one)
Fox Sports: Baltimore Orioles
American League Central
USA Today: Minnesota Twins (four votes), Cleveland Guardians (two)
ESPN: Minnesota Twins (16 votes), Detroit Tigers (five), Cleveland Guardians (three), Kansas City Royals (two)
The Ringer: Minnesota Twins (three votes)
Fox Sports: Minnesota Twins
American League West
USA Today: Houston Astros (three votes), Seattle Mariners (two), Texas Rangers (one)
ESPN: Houston Astros (14 votes), Texas Rangers (eight), Seattle Mariners (four)
The Ringer: Houston Astros (two votes), Seattle Mariners (one)
Fox Sports: Houston Astros
National League East
USA Today: Atlanta Braves (six votes)
ESPN: Atlanta Braves (24 votes), Philadelphia Phillies (two)
The Ringer: Atlanta Braves (three votes)
Fox Sports: Atlanta Braves
National League Central
USA Today: Cincinnati Reds (three votes), Chicago Cubs (one), St. Louis Cardinals (one), Milwaukee Brewers (one)
ESPN: Chicago Cubs (16 votes), Cincinnati Reds (six), St. Louis Cardinals (two), Milwaukee Brewers (two)
The Ringer: Chicago Cubs (three votes)
Fox Sports: Cincinnati Reds
National League West
USA Today: Los Angeles Dodgers (six votes)
ESPN: Los Angeles Dodgers (26 votes)
The Ringer: Los Angeles Dodgers (three votes)
Fox Sports: Los Angeles Dodgers
2024 MLB predictions: Wild card predictions
American League
USA Today: Seattle Mariners (four votes), New York Yankees (three), Toronto Blue Jays (three), Houston Astros (three), Texas Rangers (three), Baltimore Orioles (one)
ESPN: New York Yankees (17 votes), Seattle Mariners (14), Texas Rangers (13), Houston Astros (12), Tampa Bay Rays (11), Toronto Blue Jays (six), Baltimore Orioles (three), Boston Red Sox (two)
The Ringer: Texas Rangers (three votes), Tampa Bay Rays (two), Seattle Mariners (one), Houston Astros (one), Baltimore Orioles (one), New York Yankees (one)
Fox Sports: New York Yankees, Texas Rangers, Seattle Mariners
National League
USA Today: Philadelphia Phillies (six votes), Chicago Cubs (five), Arizona Diamondbacks (three), San Diego Padres (two), St. Louis Cardinals (one), Cincinnati Reds (one)
ESPN: Philadelphia Phillies (23 votes), Arizona Diamondbacks (19), San Francisco Giants (16); San Diego Padres (eight), Chicago Cubs (seven), Atlanta Braves (two), Cincinnati Reds (two), St. Louis Cardinals (one)
The Ringer: Philadelphia Phillies (three votes), New York Mets (one), Milwaukee Brewers (one), San Diego Padres (one), San Francisco Giants (one), Arizona Diamondbacks (one), St. Louis Cardinals (one)
Fox Sports: Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs, Arizona Diamondbacks
2024 MLB predictions: Pennant winners
American League
USA Today: Seattle Mariners (two votes), Baltimore Orioles (two), Houston Astros (one), Texas Rangers (one)
ESPN: Baltimore Orioles (14 votes), Houston Astros (five), New York Yankees (four), Seattle Mariners (one), Toronto Blue Jays (one), Texas Rangers (one)
The Ringer: Seattle Mariners (two votes), Houston Astros (one)
Fox Sports: Baltimore Orioles
National League
USA Today: Atlanta Braves (three votes), Los Angeles Dodgers (two), San Diego Padres (one)
ESPN: Atlanta Braves (14 votes), Los Angeles Dodgers (six), Philadelphia Phillies (four), San Diego Padres (one), San Francisco Giants (one)
The Ringer: Atlanta Braves (two votes), Los Angeles Dodgers (one)
Fox Sports: Philadelphia Phillies
2024 MLB predictions: World Series champion
USA Today: Atlanta Braves (two votes), Los Angeles Dodgers (two), Baltimore Orioles (one), San Diego Padres (one)
ESPN: Atlanta Braves (13 votes), Baltimore Orioles (four) Los Angeles Dodgers (four), Philadelphia Phillies (two), Seattle Mariners (one), New York Yankees (one), Toronto Blue Jays (one)
The Ringer: Atlanta Braves (two votes), Los Angeles Dodgers (one)
Fox Sports: Philadelphia Phillies
2024 MLB predictions: MVP winners
American League
USA Today: Julio Rodriguez, Mariners (two votes), Alex Bregman, Astros (one), José Ramírez, Guardians (one), Juan Soto, Yankees (one), Adley Rutschman, Orioles (one)
ESPN: Julio Rodriguez, Mariners (eight votes), Juan Soto, Yankees (eight); Gunnar Henderson, Orioles (three), Adley Rutschman, Orioles (two), Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Blue Jays (one), Bobby Witt Jr., Royals (one), Corey Seager, Rangers (one), Yordan Alvarez, Astros (one), José Ramírez, Guardians (one)
The Ringer: Julio Rodriguez, Mariners (two votes), Corey Seager (one)
Fox Sports: Julio Rodriguez, Mariners
National League
USA Today: Bryce Harper, Phillies (three votes), Fernando Tatis Jr., Padres (two), Austin Riley, Braves (one)
ESPN: Mookie Betts, Dodgers (14 votes), Ronald Acuna Jr., Braves (six), Fernando Tatis Jr., Padres (three), Freddie Freeman, Dodgers (two)
The Ringer: Mookie Betts, Dodgers (two votes), Ronald Acuna Jr., Braves (one)
Fox Sports: Fernando Tatis Jr., Padres
2024 MLB predictions: Cy Young winners
American League
USA Today: Luis Castillo, Mariners (two votes), Corbin Burnes, Orioles (one), Tarik Skubal, Tigers (one), Kevin Gausman, Blue Jays (one), Tanner Bibee, Guardians (one)
ESPN: Corbin Burnes, Orioles (10 votes), Pablo Lopez, Twins (six), Luis Castillo, Mariners (four), Tarik Skubal, Tigers (four), Kevin Gausman, Blue Jays (one), Framber Valdez, Astros (one)
The Ringer: Corbin Burnes, Orioles (one vote), Luis Castillo, Mariners (one), Tarik Skubal, Tigers (one)
Fox Sports: Corbin Burnes, Orioles
National League
USA Today: Spencer Strider, Braves (two votes), Tyler Glasnow, Dodgers (one), Logan Webb, Giants (one), Zack Wheeler, Phillies (one), Max Fried, Braves (one)
ESPN: Spencer Strider, Braves (15 votes), Zack Wheeler, Phillies (seven), Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Dodgers (one), Zac Gallen, Diamondbacks (one), Dylan Cease, Padres (one), Max Fried, Braves (one)
The Ringer: Spencer Strider, Braves (two votes), Logan Webb, Giants (one)
Fox Sports: Spencer Strider, Braves
2024 MLB predictions: Rookie of the Year winners
American League
USA Today: Wyatt Langford, Rangers (four votes), Jackson Holliday, Orioles (one), Junior Caminero, Rays (one)
ESPN: Wyatt Langford, Rangers (20 votes), Jackson Holliday, Orioles (five), Evan Carter, Rangers (one)
The Ringer: Wyatt Langford, Rangers (one vote), Jackson Holliday, Orioles (one), Evan Carter, Rangers (one)
Fox Sports: Evan Carter, Rangers
National League
USA Today: Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Dodgers (three votes), Kyle Harrison, Giants (one), Jung Hoo Lee, Giants (one), Jackson Merrill, Padres (one)
ESPN: Jackson Chourio, Brewers (nine votes), Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Dodgers (six), Jung Hoo Lee, Giants (six), Jackson Merrill, Padres (two), Paul Skenes, Pirates (two), Shota Imanaga, Cubs (one)
The Ringer: Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Dodgers (two votes), Jackson Chourio, Brewers (one)
Fox Sports: Jackson Merrill, Padres
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: 2024 MLB predictions roundup: World Series, playoffs, MVP and more
