The 2025 World Series will get underway Friday night with Game 1 between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Toronto Blue Jays . The Dodgers, who have already won three series this postseason, are looking to become Major League Baseball's first repeat World Series winners since the 1998-2000 New York Yankees . The Blue Jays, conversely, are seeking the third World Series crown in franchise history, and the first since they won back-to-back championships in 1992-93.

Such is tradition around these parts, CBS Sports is bringing in the World Series by highlighting a few plausible X-factors that could make the difference over the next four to seven games. For those new to this feature, there is no set definition or parameter for what makes an X-factor. It is, simply, whatever we think

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