Astros Heavy Favorites To Repeat As World Champs in 2023, Dodgers Favored (Again) In NL

The Houston Astros, who came into existence along with the New York Mets as an expansion team in 1962, claimed their second World Championship last October. They knocked off Philadelphia in six games. They also won the World Championship in a winner-take-all Game 7 against the Dodgers in 2017.

It also was the first World Championship for Dusty Baker as a manager, who has taken all five teams he has managed to the post-season. He lost World Series with the Giants against the Angels in 2002, and with the Astros against the Braves in 2021..

With the Astros repeat their championship in 2023? The oddsmakers certainly like Houston’s chances to win the AL title in 2023. Time will tell if they take that next step in the World Series,.