This might be the only person who predicted the Rangers to face the Diamondbacks in the World Series.
A bettor on FanDuel Sportsbook nailed a $25 bet in June with 190/1 odds that called for Rangers to face the Diamondbacks in the 2023 World Series.
The bet won $4,775, a tidy payday on the small bet.
Arizona was one of the biggest long shots in baseball to win the World Series entering the year, coming in at 125/1.
Those odds made the Diamondbacks, who finished second in the NL West with an 84-78 record, one of the biggest long shots to ever make it to the Fall Classic.
This bettor had to go through a gauntlet just to get to this point and win this historic bet.
The sixth-seeded Diamondbacks were +154 underdogs to beat the Brewers in the Wild Card series and even more significant +164 underdogs to the second-seeded Dodgers in the NLDS.
After sweeping the Dodgers, 3-0, Arizona was given slightly more respect in the NLCS as +144 underdogs to the fourth-seeded Phillies.
Arizona triumphed in the NLCS in seven excruciating games, rallying from 2-0 and 3-2 series deficits to return to the World Series for the first time since 2001.
The Diamondbacks are underdogs against the Rangers in the World Series at +148.
Per the Action Network, the 1991 Atlanta Braves were the biggest long shots to ever make the World Series in 1991 with 200/1 odds.
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The 2008 Tampa Bay Rays were also massive long shots, coming in at 150/1 to win the World Series.
Betting data dates back to 1984.
Both of those teams fell short of winning the World Series, with the Braves losing to the Twins in seven games and the Rays falling to the Phillies in five games.
If the Diamondbacks win, they would likely be one of the biggest underdogs to win the World Series, rivaling the 1969 Amazin’ Mets.