{"id":544112,"date":"2026-03-16T13:23:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T13:23:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/544112\/"},"modified":"2026-03-16T13:23:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T13:23:10","slug":"world-series-picks-standings-preview-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/544112\/","title":{"rendered":"World Series Picks, Standings Preview & More"},"content":{"rendered":"

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With the 2026 MLB season set to begin next week, Baseball America has been busy previewing the upcoming campaign with a series of crystal ball predictions on the sport\u2019s biggest storylines, breakout players, award races and more.<\/p>\n

Below, you\u2019ll find our World Series picks, as well as American and National League standings projections and a rundown of more 2026 predictions.<\/p>\n

World Series Predictions<\/p>\n

We\u2019ll begin by asking each of our participating staffers who will win it all this season. Here are their choices:<\/p>\n

Ben Badler: Dodgers over Tigers in 6<\/p>\n

Jes\u00fas Cano:\u00a0Dodgers over Mariners in 7<\/p>\n

Mark Chiarelli:\u00a0Mariners over Dodgers in 6<\/p>\n

Carlos Collazo: Blue Jays over Mets in 7<\/p>\n

J.J. Cooper: Dodgers over Mariners in 6<\/p>\n

Ian Cundall: Dodgers over Mariners in 6<\/p>\n

Matt Eddy: Mariners over Dodgers<\/p>\n

Josh Norris:\u00a0Mariners over Mets in 7<\/p>\n

Geoff Pontes: Blue Jays over Braves in 5<\/p>\n

Jacob Rudner: Dodgers over Blue Jays in 7<\/p>\n

AL & NL Standings Previews<\/p>\n

And here\u2019s how our staff projects AL and NL standings to shake out for 2026:<\/p>\n

AL EastNL East1. Blue Jays1. Mets2. Yankees*2. Phillies*3. Red Sox*3. Braves*4. Orioles4. Marlins5. Rays5. NationalsAL CentralNL Central1. Tigers1. Brewers2. Royals*2. Cubs*3. Guardians3. Reds4. Twins4. Pirates5. White Sox5. CardinalsAL WestNL West1. Mariners1. Dodgers2. Athletics2. Padres3. Astros3. Giants4. Rangers4. Diamondbacks5. Angels5. Rockies* denotes Wild Card winner<\/p>\n

AL Champion: Mariners (6), Blue Jays (3), Tigers (1)
NL Champion: Dodgers (7), Mets (2), Braves (1)<\/p>\n

MLB Predictions<\/p>\n

MLB Power Rankings<\/p>\n

Baseball America\u2019s preseason MLB power rankings grade every team on the 20-80 scouting scale while also highlighting key rookies and Top 100 Prospects<\/a> for each org.\u00a0Read more\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n

Top MLB Rookies<\/p>\n

We make the case for\u2014and against\u2014 the top 20 players who figure to factor into the AL and NL rookie of the year awards in 2026. Read more\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n

More MLB Analysis<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Image credit: (Photo by Daniel Shirey\/MLB Photos via Getty Images) With the 2026 MLB season set to begin…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":544113,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[558],"tags":[64,63,591,85],"class_list":["post-544112","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mlb","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-mlb","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/544112","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=544112"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/544112\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/544113"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=544112"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=544112"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=544112"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}