Former New York Yankees' legendary shortstop Derek Jeter recently revealed his picks for the 2025 World Series, and it includes the Chicago Cubs.
Former Yankees Legend Derek Jeter Reveals Cubs/Yankees World Series Pick originally appeared on Athlon Sports.
With the 2025 MLB All-Star Game taking place Tuesday evening at Truist Park in Atlanta, all the stars were on display. After the game, former MLB stars and current FOX Sports broadcasters David Ortiz, Alex Rodriguez, and Derek Jeter gave their picks for the 2025 World Series.
Jeter was the first to give his prediction. Last year, Jeter chose the Baltimore Orioles to represent the American League in the World Series because they had a lot of pieces in their farm system to make trades with at the deadline.
The former New York Yankees' legendary shortstop used the same strategy when picking his AL representative this year, but the representative from the National League might surprise you.
Now that the All-Star Game has ended, @kevinburkhardt wasted no time putting the crew on the spot!@derekjeter, @davidortiz, and @AROD give their 2025 World Series predictions here! pic.twitter.com/lX6TNDZHFj
— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) July 16, 2025
"So this year, I am going with the New York Yankees. Brian Cashman. Yankees are going to beat the Cubs in the World Series," Jeter said. "I'm going with the Yankees because Cashman basically said he's all in. So, I expect the Yankees to do something at the trade deadline."
Jeter believes his former team will make it back to the Fall Classic for the second consecutive season, but this time against a new opponent. The Yankees fell in five games to the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2024 World Series. This year, Jeter believes the Cubs will make it over the favored Dodgers.
The Cubs currently sit as the second-best team in the National League, just a half game back from the Dodgers, and lead their division by a single game over the Milwaukee Brewers.
The Yankees, despite leading their division for most of the first half of the season, are currently fourth in the American League and second in their division behind the Toronto Blue Jays.
Both teams figure to be very busy at the MLB trade deadline, as the Cubs will look to hold off the Brewers in the second half, and the Yankees will look to pass the Blue Jays en route to a postseason run.
This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jul 17, 2025, where it first appeared.
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