MLB World Series 2025 Odds for Mets, Dodgers, Yankees, More After Juan Soto Contract

The winner of the 2025 World Series could easily be impacted by Juan Soto’s free agency decision.

Soto agreed to join the Mets on a 15-year, $765 million contract that can reach the $800 million mark with escalators, per ESPN’s Jeff Passan. The 2024 World Series opponents, the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers, were both among the teams interested in signing him.

The Atlanta Braves own the second-best odds at +750, while the Mets sit at No. 3 with +800 odds. The Yankees have +900 odds to win the 2025 Fall Classic and the Philadelphia Phillies round out the top five at +1000.

It shouldn’t come as a major surprise that the Dodgers are favored to win their second straight World Series title. They went 98-64 in the regular season and took down the Mets in six games during a National League Championship Series clash.

Then, Los Angeles dispatched Soto and the Yankees in five games to clinch a championship.

The Dodgers boast an imposing lineup headlined by former MVPs Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman as well as two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani, who’s expected to pitch once again during the 2025 season.

Los Angeles has already made a free agency splash of its own, signing two-time Cy Young Award winner Blake Snell to a five-year, $182 million contract on Nov. 26.

While the Mets were defeated by the Dodgers in the NLCS, the acquisition of Soto should make them a top NL threat to the reigning champions once again. Francisco Lindor is coming off a stellar 2024 campaign, while third baseman Mark Vientos wrapped up a breakout season.

It’s also worth noting that the Mets made their postseason run without starter Kodai Senga healthy, as the All-Star recorded just five innings of work in three postseason appearances as he was hampered by calf issues.

The Yankees offered Soto $760 million over 16 years before he chose the Mets, per Jon Heyman of the New York Post. Losing the star outfielder obviously stings, but general manager Brian Cashman can now use the money offered to Soto to help fill several holes on the team’s roster.

With Aaron Judge winning his second MVP unanimously and ace Gerrit Cole headlining the Yankees’ rotation once again in 2025, it’s hard to count them out as a contender despite losing Soto.