However, the Dodgers are no longer the top option to win it all. Those honors go to the New York Yankees, who suddenly find themselves at just +300 to celebrate with champagne com

A new team is now the favorite to win the World Series. The New York Yankees (+325) are favored to be champions of baseball ahead of the start of the division series round. A trio of National League teams follow in this pecking order: the Los Angeles Dodgers (+340), Philadelphia Phillies (+400) and San Diego Padres (+550).

NEW YORK-- "It's right in front of us." If you've followed the Yankees over the last seven years, or heck, even if you don't care about the Yankees but simply keep tabs on baseball on the internet, then you've heard manager Aaron Boone utter those words.

New York City was buzzing with baseball excitement Sunday. Both the Yankees and the Mets are on the hunt for the title, and both teams started off their Divisional Series with a win. CBS News New York's Steve Overmyer has a recap.

The New York slugger has struggled to carry his regular season success into October but has a golden opportunity to do so against Kansas City.

The final three-plus months of Alex Verdugo's first regular season with the New York Yankees were so frustrating that there were some doubts if he would be in the starting lineup for Game 1 of the American League Division Series.

The series opener included five lead changes — the most in postseason history — but the Yankees secured the final momentum swing from a surprising place.