2026 MLB Season Predictions: Who will win the World Series, MVP, Cy Young, Rookie of the Year?
With the first game of the 2026 MLB season just hours away, we got the Rotoworld Baseball crew together to offer their predictions on how things will play out.
As most preseason prediction articles go, this is intended to be a fun exercise more than anything else. But just a quick warning: You probably won’t hear the end of it if someone hits on an obscure prediction.
Below you’ll find our picks for division winners, Wild Card teams, World Series winners, and all of the top individual awards. Enjoy Opening Day!
⚾️ Coming soon: MLB returns to NBC and Peacock in 2026! In addition to becoming the exclusive home of Sunday Night Baseball, NBC Sports will broadcast MLB Sunday Leadoff, “Opening Day” and Labor Day primetime games, the first round of the MLB Draft, the entire Wild Card round of the postseason, and much more.
Ranking all 30 MLB teams leading into the start of the 2026 season.
2026 MLB Division Winner and Wild Card Predictions
Staff Member
AL East
AL Central
AL West
AL Wild Card Teams
NL East
NL Central
NL West
NL Wild Card Teams
Matthew Pouliot
Blue Jays
Tigers
Mariners
Red Sox, Yankees, Astros
Mets
Cubs
Dodgers
Phillies, Brewers, Pirates
Eric Samulski
Red Sox
Tigers
Astros
Yankees, Blue Jays, Mariners
Mets
Cubs
Dodgers
Phillies, Brewers, Giants
D.J. Short
Yankees
Tigers
Mariners
Red Sox, Orioles, Tigers
Phillies
Cubs
Dodgers
Mets, Padres, Brewers
George Bissell
Orioles
Royals
Mariners
Red Sox, Blue Jays, Guardians
Phillies
Brewers
Dodgers
Mets, Cubs, Giants
David Shovein
Blue Jays
Tigers
Rangers
Yankees, Astros, Royals
Phillies
Cubs
Dodgers
Mets, Padres, Giants
James Schiano
Yankees
Tigers
Mariners
Red Sox, Orioles, Royals
Mets
Cubs
Dodgers
Phillies, Brewers, Padres
Jorge Montanez
Yankees
Tigers
Mariners
Blue Jays, Red Sox, Rangers
Mets
Cubs
Dodgers
Phillies, Giants, Braves
Chris Crawford
Yankees
Tigers
Mariners
Blue Jays, Royals, Orioles
Phillies
Cubs
Dodgers
Braves, Brewers, Padres
Vaughn Dalzell
Blue Jays
Tigers
Rangers
Mariners, Red Sox, Yankees
Braves
Cubs
Dodgers
Phillies, Padres, Pirates
2026 MLB Playoffs and World Series Predictions
Staff Member
ALCS Matchup
ALCS Matchup
World Series Matchup/Winner
Matthew Pouliot
Red Sox vs. Blue Jays
Cubs vs. Dodgers
Blue Jays over Cubs
Eric Samulski
Red Sox vs Astros
Mets vs Dodgers
Dodgers over Astros
D.J. Short
Yankees vs. Mariners
Dodgers vs. Phillies
Mariners over Dodgers
George Bissell
Blue Jays vs. Mariners
Dodgers vs. Phillies
Blue Jays over Dodgers
David Shovein
Tigers vs. Yankees
Phillies vs. Dodgers
Tigers over Dodgers
James Schiano
Tigers vs. Red Sox
Cubs vs. Dodgers
Tigers over Dodgers
Jorge Montanez
Yankees vs. Mariners
Mets vs. Dodgers
Mariners over Dodgers
Chris Crawford
Mariners vs. Yankees
Dodgers vs. Phillies
Dodgers over Mariners
Vaughn Dalzell
Tigers vs Red Sox
Dodgers vs Phillies
Dodgers over Tigers
2026 MLB Award Predictions
Staff Member
AL MVP
NL MVP
AL Cy Young
NL Cy Young
AL ROY
NL ROY
Matthew Pouliot
Julio Rodriguez
Shohei Ohtani
Tarik Skubal
Cristopher Sánchez
Carter Jensen
Sal Stewart
Eric Samulski
Bobby Witt Jr.
Shohei Ohtani
Garrett Crochet
Paul Skenes
Kevin McGonigle
Sal Stewart
D.J. Short
Julio Rodriguez
Shohei Ohtani
Tarik Skubal
Paul Skenes
Samuel Basallo
Nolan McLean
George Bissell
Gunnar Henderson
Shohei Ohtani
Garrett Crochet
Yoshinobu Yamamoto
Kazuma Okamoto
JJ Wetherholt
David Shovein
Aaron Judge
Shohei Ohtani
Tarik Skubal
Yoshinobu Yamamoto
Kevin McGonigle
Konnor Griffin
James Schiano
Julio Rodríguez
Shohei Ohtani
Garrett Crochet
Eury Pérez
Kevin McGonigle
Owen Caissie
Jorge Montanez
Aaron Judge
Shohei Ohtani
Tarik Skubal
Cristopher Sánchez
Kazuma Okamoto
Nolan McLean
Chris Crawford
Julio Rodríguez
Shohei Ohtani
Logan Gilbert
Paul Skenes
Carter Jensen
JJ Wetherholt
Vaughn Dalzell
Bobby Witt Jr.
Ronald Acuña Jr.
Garrett Crochet
Paul Skenes
Tatsuya Imai
Bubba Chandler
