A major league GM told ESPN’s Jeff Passan he would take every 2026 NL playoff team over every AL playoff team. The Sporting News argues the Dodgers could find their easiest 2026 postseason matchup in the World Series—if they reach it for a third straight year.
Los Angeles’s main NL competition is listed as the Milwaukee Brewers, Chicago Cubs, Atlanta Braves, Philadelphia Phillies and San Diego Padres. The article sees the Tampa Bay Rays and Boston Red Sox as the AL teams most capable of challenging the Dodgers; it says the Yankees are without Aaron Judge and the Houston Astros and Texas Rangers are tied atop the AL West, both below .500.
