The 2023 MLB division series begin on Saturday afternoon. Only one team will win 11 more games and hoist the World Series trophy. Will the Houston Astros repeat as champions? Or could the 101-win Baltimore Orioles win their first World Series since 1983?
We rank the remaining eight teams from most likely to least likely to lift the commissioner’s trophy.
Atlanta Braves
Strengths The 2023 Braves will be remembered as one of the greatest offenses in Major League Baseball history. They are the first team since 1997 to have three different players hit at least 40 home runs in a season, they scored at least one run in the first inning in 40% of their games this year and they finished with the highest slugging percentage of any team in major league history.