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MLB playoff picks 2026: Dodgers? Yankees? Rays? Brewers? Yahoo Sports makes postseason predictions all the way to the World Series

Following the conclusion of the 162-game schedule, the twelve-team playoff bracket is fully set and ready to launch its wild-card round on Tuesday. Baseball analysts at Yahoo Sports, including Russell Dorsey, Jake Mintz, Jordan Shusterman, Jack Baer, Chris Cwik, and Jason Owens, have published their postseason projections reaching all the way to the World Series.

Consensus points toward the Yankees and Astros advancing in the American League, while matchups like the Phillies versus the Braves and the Cubs versus the Padres remain up in the air. For the championship series, predictions favor the Dodgers and the Rays, though teams like the Brewers and Guardians are also in the mix.

A majority of the experts lean toward the underdog Rays to emerge from the American League, while the National League battle highlights either the 103-win Brewers or the two-time defending champion Dodgers. These forecasts raise questions about whether young standouts like Junior Caminero, Jackson Chourio, or pitcher Jacob Misiorowski can make a major impact, or if veteran Max Muncy and the Dodgers will secure a three-peat.

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