"The 2025 MLB playoffs start Tuesday (1 p.m. ET on ESPN), and we're here to get you ready for what is setting up to be a thrilling postseason. Will Shohei Ohtani's Los Angeles Dodgers meet Aaron Judge and the New York Yankees in a World Series rematch? Is this the year the Seattle Mariners and Milwaukee Brewers finally get to the Fall Classic?"
"The Blue Jays don't strike out, and they field as cleanly as any team in the postseason field. Toronto has scuffled lately, yes, and the culprit is a punchless offense. But Toronto has spent much of the season with one of the game's best units in runs scored as well as wOBA, and although Bo Bichette's return from a knee injury is questionable, the Blue Jays still have enough to mash their way past teams."
The 2025 MLB playoffs begin Tuesday with 12 teams and simulation-based odds shaping expectations for every round. Doolittle's formula uses power ratings and 10,000 simulations to produce World Series and matchup probabilities, while team temperatures derive from Bill James' formula (average 72°). The Toronto Blue Jays finished 94-68 as the AL No. 1 seed and carry a 91° temperature. Toronto ranks among the game's best in runs scored and wOBA, fields exceptionally, and does not strike out often. Late-season offensive struggles and a lack of an obvious ace or lockdown reliever present concerns despite a deep pitching staff.
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