One question that pervades this coming 2026 Major League Baseball season: can anyone beat the Los Angeles Dodgers? Hell, WILL ANYONE beat the Dodgers?

I am inclined to think no, and HELL no.

Nevertheless, now that we got the spoiler out of the way, let’s see how the rest of MLB will shape out…

(* – denotes wildcard team)

American League

East

1. New York Yankees
2. Toronto Blue Jays*
3. Boston Red Sox
4. Tampa Bay Rays
5. Baltimore Orioles

Central

1. Detroit Tigers
2. Cleveland Guardians*
3. Kansas City Royals
4. Minnesota Twins
5. Chicago White Sox

West

1. Seattle Mariners
2. Houston Astros*
3. Texas Rangers
4. Anaheim Angels
5. Sacramento Athletics

National League

East

1. Philadelphia Phillies
2. Atlanta Braves
3. New York Mets
4. Miami Marlins
5. Washington Nationals

Central

1. Chicago Cubs
2. Milwaukee Brewers*
3. Cincinnati Reds*
4. St. Louis Cardinals
5. Pittsburgh Pirates

West

1. Los Angeles Dodgers (is anyone SERIOUSLY challenging these guys in THIS division???)
2. San Diego Padres*
3. San Francisco Giants
4. Arizona Diamondbacks
5. Colorado Rockies

The team to be the sacrificial lamb for the Dodgers in the World Series:

The Yankees, because WHY NOT???

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