MLB Opening Day 2024: Picks for division winners, World Series champion, Cy Young, MVP, Shohei Ohtani and more

Yahoo Sports Staff

Today there will be baseball. Sure, the Dodgers and Padres already played a two-game set in South Korea, and there were two rainouts already, but come Thursday, 26 MLB teams are in action, and the dramaand tedium of the offseason are behind us.

To get ready for Opening Day, our MLB experts — Jake Mintz, Jordan Shusterman, Russell Dorsey, Jack Baer, Liz Roscher and Jason Owens — made their predictions for this season, from the World Series winners to Shohei Ohtani’s home run total and everything in between.

Let’s dive in.

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Our team likes the Braves and Dodgers for the 2024 Fall Classic.
Our team likes the Braves and Dodgers for the 2024 Fall Classic. (Amy Monks/Yahoo Sports)

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Juan Soto and Mookie Betts for MVP. Who says no?
Juan Soto and Mookie Betts for MVP. Who says no? (Amy Monks/Yahoo Sports)

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Two of the things we can agree on are high expectations for Spencer Strider and Wyatt Langford in 2024.
Two of the things we can agree on are high expectations for Spencer Strider and Wyatt Langford in 2024. (Amy Monks/Yahoo Sports)

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How will Paul Goldschmidt and Blake Snell fare this season? Only time will tell.
How will Paul Goldschmidt and Blake Snell fare this season? Only time will tell. (Amy Monks/Yahoo Sports)

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Rangers to miss the playoffs? Padres to make a run? We certainly won't rule it out.
Rangers to miss the playoffs? Padres to make a run? We certainly won't rule it out. (Amy Monks/Yahoo Sports)

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