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Experts pick 2026 playoff teams and a champ


Wednesday, March 25
TOP NEWS

Experts predict ’26 division winners, World Series champ and more
As the Giants get set to host the Yankees tonight for Opening Night (8 p.m. ET, Netflix), our MLB.com experts wrap up their preseason predictions by answering the biggest question of them all: Who will hoist the World Series trophy?

Yankees meet Giants in Opening Night on Netflix (8 p.m. ET)

How to find every game all season long on MLB Watch

The best Opening Day starting pitchers, ranked from 1-10

5 things fans need to know about ABS Challenge System

‘He’s ready to go’: Ohtani K’s 11 in electric Spring Training finale

PCA agrees to 6-year, $115 million extension with Cubs (source)

The best MiLB hitter of the 2020s is headed to The Show. Here’s what to expect

How did Benge react to Mets callup news? We can’t print it here

Cole upbeat after latest strong Spring Training outing

No. 1 prospect Konnor Griffin reflects on Spring Training, what’s next
PLAY A SPORCLE BASEBALL QUIZ!
A WORK IN PROGRESS
Kyle Tucker finished his first Spring Training as a Dodger with an .877 OPS … but his “hip lock” base hit celebration doesn’t seem to be where he wants it to be just yet.
THANKFULLY, HE’S GOT AN INSTRUCTOR >>
STAFF PICKS

Where to find every Top 100 prospect to start the season
Twenty players in The Show and 29 at Triple-A. Here’s where they and the other 51 denizens of MLB Pipeline’s Top 100 Prospects list will begin the ’26 campaign.
There are some things we don’t know
Every Opening Day has its unknowns, and sometimes, the way those unknowns play out end up being the difference between a good season and a bad one. We’ve compiled one question for each team heading into the season.

Want to show you know ball? Here’s 1 stat for each team that will help
A new season is upon us, and the baseball talk is only going to pick up. To help you sound smart(er), Sarah Langs has one fact for each team that will wow whoever you’re with.
For the first time in a long time, the Giants’ left fielder needs no introduction
Not since 2007 has the Giants’ Opening Day left fielder been the same player who started in that spot to open the previous season.
There’s a ‘Heated Rivalry’ coming to Fenway … and it’s not the Yankees
When you think of the Red Sox and a rivalry, you think of the Yankees. But Boston is bringing a different form of the concept to Fenway Park this summer, when the club will host a theme night for the streaming hit of the winter.

MLB Network has Opening Night covered
It’s an action-packed day on MLB Network with The Leadoff Spot at 9 a.m. ET, MLB Central at 10, MLB Now at noon, MLB Tonight: Predictions Special at 4, Intentional Talk at 5, MLB Tonight: National Pregame Show at 6, Statcast: 2026 Season Preview at 9 and then MLB Tonight following the last out of Yankees-Giants!
SCOREBOARD

TB 2
ATL 3

BOS 6
MIN 15

KC 1
TEX 4

NYY 8
CHC 3

DET 11
COL 8

CLE 10
AZ 5

CIN 1
MIL 4

LAA 3
LAD 0






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