Major League Baseball Predictions- 2026

Predicting the order, not the record.  As always, remember these are pure guesses from a casual fan who really doesn't know what he's talking about.

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American League:

East:
1.  New York Yankees
2.  Toronto Blue Jays (Wild Card)

3.  Boston Red Sox (Wild Card)

4.  Baltimore Orioles 
5.  Tampa Bay Rays

Central:
1.  Kansas City Royals

2.  Detroit Tigers
3.  Cleveland Guardians

4.  Minnesota Twins
5.  Chicago White Sox

West:  

1.  Seattle Mariners

2.  Texas Ranger (Wild Card)

3.  Houston Astros

4.  Sacramento Atheltics

5.  Los Angles Angles

Playoffs:
- Texas over Kansas City

- Toronto over Boston

- Seattle over Toronto

- Texas over New York Yankees

- Seattle over Texas

National League:

East:
1. Philadelphia Phillies

2. New York Mets (Wild Card)
3. Atlanta Braves (Wild Card)
4. Washington Nationals
5. Miami Marlins

Central:
1.  Milwaukee Brewers
2.  Chicago Cubs (Wild Card)
3.  Cincinnati Reds
4.  St. Louis Cardinals
5.  Pittsburgh Pirates

West:  

1.  Los Angeles Dodgers

2.  San Diego Padres 

3.  Arizona Diamondbacks

4.  San Francisco Giants

5.  Colorado Rockies

Playoffs:
- Atlanta over Chicago Cubs

- New York Mets over Milwaukee

- Philadelphia over Atlanta

- Los Angeles Dodgers over New York Mets

- Los Angeles Dodgers over Atlanta

World Series:

Dodgers over Seattle, 4 games to 2.  

At least Seattle makes the World Series, finally.

I said that the Dodgers could win five World Series in a row.  They've won two so far; might as well keep the streak going.  

There's not that much shakeup in the predictions from last year, because I don't see the teams making any significant moves.  The teams that invested the most were already the top contenders.  

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