Philadelphia Phillies Bryce Harper (31) is attempting to win his first World Series title.

MLB.com, the official major league media, released the power rankings of the four teams that advanced to the championship series of the two major leagues on the 14th (Korean time). Philadelphia, which was ranked 5th out of 12 teams when the postseason began, rose to 1st place.

Philadelphia recorded 90 wins and 72 losses this season, ranking first in the National League wild card and successfully advancing to the postseason. In the wild card series, Philadelphia defeated wild card second place Miami (84 wins, 78 losses) with two wins and advanced to the division series, then met Atlanta (104 wins, 58 losses), which ranked first in major league winning percentage this season. Most experts expected Atlanta to win, but Philadelphia pulled off a major upset by defeating Atlanta with a score of 3 wins and 1 loss


As Philadelphia advanced to the National League Championship Series, leading star Harper also had an opportunity to challenge for his first World Series victory. Harper, who won the National League Rookie of the Year Award in 2012 and formed a rivalry with Mike Trout (Angels), who won the American League Rookie of the Year Award in the same year, showed some ups and downs unlike Trout, who grew into the best player in the Major League. However, he performed as befits a superstar, winning the National League MVP in 2015 and 2022, and this season, he played in 126 games with a batting average of .293 (134 hits in 457 at-bats), 21 home runs, 72 RBIs, and an OPS of .900.

Harper showed a strong performance in fall baseball, recording a batting average of .285 (45 hits in 158 at-bats), 14 home runs, 28 RBIs, and an OPS of 1.017 in 42 postseason games. But he has nothing to do with winning the World Series. Washington, which was selected first overall in the 2010 rookie draft, succeeded in advancing to the postseason four times (2012, 2014, 2016, 2017), but in 2019, when Washington won its first championship since its founding, it won 300 million won in 2013. He was unable to win the championship as he signed a $30 million (approximately 447.2 billion won) contract and moved to Philadelphia. Last year, he won the National League Championship Series MVP award and led Philadelphia to the World Series, but lost to Houston and finished in runner-up.

However, Philadelphia has a good opportunity to challenge for the World Series championship again this year. MLB.com said, “When Philadelphia, which barely advanced to the postseason last year, defeated Atlanta, the previous year’s champion, it seemed like barbarians were pouring out of the stadium gate. Atlanta is stronger than last year, but Philadelphia doesn't seem to feel that way. “Philadelphia is like a team with stars who will go to the Hall of Fame in the future and players who know how to leave a mark in Philadelphia sports history,” he said, highlighting Philadelphia’s scary momentum.

Philadelphia, which defeated Atlanta, which ranked first in Major League winning percentage, now meets Arizona (84 wins, 78 losses), ranked third in the National League wild card. MLB.com said, “Philadelphia now has home field advantage against a team that is unlikely to advance to the National League Championship Series in 2022. Good luck. Arizona. “Citizens Bank Park feels like the Thunderdome right now,” he said, predicting that Philadelphia will achieve good results.